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Michelle Conlin Betty lives with dementia. We helped her family build a personal playlist of music that is meaningful to Betty. In this video we hear from her daughter Elizabeth, who tells us that even though they wouldn’t have associated their mum with listening to lots of music before, she now enjoys listening to her playlist every day. Did you know we run a … Read more
Meet our inspiring Playlist for Life Ambassadors, Carol and Malcolm Topper. Carol has early onset dementia and started to build a playlist with her husband Malcolm with support from their local Help Point at St Andrews Church in Carluke. Carol has turned her playlist into an ongoing project and encourages us all to harness the power of personal music. Watch their story below. Take the first step … Read more
“Although we can’t visit her, touch her and hug her, we know that what she has is a comfort in music.” Barbara Barbara was supported in curating a personal playlist for her mum, who lives with dementia. The playlist brought great comfort to Barbara, her sisters and their mother during lockdown, when being physically connected was not always possible. Hear Barbara’s story, … Read more
Playlist for Life has worked with Lillyburn Care Home and the Birdston Day Care Centre for many years. Like all care homes, nursing staff at Lillyburn sometimes must administer sedative drugs to calm residents for agitation and distress – both common symptoms of dementia. In 2018 music helped bring about a 60% drop in the use of sedative drugs at Lillyburn, proving the powerful effect personal playlists … Read more
Eric and Liz were supported in making a personal playlist for Eric, who lives with dementia. He now has his own personal playlist of songs that are important to him, available whenever and wherever he wants to listen to them on his MP3 player. Thanks to Liz and Eric for sharing this lovely story with us. Eric enjoys having his playlist on a … Read more
Show someone special how much you care with a personalised playlist. Have you ever made a mixtape or playlist for someone you love? Maybe it was a cassette filled with songs you love and share together, a CD of old favourites or simply a handwritten list of songs and the memory attached to it. You … Read more
We are excited to announce a special promotion offering free online training for health and social care students throughout the UK. As a charity, we have always supported health and social care professionals. The pandemic has further cemented the vital importance of their work in caring for people living with dementia, and we want to … Read more
From all of us at Playlist for Life, we’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in a Musical Tea in October, and to those who are still to celebrate! This year’s events looked quite different from last year, but it has been wonderful to see so many of you … Read more
We are very excited to share a guest blog and playlist from Lopa Kothari, presenter of Music Planet on BBC Radio 3. Lopa’s playlist is dedicated to her father who lived with Alzheimer’s disease, and features some wonderful Indian music that formed part of his extensive music collection. Thank you to Lopa for sharing her … Read more
“You’re on mute.” “Can you share your screen?” “My Wi-Fi is playing up!” Sound familiar? Sounds like you’ve been working from home for the past six months! We’ve all had to navigate a new way of life this year, and this includes our day-to-day working lives. Recent government guidelines have indicated that working from home … Read more
