Make a playlist for someone with dementia: the results will astonish you | Sarah Metcalfe

Music is neurologically special: we ’re only just scratching the surface of what it can do for dementia sufferers – and for their carers and familiesIn OctoberBBC Radio 3 will broadcast a six-hour programme blending music with the voices of people living with dementia, in a collaboration with the Wellcome Collection. It promises to be a moving demonstration of something we all need to know: that music can be a powerful tool for people withdementia.Related:Could music projects cut the cost of dementia care?Continue reading...
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