HenPower is a creative ageing and animal therapy program that incorporates creative activities and art with keeping chooks. HenPower is a unique program that is at the heart of many of our care homes, bringing life, laughter and great friendships to our residents, staff, families and visitors.
HenPower isn’t just for residents of our homes, the program is at its very best when family members, local schools and the wider community are involved. Many of our homes include local schools and kindergartens in their HenPower program and creative activities.
HenPower was developed by UK organisation, Equal Arts. Whiddon are the first provider to offer HenPower in Australia and we won a Better Practice Award in 2016 for our HenPower trial.
HenPower is one of our wellbeing and creative ageing programs and has numerous health and wellbeing benefits for residents, including:
improved general health and well-being
bringing the many benefits of animals and pet therapy into our homes, each and every day
significant reduction of depression
reduction of loneliness
