Music Therapy Strikes A Chord With Seniors With Dementia

Music therapists have long said that music therapy could be used to help people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia reconnect with their memories and become more social. Recently, a number of studies have been conducted that strengthen the therapy’s potential as an Alzheimer’s care technique. In a small new study published in the Journal of Music Therapy, researchers showed that music could encourage seniors with dementia to be more communicative and engage with the songs they were hearing. Read more here…