WATCH ALIVE INSIDE - MUSIC AND DEMENTIA FILM - FOR FREE ON NOV. 12 at 3:30 pm at BEATITUDES CAMPUS Beatitudes Campus and Hospice of the Valley invites the public to a free showing of an award-winning documentary about the transformative impact of music on people with dementia at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Beatitudes Campus, 1610 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. “Alive Inside” is heartwarming, inspiring and sometimes astonishing in its depiction of seemingly nonresponsive patients revitalized by familiar songs from their youth. Their joy stands in marked contrast to the institutionalization, isolation and pharmaceutical management of people with dementia. “Alive Inside” won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. See the trailer at aliveinside.us/#trailer Beatitudes Campus and Hospice of the Valley use the Music and Memory program on which the film is based. iPods are programmed by staff with music that is customized to each person. When the familiar songs play, patients become animated, humming or singing along, tapping their feet or even breaking into a dance. “The music triggers memories and even speech in some who were unable to talk or respond five minutes before,” said Maribeth Gallagher, director of Hospice of the Valley’s dementia program “It offers a sense of familiarity, comfort, and well-being.” Gallagher will lead a question-and-answer session following the screening of the 78-minute film at the Everett Luther Life Center of Beatitudes Campus. Reservations: 602-776-6793 or [email protected].
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:43:41 +0000
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