Our panel tries out players for radio and music that aim to be easier for people with dementia to use.
Our panel tries out players for radio and music that aim to be easier for people with dementia to use.
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Music can trigger powerful memories and emotions for us all. Try these musical ideas with a person living with dementia to stimulate conversation and reminiscence.
Music can trigger powerful memories and emotions for us all. Try these musical ideas with a person living with dementia to stimulate conversation and reminiscence.
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Graeme’s partner Ann lives with Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease which affects vision and spatial awareness. Graeme has experienced the social care system inside out, and is calling on Government to cure the care system now.
Graeme’s partner Ann lives with Posterior Cortical Atrophy, a rare form of Alzheimer’s disease which affects vision and spatial awareness. Graeme has experienced the social care system inside out, and is calling on Government to cure the care system now.
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Annie Chinfen, a 91-year-old in Essex with Alzheimer’s disease, answers our questions.
Annie Chinfen, a 91-year-old in Essex with Alzheimer’s disease, answers our questions.
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We ask people about how they keep active and well, whether they have dementia or not. This issue, we hear about creativity and expression.
We ask people about how they keep active and well, whether they have dementia or not. This issue, we hear about creativity and expression.
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If you’re caring for a person with dementia, our handbook is for you. Read how it can help you find activities suited to the person’s interests and abilities.
If you’re caring for a person with dementia, our handbook is for you. Read how it can help you find activities suited to the person’s interests and abilities.
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Ronald Amanze has often felt culturally misunderstood when receiving dementia support. Inspired by Black history and the reggae music that shaped his early years, Ronald explains how culture can be a special tool to get people talking about dementia.
Ronald Amanze has often felt culturally misunderstood when receiving dementia support. Inspired by Black history and the reggae music that shaped his early years, Ronald explains how culture can be a special tool to get people talking about dementia.
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More people affected by dementia are enjoying Singing for the Brain as new groups flourish.
More people affected by dementia are enjoying Singing for the Brain as new groups flourish.
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Music has become even more important for many since lockdown began, and Playlist for Life continues to help people harness its power.
Music has become even more important for many since lockdown began, and Playlist for Life continues to help people harness its power.
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Lorraine King, Singing for the Brain Leader in south-west Wales, shares how we’ve carried on joining in song through lockdown.
Lorraine King, Singing for the Brain Leader in south-west Wales, shares how we’ve carried on joining in song through lockdown.
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After a successful career in the music industry, working with acts like Queen and the Rolling Stones, Martyn Barter wanted to give something back. His dad, Alan, had vascular dementia and Martyn’s search for a link between music and dementia led him to Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups.
After a successful career in the music industry, working with acts like Queen and the Rolling Stones, Martyn Barter wanted to give something back. His dad, Alan, had vascular dementia and Martyn’s search for a link between music and dementia led him to Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain groups.
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