Music often evokes memories and can bring up senses and emotions from past encounters with a song, artist or instrument. So, it’s no surprise that music can be a helpful tool for residents in memory care.
Director of Life Enrichment Anne Messer has witnessed this firsthand. In the Lumen Lane Memory Care neighborhood, music is incorporated into the weekly recreation schedule. Residents enjoy activities such as:
In her experience, Anne said music “encompasses the five domains of recreation, engaging residents’ physical, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual functions.” For example, it can engage a resident physically while they tap and move with the rhythm or also engage them mentally, reducing anxiety and agitation.
Beyond this, she said it can also trigger memories and help them recall song lyrics. Research suggests that musical memories are often preserved in Alzheimer’s disease because key brain areas linked to musical memory are relatively undamaged by the disease.
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Music often evokes memories and can bring up senses and emotions from past encounters with a song, artist or instrument. So, it’s no surprise that music can be a helpful tool for residents in memory care.
