BBC Music website offers dementia lifeline

[Toony Oony]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45664458

' .... a new BBC website aims to help by connecting dementia patients with the songs they love. Eventually, it's hoped the site will build a database of music that's effective at triggering memories ...'



' ....... The example we often give is that there's a famous Scottish lullaby called 'Ally Bally Bee' ..... most people in Glasgow have it on their playlist because it takes them back to their Mum singing to them and feeling safe and loved. But if you're Glaswegian and you end up in a Care Home in Reading, the chances are that nobody knows Ally Bally Bee, They've never even heard of it'.

 

[Grannie G]

It sounds really good .

 

[Lindy50]

This sounds interesting @Toony Oony , I'll have a look tomorrow.

I do know some of the old songs, because my dad sang them a lot around the house. I'm very aware that a lot of care staff in mum's nursing home are from Eastern Europe, so have no way of being able to connect in that way. They are mostly absolutely lovely as people though, and I know mum 'feels' that they are truly caring.....their tools have to be more general and less culturally specific I guess....

Interesting, I'll take a look as I say xx

 

[Izzy]

I was interested to see that the BBC worked with Playlist for Life on this -

https://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/bbc-music-memories

I used the Playlist for Life approach with Bill and it was really amazing.

 

[AliceA]

I was interested to see that the BBC worked with Playlist for Life on this -

https://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/bbc-music-memories

I used the Playlist for Life approach with Bill and it was really amazing.

My, the songs from childhood came flooding back! Thank you