MMUK brings favourite music back to older people with #dementia, using iPods & training to deliver #personalisedcare. MM works with 3,200 #carehomes worldwide.
Age Cymru (Wales) have written up some activity ideas to try with ppl living with dementia across a variety of different art forms - take a look here:
https://t.co/ZwGyWwiMdP
#accessible#multi-artform #music#dementia#Wales
Great illustration from Playlist for Life - showing how different parts respond to music! Researchers have found that musical memory is one of the last types of memory people with dementia lose.
#music#dementia#thebrain#cognition#connection
This free online #LewyBodyDementia conference will be of interest to researchers and practitioners as well as carers and people living with #dementia. It's on 15 June, so there's still time to sign up! @lbsorg@ProfJTOBrien@AlzResearchUK
https://t.co/KNQid0NOJ5
A super way to make theatre accessible during covid-19 - 'When the Sun Meets The Sky' is a radio theatre piece developed by Traverse Theatre - you can listen here: https://t.co/rHeD9jA1E5 developed by stories spoken by ppl living with dementia in Edinburgh!
#theatre#radio
It is Creativity and Wellbeing this week from the 17th - 23rd of May with so many incredible projects going on across the UK!
See what's going on here or add your project / event here too:
https://t.co/HFVVpjmj1A
#art#creativity#music#drama#wellbeing#17th-23rdofMay
Today is the last day of Mental Health Awareness Week for 2021! This years theme of focus was 'NATURE' - something that can really help us in many ways!
Find out more here: https://t.co/zFlfbZr67b
"Nature is our great untapped resource for a mentally healthy future"
https://t.co/eDcyb7cOaa
A great article from https://t.co/l7pyNzHqvi highlighting the positive effects that Music has on ppl living with dementia!
#music#dementia#importance#positiveeffects
https://t.co/96wMWYmQNT.
"A new 8-week term of the Digital Art School begins on Thursday 29 April. These live, digital workshops are completely free and open to people using mental health services and the general public." - check them out!
Do you need something that is simple and easy to use? The simple music player has had so many good reviews! Great option for independence!
https://t.co/kWamGEKWS2