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“It’s brilliant isn’t it? It just takes me back so much.” Eirlys Eirlys lives with early onset dementia. When listening to her personal playlist using her Google Dot, she recalls cherished memories from her childhood. We run a free 1-hour webinar for family members and friends who are interested in making a playlist for a … Read more
“It’s helped bring a smile to everybody’s face really.” Lesley Lesley is a care home manager. Using our resources, the staff have integrated personal playlists into the care of residents with dementia. She shares the positive effect that these playlists have had. Our website is full of free materials to help you at each stage … Read more
“If I can’t have music, I don’t want to live. It’s very necessary to my life.” Pam When Pam’s family created a personal playlist for her during lockdown, she felt instantly uplifted by the music. She recalls memories of singing in her local concert group below. Our website is full of free materials to help … Read more
“Had it not been for the playlist, I don’t know where Pam would have been.” Neil Neil was supported in curating a personal playlist for his mother-in-law Pam, who lives with dementia. The playlist brought great comfort to Pam during lockdown when the family weren’t able to visit. We run a free 1-hour webinar for family members and friends who … Read more
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
Helen Baxter first encountered the power of personal music for people with dementia after a friend told her about how music brought back elements of his wife’s personality from before her dementia diagnosis. At the time, Helen knew little about the positive effects of personalised music. However, shortly after speaking with her friend she attended … Read more
