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Positive feedback from a care home
Some lovely feedback recently from Warren Lodge care home, Finchampstead, a regular client: We like the welcome song. Vanessa gives out song sheets which the residents like. Vanessa sings songs with music background and without. Vanessa uses songs that other...
National care home open day June 19th 2015
As part of National care home open day West Hall care home (Anchor) invited the public to find out more about working in the care industry. A variety of activities were provided including a Song for Life session with songs from the Great American songbook,...
Wonderful feedback from a recent Song for Life session
I would also like to use this opportunity to say how much we appreciate Vanessa's singing session. She is inspirational with a mixed group of older people and particularly well informed about how to get those with memory impairments involved. She is knows all the...
A wonderful attendance at our recent session at West Hall
A great turnout for our session at West Hall are home, West Byfleet, based on songs from the 50s.
Another joyful singing session at Randell House
Here are some of the residents from our group last week. .
Song for life sessions coming to the Surrey Heath Wellbeing centre Bagshot in March
Thanks to the support of Surrey Heath Borough council, I am very pleased to be offering my interactive singing sessions for those with dementia and their carers from March 11th at Surrey Heath Wellbeing centre, Park Street, Bagshot, GU19 5AQ, 230-330. Sessions will...
The power of singing show tunes for those with dementia
A recent research study found that those suffering from moderate to severe dementia did particularly well singing show tunes from movies and musicals such as 'The Wizard of Oz,' 'The Sound of Music' and 'Oklahoma!' in group settings and had a marked improvement in...
‘Walking in their shoes’ author M Krauthamer captures perfectly the power of music in a care setting, why I do what I do and have the privilege of experiencing every day:
The individualized music that makes “connections” works well with moderate-severe Alzheimer’s disease and hospice. My definition of “connection” is not someone saying, “thank-you, I enjoyed the show.” My definition of connection ...is at a much deeper level. An...
Singing for the Brain
I have recently completed my training to become a Singing for the Brain leader for the Alzheimer's society and continue to help at the group in Bracknell which I love. Its a wonderful rewarding start to the week joining the team on a Monday morning. I hope also to...
Song for life sessions adopted by more care homes
We are now offering sessions in more care homes in the area as residents and staff enjoy the benefits of group singing on their health and well being. Latest bookings include Bagshot park Neuro rehabilitation centre, Sunrise Senior living Virginia Water, West Hall...
Promising developments in a predictive blood test for dementia
New research published earlier this month has found a number of proteins in the blood could predict the transition between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. While this is a promising development, this research does not mean that a blood test for dementia...