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Day care

Testimonials

Now we have many smiles and fingers that caress the walls. Families feel their loved ones are in a home and not in an institution. Staff find the murals gentle and helpful. The residents react to one or another painted scene, giving a little sense to their continuous wandering.

Sylvie Mihaylov, Project manager, imad, Geneva, Switzerland

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By integrating the residents of the elderly home in the process of creating the murals, we had them participate. The various sketches developed by the Anouk Foundation painters were submitted to the residents, who expressed their chooses. Then, several of the residents gave a hand to the painters, which made them feel esteemed and special!

Florence Gauthier, Occupational therapist, France Horizon Les Patios de l’Yerres, Combs-la-Ville, France

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Our ward is much calmer now and our occupational therapist states that the patients are now attentive to their surroundings and express their feelings.

Michel Perrot, General director, Centre for gerontology, Hôpital Georges Clémenceau, Toulon, France

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Day care hallway blue murals done around door at the Hôpital Georges Clemenceau, Toulon France

Day care hallway blue mural at imad in Geneva Switzerland

Day care hallway unpainted mural at EHPAD Les Patios de l'Yerres in Combs-la-ville in France

Day care hallway participative mural painted by senior and artist at EHPAD Les Patios de l'Yerres in Combs-la-ville in France

Day care mural with flamingos in water at EHPAD Les Patios de l'Yerres in Combs-la-ville in France

Day care hallway green mural with jungle design and parrots at EHPAD Les Patios de l'Yerres in Combs-la-ville in France

Day care hallway mural done red painting at EHPAD Les Patios de l'Yerres in Combs-la-ville in France

Psychiatry & Alzheimer

Testimonials

It's beautiful. You can wander around and never grow tired of it!

Mrs G., Resident, Les Hirondelles Residence, Claire Magnin Foundation, Clarens, Switzerland

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It has brought the place to life in a way that simply didn't exist with the white walls.

Mr and Mrs C., Residents, Les Hirondelles Residence, Claire Magnin Foundation, Clarens, Switzerland

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This wasn’t just painting walls — it was building bridges between generations. The murals now reflect a collective memory and sense of belonging.

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We had an independent impact study done and the result states clearly that the Anouk project has a positive impact on both residents and staff. The therapeutic murals clearly energises the institution by removing the impersonal aspect, stimulates the attention and brings cheerfulness.

Prof Dr Philippe Robert, Medical Director, Institut Claude Pompidou, Nice, France

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Some residents took pleasure in chatting, congratulating and visiting the work in progress. In the door corners, roes, cows, cats, dogs and squirrels appeared, becoming visual aids for the residents to find their rooms more easily and in a fun way. The artists’ artwork will continue to brighten the daily lives of residents, families, visitors and staff for many years to come…

Staff member, EHPAD Le Chavanon, Fondation Claude Pompidou, Merlines, France

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It finally brings some colour and it's very pleasant, it changes the grey and it puts you in a good mood, you'd think you were on holiday, it makes you want to go. I really liked the artists who took care of it, I often come to look at it and stay a while to discover the animals that live there, we rediscover the swallows, the cats, the squirrels.

Liselotte, resident of EMS La Vernie, Vaud

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You brought life into our four walls !

Kamel Debbah, Directeur adjoint, Ordre de Malte France - EHPAD Saint-Paul, Saint-Etienne, France

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It is much more than just a decoration; it’s a breath of fresh air, a connection to the outside world, an anchor for memories. It’s important to create landmarks in the lives of those living with Alzheimer disease.

Catherine Schaellebaum, Deputy Director, Fondation Primerose EMS La Vernie

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The project improves the quality of life of our residents. It offers collective and personal experiences that motivate and ensure emotional well-being. The mural initiates a dynamic between the residents and the world around them.

Dominique Correia de Oliveira, Co-Director, EMS Les Novalles Renens - Switzerland

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Alzheimer mural with residents and staff

Alzheimer mural with waiting room painted

Assisted living

Testimonials

The residents and visitors were very touched and found the murals very beautiful, without a doubt they help residents find their way around the nursing home.

Mireille Carrupt, Director of EMS Clair-Soleil, Vaud, Suisse

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These murals are important as they have given our nursing home a new identity, making it more soothing and serene. They are very much appreciated by the residents and give us an opportunity to create conversations around them.

Roger Zingg, Altersheim Tannenrauch, Zurich, Switzerland

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Bringing art and creativity into a place that is medical and hospital-like, has above all brought LIFE into our institution.

Nursing team EHPAD Monts Argentés, Megève, France

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What is very beautiful about this method of therapeutic murals is that they transmit experiences and recall memories. It‘s the outside coming inside, it‘s the possibility of projecting oneself outside the walls even where there are no windows. You forget that you are in a functional place, that of a medical-social institution.

Camille Angelo Aglione, HevivA Association & Member of the Beau-Site Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland

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Assisted living hallway murals being painted

Seniors

Day care

Testimonials

Now we have many smiles and fingers that caress the walls. Families feel their loved ones are in a home and not in an institution. Staff find the murals gentle and helpful. The residents react to one or another painted scene, giving a little sense to their continuous wandering.

Our ward is much calmer now and our occupational therapist states that the patients are now attentive to their surroundings and express their feelings.

Daycare hallway mural done around door

Daycare hallway mural

Daycare hallway unpainted mural

Daycare hallway senior mural

Daycare mural

Daycare hallway mural done

Daycare hallway mural done red painting

Psychiatry & Alzheimer

Testimonials

It's beautiful. You can wander around and never grow tired of it!

It has brought the place to life in a way that simply didn't exist with the white walls.

This wasn’t just painting walls — it was building bridges between generations. The murals now reflect a collective memory and sense of belonging.

We had an independent impact study done and the result states clearly that the Anouk project has a positive impact on both residents and staff. The therapeutic murals clearly energises the institution by removing the impersonal aspect, stimulates the attention and brings cheerfulness.

You brought life into our four walls !

It is much more than just a decoration; it’s a breath of fresh air, a connection to the outside world, an anchor for memories. It’s important to create landmarks in the lives of those living with Alzheimer disease.

The project improves the quality of life of our residents. It offers collective and personal experiences that motivate and ensure emotional well-being. The mural initiates a dynamic between the residents and the world around them.

Alzheimer mural

Alzheimer mural done

Alzheimer mural with residents

Alzheimer mural with residents and staff

Alzheimer mural with waiting room

Alzheimer mural with waiting room painted

Alzheimer mural with lobby room painted

Alzheimer mural with resident

Alzheimer mural with resident couple

Assisted living

Testimonials

The residents and visitors were very touched and found the murals very beautiful, without a doubt they help residents find their way around the nursing home.

These murals are important as they have given our nursing home a new identity, making it more soothing and serene. They are very much appreciated by the residents and give us an opportunity to create conversations around them.

Bringing art and creativity into a place that is medical and hospital-like, has above all brought LIFE into our institution.

Assisted living paintings

Assisted living residents

Assisted living staff and resident

Assisted living hallway murals

Assisted living hallway murals painted

Assisted living hallway murals being painted

Assisted living staff

Assisted living elevator murals painted

Assisted elevator murals undone

Assisted living hallways murals

Assisted living hallways murals before

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