Tag: music

It was really challenging to get Kayla ready in the morning. She didn’t want to eat, dress, or even—really—get out of bed at all. Her

September 2, 2018

Samuel is a very “tactile” person. By that I mean, he touches everything. He spends most of his day either sleeping or walking around the care

January 26, 2017

“They don’t really like music, so we stopped playing it,” one of the caregivers told me. “Okay,” I replied. I knew, at this point, there

December 1, 2016

“She used to play by ear,” her daughters had told me. “She was really good.” Knowing this, I wheeled Samantha towards the piano. She was agitated,

November 27, 2015

I wrote an article a while back called “16 Things That I Would Want If I Got Dementia.” Then I started thinking, how will dementia

February 19, 2015

Joyce* loves to play the piano. When I first arrived at my dementia care community, I was impressed by her song repertoire. I realized pretty

January 1, 2015