This new tech uses music to help dementia patients

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dementia

As someone who has seen firsthand how music can calm and comfort people with dementia, I’m all for anything that will further this therapy.

The Music Memory Box has a Kickstarter program that can be filled with music, photographs and meaningful objects to help dementia patients remember things that have disappeared in the fog. I like it.

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Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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Hope Wickett
March 6, 2019 at 11:23 am
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What a great project! If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend the documentary Alive Inside which focuses on similar themes.
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