Trusted Resources for
Dementia Care & the
Power of Music
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Are You Feeling Alone And Isolated?
Caring for someone with dementia can feel overwhelming, confusing, and deeply personal.
This page brings together trusted videos, evidence-based research, and respected organisations exploring dementia, memory, and the powerful role familiar music can play in emotional wellbeing.
Every resource here is chosen to inform, reassure, and support you—wherever you are on your journey.
YouTube Videos
The videos below bring research and real experiences to life, showing how music can support memory, connection, and wellbeing in people living with dementia.
The Power of Music on the Brain — How Music Affects Dementia & Parkinson’s
Shows how music reaches parts of the brain other communication cannot
Explains the neurological impact of familiar music
Demonstrates how music can improve mood, memory, and connection
Reinforces the value of personalised playlists in care
Music Therapy & Dementia — Awakening Memories Through Sound
Shows how music therapy engages emotional memory in dementia
Explains how familiar songs reduce anxiety and lift mood
Demonstrates how music encourages communication and connection
Highlights why music-based care supports everyday wellbeing
How Precision Music Creates Connection in Dementia Care
Shows the impact of personalised music in dementia care
Reinforces the value of music-centred approaches in community support
Highlights how familiar songs spark joy, connection, and shared memory
Demonstrates the benefits of group singing for emotional wellbeing
Music as Medicine — Audun Myskja at
TEDxArenda
Explores how music can act as medicine for the mind
Shares clinical insights from physician and musician Audun
Myskja
Highlights the therapeutic power of rhythm, melody, and personalised sound
Shows how intentional music use improves connection and quality of life
Published Studies & Articles
The following studies look at how music can support memory, mood, and emotional connection, helping deepen our understanding of its role in dementia care
Research shows how music can reduce distress
This research highlights how personalised music therapy can significantly reduce distress and agitation in people living with advanced dementia. The study, published in the journal Nature Mental Health, explains not just that music helps from calming agitation and lowering anxiety to improving attention, mood and engagement. By using familiar songs tailored to the individual.
Music and Dementia - PMC - PubMed Central - NIH
This research article examines the relationship between music and dementia, drawing on scientific studies to explain how music can support memory, emotional wellbeing, and communication. It explores why musical responses often remain accessible even as other cognitive abilities decline, offering valuable insight for caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals.
Music helps dementia patients connect with loved ones
This study highlights how a novel music intervention called “Musical Bridges to Memory” helped people living with dementia reconnect emotionally with their caregivers.
By playing familiar
music from a patient’s youth and engaging
in singing, movement,
and simple instruments together, the research found that music can bridge communication gaps and reduce agitation.
Everyday uses of music listening and music technologies.
This study explores how people living with dementia and their caregivers use music and everyday music technologies in daily life.
It highlights how music supports mood, connection and caregiving, while identifying opportunities to improve access to personalised music and more supportive digital tools that better reflect real caregiving needs and everyday routines and evolving care environments
Organisations & Websites
Dementia UK
Specialist Support from Dementia UK
Dementia UK provides expert Admiral Nurses who offer personalised guidance, emotional support, and practical advice to families caring for someone with dementia across the UK.
🔗 https://www.dementiauk.org/
Alzheimer’s Society
Support, Advice & Community with Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer’s Society offers information, helplines, local support services, online communities, and expert advice to people living with dementia and their carers throughout the UK.
🔗 https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Dementia Carers Count
Dedicated Support for Dementia Carers
Dementia Carers Count provides free advice, emotional support, training, and advocacy to help carers feel less alone and better equipped while caring for someone with dementia.
🔗 https://dementiacarers.org.uk/
Dementia Friends
Become a Dementia Friend
Dementia Friends helps people learn about dementia, increase understanding, and take meaningful actions to better support people living with dementia in everyday life.
🔗 https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/
Music for Dementia
Championing Music in Dementia Care
Music for Dementia works to ensure everyone living with dementia has access to music as part of their care, improving wellbeing, connection, and quality of life.
🔗 https://www.musicfordementia.org.uk/
Playlist for Life
Personalised Music for Moments That Matter
Playlist for Life promotes the use of personalised music to help people living with dementia reconnect with memories, reduce distress, and strengthen relationships with loved ones.
🔗 https://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/
Arts 4 Dementia
Creative Approaches to Dementia Support
Arts 4 Dementia supports people living with dementia through music and the arts, helping build confidence, connection, and wellbeing via creative, community-based programmes.
🔗 https://arts4dementia.org/
Books
These books offer insight, comfort, and practical guidance for those supporting someone living with dementia, drawing on real experiences, research, and compassionate care.”
When the Window Closes
After a strained childhood, the author is unexpectedly thrust into caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Through six years of caregiving, she confronts grief, resentment, and love, transforming pain into acceptance. A deeply personal memoir about family, loss, and finding peace while supporting a loved one through the final stages of life.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, parts of this story may feel very familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers on similar caregiving journeys
When the Window Closes
After a strained childhood, the author is unexpectedly thrust into caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Through six years of caregiving, she confronts grief, resentment, and love, transforming pain into acceptance. A deeply personal memoir about family, loss, and finding peace while supporting a loved one through the final stages of life.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, parts of this story may feel very familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers on similar caregiving journeys
When the Window Closes
After a strained childhood, the author is unexpectedly thrust into caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Through six years of caregiving, she confronts grief, resentment, and love, transforming pain into acceptance. A deeply personal memoir about family, loss, and finding peace while supporting a loved one through the final stages of life.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, parts of this story may feel very familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers on similar caregiving journeys
When the Window Closes
After a strained childhood, the author is unexpectedly thrust into caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Through six years of caregiving, she confronts grief, resentment, and love, transforming pain into acceptance. A deeply personal memoir about family, loss, and finding peace while supporting a loved one through the final stages of life.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, parts of this story may feel very familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers on similar caregiving journeys
When the Window Closes
After a strained childhood, the author is unexpectedly thrust into caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Through six years of caregiving, she confronts grief, resentment, and love, transforming pain into acceptance. A deeply personal memoir about family, loss, and finding peace while supporting a loved one through the final stages of life.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, parts of this story may feel very familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers on similar caregiving journeys
When the Window Closes
After a strained childhood, the author is unexpectedly thrust into caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Through six years of caregiving, she confronts grief, resentment, and love, transforming pain into acceptance. A deeply personal memoir about family, loss, and finding peace while supporting a loved one through the final stages of life.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, parts of this story may feel very familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers on similar caregiving journeys
Music Therapy in Dementia Care
Music Therapy in Dementia Care
explores how music supports memory, identity and wellbeing in people with dementia, especially Alzheimer’s. Combining research and clinical experience, it addresses communication and emotional challenges, showing how music enables connection.
An essential resource for caregivers & families.
If you’re supporting someone with dementia, this guide shows how music can help you connect
⭐ 4.2/5 Insightful and practical for caregivers
Living Well with Dementia through Music
Music is a powerful tool in dementia care. This accessible guide shows how to use music to enhance daily life at all stages, using simple activities, instruments, and technology. Drawing on expert practice and research, it helps caregivers create meaningful connections through sound, movement, and creativity in dementia settings.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, this book shows simple ways music can brighten their day
⭐ 5/5 inspiring and insightful
Connecting through music with people with Dementia
Music helps people with dementia feel less isolated by supporting connection and presence. This accessible guide shows caregivers how to use melody, rhythm, and simple activities to engage, stimulate memories, and encourage interaction. With practical advice, song suggestions, and self-care guidance, it’s ideal for both family and professional caregivers.
If you’re caring for someone with dementia, this approach to using music may feel familiar
⭐ 4.6/5 from caregivers using music to connect
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