This is a guest article by Diane Hoover, an experienced dementia caregiver. Diane cared for her mother for over 7 years and has been a member of Memory People since 2011. Memory People is a Facebook community for families affected by Alzheimer’s and dementia. It’s nearly 10,000 members strong and provides amazing support. Here are the 10 lessons Diane shared with the Memory…
Music improves health, mood, and sleep Music has many therapeutic benefits for seniors and sometimes helps more than medication. In documentaries like Alive Inside, we’ve seen how music can deeply affect older adults with cognitive issues. This study showed that in stressful pre-surgery situations, patients who listened to music rather than taking anti-anxiety meds actually had less anxiety and lower cortisol (stress)…
