Musicandmemory.org Website Review

millions of aging americans living in long-term care facilities face cognitive and physical difficulties and have left behind their familiar surroundings, familiar faces, and even their favorite music. despite the best efforts of loved ones, their lives often lack meaning, spontaneity, choice, and reliable social interaction. but there’s reason to hope for a better life as we age. at music & memory®, we help people in nursing homes and other care organizations who suffer from a wide range of cognitive and physical challenges to find renewed meaning and connection in their lives our approach is simple, elegant and effective: we train care professionals how to set up personalized music playlists, delivered on ipods and other digital devices, for those in their care. these musical favorites tap de*p memories not lost to dementia and can bring participants back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present. meet henry, who suffered from dementia for a decade and barely said a word to anyone—until music & memory set up an ipod program at his henry’s remarkable re-awakening is not unique. in hundreds of music & memory® certified care organizations individuals struggling from dementia and other chronic cognitive and physical impairments reconnect with family, friends and caregivers our ongoing research and evaluation of music & memory’s work in care organizations our goal is to make this miracu*ous form of personalized thera*eutic music the gold standard in care organizations throughout the u.s. and beyond—and train family caregivers to bring personalized digital music to those in their care at home.. there are millions like henry struggling to escape the isolation of dementia. please help them feel alive again through music & memory®. as the afternoons grew longer, forrest would become agitated. he’d tell his son, steve, in no uncertain terms, to bring personal music may ease sw*llowing issues for people with advanced dementia, according to a 2018 study published in dementia: the