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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

Taking the Show on the Road: A Musical Tribute to Hospice Patients Promotes MUSIC & MEMORY® in Vermont

February 13, 2018

John was nearing the end of his life, no longer able to speak, when Carol Ann Jones brought her guitar […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Music and Recreational Therapy, Nursing Home Culture Change, Volunteer Heroes Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, creative therapy, fundraising ideas, hospice care, music therapy, nursing home culture change, Saint Albans, volunteer ideas

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

How MUSIC & MEMORY® Plays a Special Role in Veterans Care Communities

July 4, 2017

The 17-bed Special Care Unit at the Idaho State Veterans Home is always full. “It’s an alpha male environment,” says […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, News, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, depression, Idaho State Veterans Home, nursing home culture change, San Francisco VA Medical Center, veterans

For CNAs at MorseLife, MUSIC & MEMORY® Makes a World of Difference

February 2, 2017

A chain reaction—that’s how one person’s joy, listening to musical favorites, can spread to people nearby. For those in the […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, News, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, antipsychotic drug use, benefits of personalized music, Certified Nursing Assistant, dementia, nursing home culture change

The Power of Personalized Music: “I Get to Be Me”

December 5, 2016

When Jo listens to her favorite country music—Eddy Arnold, Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson—she’s transported to another place. “She […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, News, Nursing Home Culture Change, Volunteer Heroes Tagged With: antipsychotic drug use, benefits of personalized music, dementia, Mary Queen of Angels Assisted Living Community, memory care, nursing home culture change, volunteer ideas

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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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