Shop now open! Share your love of music and support Playlist for Life. Visit now.
Shop now open! Share your love of music and support Playlist for Life. Visit now.
Nick Balneaves 
The festive season can be a difficult time for anyone, including people living with dementia, families and carers. From feelings of disconnectedness and isolation to anxiety and agitation, navigating the bustling holiday season while caring or spending time with someone living with dementia can be overwhelming. But thanks to meaningful music, it doesn’t have to … Read more
We sit down with Graham Gardiner, Chief Executive, at Ardgowan Hospice, who is using meaningful music to support people through what can be their most distressing chapter. Hi Graham. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us. Can you tell us about your job and what motivates you in the role? I’m the … Read more
Community organisations have created ‘group playlists’ to get people talking about music and memories. As part of our National Playlist Day campaign in September, we encouraged our Help Point Network, which includes libraries, art clubs and support groups for older people, to create a playlist that was made from the songs that soundtrack attendees’ lives. … Read more
Westeron Male Voice Choir supports music and dementia charity.
We want everyone with dementia to have access to a personal playlist and students from across the UK have come up with ways to make creating and accessing a playlist even easier. Playlist for Life had the fantastic opportunity to take part in the Code for Good ‘hackathon’ run by the Tech for Social Good … Read more
We sit down with Helen Skinner, the Dementia Nurse Consultant for NHS Fife, about how she successfully embedded personal playlists into NHS Fife’s dementia care. Hi Helen, thank you for taking the time to speak to us. You’ve been instrumental in embedding personal playlists into the care of people living with dementia across NHS Fife. … Read more
National Playlist Day recognises the power of personally meaningful music for people living with dementia. At Playlist for Life, we want everyone living with dementia to have their own personalised playlist of meaningful music. National Playlist Day is a UK-wide awareness raising campaign which we lead annually to inspire people across the nation to think … Read more
Since Allen’s dementia diagnosis, music has taken on a new importance for him, and for his wife, Marie. Music has become part of our routine. We have the radio on in the morning, Allen plays his piano and then his guitar later on. When Allen is anxious, we play The Beatles through the headphones and … Read more
Gerry King is a musician and activist living with dementia. He shares how playlists support his wellbeing. “Music is by far the most therapeutic thing I do. I have playlists for different moods that I’m feeling. For example, if I’m a bit stressed, or a bit down, or in a party mood. The music I … Read more
Dr. Donald Macaskill, the Chief Executive of Scottish Care, discusses not only how transformative the use of songs from a person’s life can be to their wellbeing, but shares what can be done to support Scotland’s care workforce and what makes him passionate about his role.
