Muriel Gallan, Photo journalist
Commision for Swansea Singleton Hospital care of the eldely ward. Photos of older people enjoying an active life. To highlight that aging and medical conditions do not have to stop patients enjoying activities that they enjoy.
Elderly care consultant Wyn Harris, who thought up the idea, said: "It is recognised there is an important crossover between the arts and medicine which is mutually beneficial.
"With regards to the pictures on elderly care wards, I think they are important for a number of reasons. They enliven and add interest to the ward environment.
''However, more import- antly, they remind patients, staff and visitors that being elderly is not just about illness and frailty — many elderly people have active and rewarding lives.
"It also helps us to see inpatients' illness episodes in the context of their life outside hospital."
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