Live music ‘benefits the whole care home’
A study by Music Now and the University of Winchester is recommending that live music should be essential in all UK care homes. The authors say they have ground-breaking evidence about how music can benefit people living and working in care, and provide practical guidance about how music can be introduced affordably and sustainably. Live Music […]
Elderly metalheads sneak out of care home to mosh at Wacken Festival
In what is simultaneously the greatest and most heartwarming story we’ve reported on Care Briefing, two German chaps sneaked out of their care home last weekend to attend that country’s biggest heavy metal festival. The 4-day Wacken Festival, this year headlined by awesome bands including Judas Priest, In Flames and Hatebreed, is up there with […]
Dire Straits help Parkinson’s patient recover brain function
A Parkinson’s patient is on the road to recovery, thanks to rock band Dire Straits. The patient was played Dire Straits’ hit song ‘Walk Of Life’ with surprising consequences, recovering brain function and balance. Scientists are exploring the connection between certain rhythms that allow the brain to bypass sections damaged by stroke, traumatic injury or […]
Personalised playlists in care homes reduce the use of anti-psychotic drugs
A study by researchers from Brown University in the US has found that people with dementia who listened to music tailored to their own personal tastes and memories needed less anti-psychotic medication. The research found that the playlists had a ‘calming or pleasurable effect’ on the residents of the care homes. Nearly 200 care homes, […]
