Music and Memory
03/25/2014
The content of this blog has been reposted with permission from Laurie Blanchard at InfoLTC blog, at https://infoltc.blogspot.com/. Ms. Blanchard is the librarian at the Misericordia Health Centre Library, University of Manitoba Health Sciences Libraries in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Prior to working at the Misericordia Health Centre, Laurie worked at the J.W. Crane Memorial Library, Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba for 20 years. She authors the InfoLTC blog for which she won a Manitoba Library Association's Innovation Award and the People’s Choice Award for Best Poster at the CHLA/ABSC 2009 Conference in Winnipeg. Ms. Blanchard is a former editor of the Bibliotheca Medica Canadiana (now the Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association (CHLA) , and currently serves on the board of the CHLA. Ms. Blanchard's views are solely her own and do not necessarily represent the views of Annals of Long-Term Care or of HMP Communications, LLC.
For those who haven't seen the viral video from Music & Memory, this is a must see. The 7-minute video follows Henry, a long-term care resident with dementia, who has difficulty speaking. When Henry listens to music, he becomes alive and re-energized. The video demonstrates the power of music for people with dementia. Music & Memory is a non-profit organization that brings music into nursing homes by training nursing home staff and donating used iPods to residents. For more information on Music & Memory, please visit their website.
