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\"\"<\/a>Professor Anne Basting spoke with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about a creative approach to people dealing with dementia and aging in the latest episode of “First Person” from The New York Times.\u00a0Listen here.<\/a><\/p>\n

“There is such a powerful force in knowing that you are making something that matters. And people in that curious part of life often feel like they have no capacity to make things of value or be of value anymore… Meaningful social engagement and a sense of purpose and joy in your life \u2014 we can research that for the nuances and details, but we should also know at this point that we\u2019ll die and not thrive without that. And we should be making that available to people through every system that we can.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Basting is the Director of the\u00a0Center for 21st Century Studie<\/a>s, the Founder\/Lead Creative Strategist\/Board President of\u00a0TimeSlips<\/a>, and a Professor of English at 51ÁÔÆæ.\u00a0Named a MacArthur \u201cGenius\u201d Fellow,<\/a>\u00a0Basting is also the recipient of an\u00a0Ashoka Fellowship<\/a>, Rockefeller Fellowship, a Brookdale National Fellowship for leadership in Geriatrics and Gerontology, The Randy Martin Spirit Award, and numerous major grants across the arts and social services. Her most recent book is\u00a0Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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