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.
This month is South Asian Heritage Month, where communities and organisations across the UK make time to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, and the history and identity of British South Asian people. SAHM was first celebrated in 2018 and each year explores a different theme. This year’s theme is ‘stories to tell’ and … Read more
Founder of music and dementia charity Playlist for Life is recognised in Birthday Honours List for services to people with dementia and their carers Writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson founded Playlist for Life ten years ago after discovering the power music held for her mother, Mamie, who lived with dementia and died in 2012. Sally … Read more
Playlist for Life was founded in 2013 with a small team and a simple mission: to help people living with dementia through the power of meaningful music. 10 years on, we’ve helped thousands of families, carers and health and social care professionals create and benefit from personalised playlists. And this week, we all came together, … Read more
Caregiving is one of the most challenging roles a person can do. It entails irregular hours, is emotionally draining and is often balanced with competing priorities like work and parenting. There are currently over 700,000 people across the UK in this job as they provide unpaid care for a friend or relative who can’t care … Read more
The Scottish weather was on-par for the third Friday in May as a fifth annual golf fundraiser raised £35,000 to support people living with dementia through personally meaningful music. Organised by Playlist for Life trustee Dr Frank Dunn and his wife Helen Dunn for the fifth time, the event was a great success and raised … Read more
“How do I listen to a playlist?” We are asked this often, and the truth is there is no ‘one way’ to listen to a playlist. You don’t need any new equipment to enjoy your playlist and we always encourage you to use whatever works best for you when listening to music. However, using technology … Read more
We’re working with healthcare professionals to support patients with dementia Four NHS Fife wards who recently completed Playlist for Life training were celebrated at an event recognising the health board’s drive to improve its care of people living with dementia. The four wards completed training by Helen Skinner (Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultant) who … Read more
Michael takes on role during charity’s 10th anniversary year Michael Timmons was appointed Executive Director of Playlist for Life in April after previously serving as Head of Operations and Deputy Director before taking on the role of Interim Executive Director in January 2023. He has been with the organisation since 2019 and will now lead … Read more
We’re making a film to celebrate 10 years of meaningful music for dementia and we want YOU to get involved As you may know, 2023 marks the 10th birthday of Playlist for Life and as the celebrations near, we’d love to invite our community to participate in a celebratory video which will document our journey … Read more
Playlist for Life works with over 2,000 community groups and organisations supporting people living with dementia around the UK. Our ‘Help Point Spotlight’ feature shines a light on some of the amazing groups who are helping people living with dementia to discover the power of personalised playlists as part of their support services. A big … Read more
