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NEWS: Open Up receives a community grant from the Awesome Foundation (Adelaide Chapter)
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The Awesome Foundation is a global community "advancing the interest of awesome in the universe" through micro-grants. Autonomous chapters around the world supports projects in a wide range of areas including arts, technology, community development, and more. The Open Up project was selected by the Adelaide chapter of the organisation to receive a grant in September 2022 in recognition of its contribution to creative ageing. To find out more about the organisation visit the Awesome Foundation >>
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NEWS: Open Up launched at the Disability, Ageing and Lifestyle Expo in Adelaide 2022
Thank you to everyone who visited us at this year's Disability, Ageing and Lifestyle Expo at the Adelaide Showgrounds! We had a great time meeting the visitors to our stall, and playing 'Open Up' with many of them - some great conversations took place between families and friends!
RESEARCH: Card games as an effective intervention for cognitive functions
Research conducted in Spain (2020) finds that modern card games could be an effective intervention to maintain some cognitive functions. In the pilot study, participants in the games intervention showed a significant improvement in semantic verbal fluency. Read more >>
LISTEN: Psychologist Susan Pinker interviews on TED Radio about social connections
Psychologist, author and social science columnist for The Wall Street Journal Susan Pinker discusses on TED Radio the importance of social connection to our wellbeing. Listen here >>
RESEARCH: Link found between purposefulness and social interactions
Research published in the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (2021) finds that older adults who have better social interactions are more purposeful, and on days in which they have better social interactions than normally do, they also feel more purposeful than they normally do. Read more >>
RESEARCH: Board game activities benefit the cognitive function of older adults
A study in Taiwan (2019) found that board game activities benefit the cognitive function of older adults and that incorporating board game activities into social work care helps develop long-term care into a more diverse, unique and innovative direction. Read more >>