Sing For Your Life has been featured in publication, The Consultants Journal. The charitys Music Box solution played a pivotal role in a trial by Kent & Medway NHS Trust. The trial looked at ‘the benefit of participatory singing as an activity for people living with dementia and other age related long term conditions’. Overseen by Alison Culverwell, Head of Older People’s Psychological Services at Kent and Medway NHS Partnership Trust, therapeutic singing sessions in dementia care are proven to: Key highlights of the Kent & Medway NHS Partnership Trust Silver Song Club Music Box research project were: • Enabled patients to engage in the sessions in a variety of positive ways irrespective of their physical or language abilities • Levels of challenging behaviour were reduced during the trial period by more than 50%. • Enhanced carers ability to provide person-to-person centred care and to learn more about their patients • Allowed patients to use skills and reconnect with personal memories and hobbies • Had a noticeable improvement on the mood and well being of the patients, staff and visitors to the ward • Increased social interaction The charity, Sing For Your Life will be demonstrating its singing sessions and the Silver Song Music Box at The Alzheimers Show at Olympia London on May 16 and 17. According to Stuart Brown, founder of the charity: “Once again, medical research has proved that participatory singing is an intervention which will assist a person with dementia to communicate. They might not sing, but they are likely to interact in some way to the music which is a positive experience for them. A moment of lucidity and calm,” explained Stuart Brown, founder of Sing For Your Life. #singingfordementia #singforyourlife #dementia singforyourlife.org.uk/news/2014-pilot-proves-the-medical-dementia-care-cases-for-singing-therapy
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 15:00:00 +0000
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