
New housemate tunes in
An innovative answer to the loneliness and confusion of living on her own with dementia enabled Jane to enjoy stimulating company and a new friendship while sharing her love of […]
An innovative answer to the loneliness and confusion of living on her own with dementia enabled Jane to enjoy stimulating company and a new friendship while sharing her love of […]
“Paul has whistled and sung to pop tunes all his life,” says Hillary Knowles of her husband and partner of 26 years. “If he was happy, he whistled and sang. […]
Since 2017, Stockport EDUCATE dementia group and students from Stockport School have come together in song, and they are still managing to rehearse in lockdown. EDUCATE (Early Dementia Users Co-operative […]
“You are ever so lovely, but you’re completely bonkers!” This remark, from one of Denise Carr’s regular customers, delights her. Denise sees herself as much, much more than a hairdresser, […]
75-year old Diana Marks is one of the many unpaid carers in the UK who has been using music as a way to alleviate stress and keep spirits high throughout […]
Alzheimer’s Support “There are always lots of laughs. When you’re singing and doing the exercises you suddenly realise that this thing you have may be awful, but you can still carry […]
Reg and his wife Beryl shared 70 years of happy memories together before she passed away. Reg is now using a digital compilation of sound and music called Music Mirrors to help […]
There has always been music in Irene and Ant Young’s home and it is a very important part of their lives. Mother and son live together in the house in […]
A case study by The Together Project – Heath and Mavis often struggle to make themselves understood. They can’t always get the right words out, or they pronounce them in […]