At the Singing Circle in Amsterdam, people with cognitive decline join together to lift their spirits and improve their lives ...
Ask someone with dementia what year it is and they might tell you 1972. Ask that same person to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” and they’ll belt it out loud and proud, skipping no beat, forgetting ...
A singing group that supports people diagnosed with dementia has celebrated its first anniversary. Volunteers and members of Let's Sing to Remember meet every two weeks at St Mary's Church Hall, in ...
A choir that was formed to help people on the north coast living with dementia "has been a life-changing support network", according to those affected. Age Concern Causeway formed a choir of men and ...
In an evening set to prove that music stays in the heart long after memories might fade, the Forget-Me-Notes, a singing group ...
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - 6.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. It’s a disease that leads to memory loss and ...
When J.L. Gallese’s father entered the later stages of dementia, music became a regular element of his care. There were a few LPs of old TV show theme songs that he loved, and they played on repeat ...
"We were all saying it was as if she was back for a moment," the couple's granddaughter, Sarah Dennison, tells PEOPLE ...
The service is currently based in a council-owned centre in Millfield, which is being sold.
A person need not be auditioning for the next season of “American Idol” or “The Voice” to start belting out a favorite tune. According to the singing advocacy group Chorus America, more than 32 ...