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An Innovative, Person-centered Approach to Dementia Care
The Healing Power of Music
What is Music & Memory
• Music & Memory trains nursing home staff, other elder care professionals and family caregivers.
• Customized playlists on digital music players help those with dementia reconnect to the world around them.
• Holds tremendous potential for older Ohioans and their caregivers
Creating a Personalized Playlist• What music did you listen
to when you were young?• What were your favorite
hymns or other religious music?
• Did you enjoy going to Broadway shows or Musicals?
• Do you still have records or tapes that were favorites?
• Who was your favorite performer, group, band or orchestra?
• Who was your favorite classical composer?
• Can you hum any of your favorites?
• What songs did you dance to at your wedding or high school prom?
Making Better Lives• Innovative, person-
centered approach• Music replaces
confusion, depression• Individuals become
more cooperative and attentive, more willing to accept care
• Brighter moods boost staff morale
• Reduces wandering and restlessness
• Better connections with family and staff
• Decreases medication use
How Can You Help?
• Donate new or gently used iPods to Music & Memory.• Donate iPods and iTunes gift cards to your local
participating site.• Organize and promote an iPod/iTunes gift card drive.• Volunteer at a local Music & Memory site creating
playlists and helping residents with their iPods.• Identify a local nursing home and help them get a
Music & Memory program started.
www.aging.ohio.gov/services/music-memory/
As featured in the award-winning documentary, “Alive Inside.”