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Posts Tagged ‘music for people with dementia’
Tuesday Post Sharing for Caregivers’ #1
Today something new starts on A Caregiver’s Journal. On Tuesdays I will try to share blog posts from blogs that I read and articles that people have shared on Twitter. Hope they are informative. Click the more link for the rest of the story.
13-year-old Suffering from Dementia (from the Med Guru)
Exeter, Devon, September 14 – At the tender age of 13, Isobel Jeffery has been inflicted with a rare form of dementia that has left her like an elderly Alzheimer’s patient.
The little schoolgirl from Exeter, Devon, was diagnosed with the illness Niemann-Pick disease, type C, at the age of nine. It has been four years since Isobel exhibited signs of dementia.
She started losing her concentration and her speech became incoherent. Her movements became unsteady and she found it difficult to swallow food. She was unable to meet the usual childhood milestones, losing control over mind, displaying memory loss, hallucinations and confusion (more . . . )
Tips on Making Care Giving Easier (The ElderCare Support Group)
Recently I asked members of Twitter and Facebook to tell me what was the best thing that they had done to make their care giving role easier, better or more rewarding.
While I wasn’t that surprised by their answers, it was reinforcing to know that many of the things that I am doing are the same things that others have found helpful. We received some GREAT answers.
In no particular order, here is what was offered.
Mark: What I do is have a short memory so that what happens I try and forget – go to my happy memory place and move on with a smile. (more . . . )
Music is therapeutic for people suffering with dementia (from Alzheimer’s Care Group)
Music is a wonderful therapeutic tool. Many of our memories are tied to music that we heard while growing up or during a specific event. Imagine Christmas without the carols, road trips in the car without sing alongs, or prom without those sappy love songs!
Satellite radio offers a wide range of options for people living in a nursing home. Activity programs can be designed and complimented with the many different types of music programs played throughout the day. Options on satellite radio range from Baroque Period Classical, Rock-n-Roll, Gospel and Latin Funk to Country Gold. (more . . . )
