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New Research Shows How Personal Music Activates the Brain for People with Dementia

June 4, 2018

In thousands of MUSIC & MEMORY® Certified Care Organizations, we’ve witnessed time and again how musical favorites can help people […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, News Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, Research, University of Utah Health

Fertilizing the Garden: How MUSIC & MEMORY® Enhances Therapy Tasks and Builds Relationships

May 3, 2018

It was one of those challenging days at a nursing home near Indianapolis. A resident with late stage dementia was […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, nursing home culture change, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology

“We Are Here to Help Each Other”

March 26, 2018

Anne Brazil was surfing Netflix one day when she discovered a video that moved her so profoundly, she had to […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, How You Can Help, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, bequests, dementia, nursing home culture change, planned giving

Spreading the “Universal Language” of Music: MUSIC & MEMORY® Expands Beyond Borders

March 15, 2018

It all began in 2008 as an experiment with a handful of residents in four New York nursing homes. In […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, News, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, antipsychotic drug use, benefits of personalized music, dementia, Music & Memory outside U.S., nursing home culture change

Going Beyond the Music: Digital Tablets Re-Open the World for Idaho Nursing Home Residents

November 29, 2017

Oneida County Long Term Care may have only 32 beds, but that hasn’t stopped Cindy Dawson from dreaming big. In […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, News, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, nursing home culture change, Oneida Long Term Care, Tablets

Win-Win: How Young Adults With Special Needs Build Self-Esteem Helping Seniors Regain Precious Memories

October 3, 2017

“Frank Sinatra—what movie was he in again?” “Guys & Dolls!” “That’s a good one!” For seniors at Long Island’s Sid […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Music and Recreational Therapy, News, Volunteer Heroes Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, intergenerational, Sid Jacobson JCC

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MUSIC & MEMORY® is a service of the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF), a leader in advancing the therapeutic power of music to awaken, stimulate, and heal. The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (EIN #13-3874103) is a non-profit organization exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

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