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.
As we near the year’s end, we reflect on our best moments which supported people living with dementia through personally meaningful music. We’ve started and ended the year with our mission front and centre: we want everyone with dementia to have a unique, personalised playlist and for everyone who loves and cares for them to … Read more
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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
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
Romy McCahill, who appeared in series two of Channel 4’s The Piano, will perform in support of Playlist for Life. Shoppers in Glasgow will have the opportunity to watch Romy McCahill, a contestant from the popular TV show The Piano, perform in support of the music and dementia charity Playlist for Life. The special fundraising … 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.
A motion recognising the power of personalised playlists for dementia has been raised in Scottish Parliament. Motions are short statements written by an MSP. Most motions raise awareness of an issue or recognise a group, business or individual. Other MSPs can support a motion to show they agree with it. The motion in support of Playlist … Read more
