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

March 15, 2018 by mmadmin

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 by mmadmin

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 by mmadmin

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 by mmadmin

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 by mmadmin

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 by mmadmin

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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About MUSIC & MEMORY®

MUSIC & MEMORY® is a non-profit organization that helps individuals with a wide range of cognitive and physical conditions to engage with the world, ease pain, and reclaim their humanity through the use of personalized music.

By providing access and education, and by creating a network of Music & Memory certified organizations, we aim to make the therapeutic use of personalized music a standard of care throughout the health care industry.

Accountability

We are committed to financial accountability and transparency. Music & Memory has received silver level status at GuideStar. We’re also honored to be part of the Combined Federal Campaign #90590.

Copyright © 2021 Music & Memory
Music & Memory, Inc. (EIN #27-2098431) is a non-profit organization exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code.

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