![]() Rekindling these can have a beneficial effect. There is some evidence that retaining memory for music enjoyed between the ages of 10 and 30 is much more enduring. This can facilitate sharing and very positive interactions and there is increasing evidence that musical memory may be different to the kind of day-to-day memories that can be affected in dementia. Second, there are a number of initiatives specifically developing bespoke playlists for carers and loved ones for people with dementia. Care and attention should be paid to people with hearing loss, a point which was underscored in a recent blog. ![]() Music should be specifically tailored to the choices of individuals and people with dementia are well able to express those preferences. It should be managed carefully, and having indiscriminately piped music in the background of, say, a care home would not be appropriate. The first, and potentially the most important, is that listening to music provides a ready resource for enjoyment and entertainment, especially when shared with families and loved ones in a shared experience.Ī bit like walking, it is something everyone can do for little or no cost. There are three main ways in which people with dementia their families and carers can enjoy and benefit from music. It can help reduce anxiety and depression, help maintain speech and language, is helpful at the end of life, enhances quality of life and has a positive impact on carers. Music can have many benefits in the setting of dementia. Music lights up emotional memories – everyone remembers songs from their past – the first kiss, the song at a wedding, seeing their parents dance and we often use music to remember people at funerals. Music and memory have a powerful connector. It reflects and directs our mood, and now innovative and more convenient ways of delivering content makes it easier to listen to music and enjoy it at our convenience. Listening to, and enjoying music, is a universal experience. NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and the Deputy Chief Allied Health Professions Officer look at how music can trigger golden memories and benefit people with dementia:
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