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Research Study Finds Music & Memory Program Reduces Distressed Behavior and Decreases Need for Antipsychotic Medication in Dementia Patients
In the most comprehensive study of its kind on the effects of the Music & Memory program, researchers from the […]
When and How to Taper Antipsychotics for Nursing Home Residents: Lessons from Wisconsin
Can personalized playlists help care organizations to reduce reliance on antipsychotics to manage behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia? Research […]
MUSIC & MEMORY® Helps Wisconsin Nursing Homes Reduce Antipsychotic Use
When Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services (DHS) decided to implement Music & Memory’s personalized music program in 100 long-term care […]
Improving Resident Quality of Life: How Music Favorites Helped Reduce Antipsychotic Use at New York’s Coler-Carter SHNF
The elderly Asian woman stood by the nurses’ station, tapping her fingers on the counter in time to music playing […]
A “Strong Intervention”: How Personalized Music Helped Lemon Grove Cut Antipsychotic Use in Half
Whenever Judy Ely sits down with a new resident at the Lemon Grove Care Center to learn about his or […]