dementia

The Alzheimer's Association and Special Olympics have launched a new partnership to expand brain health resources for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The collaboration aims to improve access to dementia education, screening and support for a population often underserved in brain health care. Details of specific programs and funding were not provided in the announcement.

Museums are being woven into formal health care, with doctors prescribing gallery visits, care homes receiving museum collections, and people living with dementia taking part in mobile museum sessions built around Eurovision classics. The approach reflects growing evidence that cultural engagement can ease loneliness, support memory and improve well-being, turning museums into tools for public health rather than just places to view art.