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Moulmein-Cairnhill

Our House Downstairs Senior Mental Wellbeing Series

5 May 2023

Discover how the Our House Downstairs programme uses arts activities to support the mental wellness of seniors living alone, growing from five participants to over 50.

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Moulmein-Cairnhill Well-being Circle partnered with ThirtyTwoCM, an arts therapy organisation, to develop an arts-based program called "Our House Downstairs (OHD)."

The program began with just five seniors who were invited to join various art activities such as painting and threading beads to promote creativity and motor skills and, more importantly, support their mental wellness.

The main objective of the program was to provide a safe space for stay alone seniors to engage in social activities and prevent feelings of loneliness and isolation during thepandemic.

The program was met with enthusiasm and grew from the initial five participants to over 50 seniors today, demonstrating the overwhelming positive response and impact it had on the community.

Four smiling adults sit at a red-covered table holding up small painted cards at a group craft workshop.
A smiling man in a white polo shirt greets elderly people seated at red tables during an outdoor community event.
A smiling young man in a white MOCA polo shirt leans over a red table to shake hands with an elderly woman.
Three smiling volunteers in white polo shirts interact with seated elderly attendees at an outdoor community event.
A man in a white polo leans over a red table writing, while a woman with glasses watches during an outdoor craft activity.
A young man leans over a red table helping elderly women with a craft activity in an open hall.
People seated at a long red table doing a craft activity with paper and art supplies in a busy hall.
Several people sit at red-clothed tables outdoors, some in white polo shirts, watching something attentively.
Two smiling adults in white polo shirts lean over a table engaging with seated elderly people at a community event.
Two smiling adults in white polo shirts interact warmly with seated elderly people at a community event.
A large group of people sit at long red-covered tables in an open hall, working on a craft activity.