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Caregivers at Home

New Study Supports the Use of Favorite Music to Improve Cognitive Function of Alzheimer’s patients

November 12, 2021

A new study by researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Unity Health Toronto has demonstrated that […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregivers at Home, News

How Personal Music Moves with Individuals Across Care Settings, Thanks to an Extraordinary Volunteer

July 25, 2018

We profiled Ginny Hauser, a devoted volunteer in Pullman, Washington, in 2015. Here’s an update on how MUSIC & MEMORY® […]

Filed Under: Caregivers at Home, How You Can Help, Music and Recreational Therapy, Nursing Home Culture Change, Volunteer Heroes Tagged With: Alzheimer's, Avalon Care Center Pullman, benefits of personalized music, Circles of Caring Adult Day Services, dementia, Friends of Hospice Pullman, nursing home culture change, Pullman Regional Hospital

“Music Can Be So Healing”: A Mother’s Journey

September 21, 2015

The other day, Suzanne Godfrey was playing music for her 19-year-old daughter when Brown Eyed Girl came on. Suzanne began […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregivers at Home, How You Can Help, Volunteer Heroes Tagged With: benefits of personalized music, fundraising ideas, Heller's Syndrome, iPod donation drive, volunteer ideas

How to Be a Music Detective

April 10, 2015

What’s your favorite music? Seems like a simple enough question. Discovering the songs and other music most loved by someone […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregivers at Home, Music and Recreational Therapy, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, personalized playlists

Alzheimer Society of Toronto’s iPod Project Study Finds Personalized Music Benefits Caregivers, Too

June 30, 2014

The evidence continues to mount: Musical favorites can bridge the divide between hopeless isolation and joyful social engagement for people […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregivers at Home Tagged With: Alzheimer Society of Toronto: Music & Memory iPod Project, Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, caregiver support, dementia, nursing home culture change

When End of Life Nears, Music Renews Joy

April 29, 2014

Music can heal in many ways. At Barnabas Health’s Hospice and Palliative Care Center in West Orange, N.J., musical favorites […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregivers at Home, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, Barnabas Health, benefits of personalized music, dementia, hospice care, Jewish Home Lifecare, nursing home culture change

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