With an average age of 87, residents have re-created five of Taylor Swift’s most-famous record covers:
- Carol, 80 years old, recreated Midnight
- Janet, 79 years old, recreated Lover
- Elizabeth, 91 years old, recreated Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
- Jill, 86 years old, recreated 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
- Beryl, 95 years old, recreated Red (Taylor’s Version)
Take a look at all the images in the attached Google Drive here.
Recreating Swift’s album covers brought lots of joy to everyone involved – especially the residents:
Bartlett’s biggest Taylor Swift fan, Carol (80 years old), loves Taylor Swift’s outfits, especially her sparkly Eras Tour costumes, and shared, “I wish I could wear outfits like Taylor Swift every day”.
Music enthusiast Janet (79) likes Taylor Swift’s music and shared, “It’s hard to pick a favourite.”
Janet recreated the album cover for Lover and enjoyed wearing sparkly love hearts on her face, which she kept on for the rest of the day. Janet shared, “I’ve loved being pampered. It’s been such a great day to watch everyone pick a photo to recreate.”
84-year-old Vivien enjoyed participating and supported her fellow residents as they posed for the camera. Music holds a special place for Vivien, and the activity sparked fond memories. Vivien proudly shared, “My son-in-law is the lead singer of The Boo Radleys – I have a Gold Vinyl record awarded to the group on display in my room”.
Chris Donnelly, Co-Founder at Lottie, who organised the activity for residents, shared:
“Partnering with Bartlett’s Residential Care Home has been great to host this activity. Our vision behind the Senior Swifties project was to debunk common misconceptions of care through music and show everyone that care homes can be the start of a new and fulfilling chapter in life.
We’re so pleased to have brought the Eras Tour to the extraordinary ladies at Bartlett’s Care Home. Music has many health and wellbeing benefits, especially for those with dementia or in a care setting. Listening and engaging with music can help someone living with dementia communicate, stay connected to others, and spark memories of joy and happiness.
Many care homes across the country provide music therapy, and we’re so proud we’ve added a new twist to this popular activity by bringing different generations together to celebrate the power of music.”
