A VETERANS care home has been awarded
a grant to bring meaningful music to dementia patients.
Erskine were
given the cash boost from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund for the six month
pilot project ‘Playlist for Life’ within Erskine Park Home.
‘Playlist for Life’ works to bring
benefits of personally meaningful music in dementia care to as many people as
possible, regardless of where they are in the UK.
The project was founded by Scottish
broadcaster and writer Sally Magnusson.
Sally visited Erskine Park Home on
Wednesday to talk about the effect the project will have on those living with
dementia and met with staff, residents and their families at the Relatives
Cafe.
She said: “I am thrilled that the
wonderful Erskine Park Home is implementing Playlist for Life. “Personal
music is such a fantastic way of reconnecting people living with dementia with
their loved ones and their memories, and in many cases to lost identity.
“I am delighted to know that Playlist for Life is now going to be implemented
in Erskine Park Home.
“Families will be helping staff to
find the music that means the most to the resident.
“The
more personal it is the more it is going to be beneficial. “This is a
joint enterprise with your wonderful staff and yourself. “The Care
Inspectorate has suggested every care home in Scotland implement
Playlist for Life and I am delighted to see the message spreading which can
make a real change to people’s lives.
“I wish you all the best in the
Playlist for Life journey – there is going to be lots of singing and dancing!”
The broadcaster previously cared for
her mother with dementia and has spoken of how she noticed that music became
the only thing keeping her with the family.
She noted that music became the only
thing keeping her with the family and became a tool to help her mother live
with the illness. The project encourages families and caregivers to create a
playlist of personally meaningful music on an iPod for people with dementia.
Researchers have highlighted the
potential for music to alleviate dementia symptoms such as anxiety and
agitation, reducing the need for medication.
Erskine Park Home is a 40-bed care
home which offers specialist dementia care to residents who are veteran or
spouses of veterans.
SOURCE: Evening Times, Holly Lennon
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