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About Music & Memory Music & Memory is a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life. Our Team Our Strategy Our Programs Our Science 
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If you'd like to donate a player directly, contact your local retailer
or donate your own used player! The Science of Individualized Music Whether you or a loved one is facing a challenging health condition or is relatively healthy, living at home, or in a care facility, scientific insights confirm what we know intuitively: that music, when properly applied, offers specific therapeutic benefits. Videos for Nursing Home Professionals If you are responsible for the care of nursing home residents, we have included a series of video interviews of skilled nursing facility staff to help provide insight into the administrative, financial, and patient benefits of Music and Memory. Throughout the spectrum of health and age, music has produced extraordinary therapeutic benefits. See our video opinions from qualified professionals. more videos for nursing home professionals >> Information for Friends and Family
Coming to terms with dementia, aging, and illness can be a complicated task. To help we've compiled a section on research, including the results we've encountered with a variety of resident types who have seen success in our therapeutic music initiative. read more
Oliver Sacks, noted neuroscientist and author, affirms that: "music brings back the feeling of life when nothing else can." Our videos relate the views of patients, administrators, and patient care staff illustrating the life-changing potential of personalized music programs. see more real life videos of Music & Memory changing lives .
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Person-Centered Care To feel like ourselves, to feel connected to life, to our memories, and to others -- music has the ability to do all these things. video interviews >> Culture Change Ideally, long-term care organizations are able to offer residents personally meaningful activities. These videos focus on the potential for personalized music to make this happen. video interviews >> Caregiver Perspectives Caregivers, both in residential settings and at home, are stressed. By maximizing the use of favorite music, not only does this benefit the loved one, but also the caregiver. video interviews >> iPod Donation Program Any iPods, new and old are all appreciated by patients. UPDATE We are currently facing a shortage of $49 iPod Shuffles for patients with special needs. We are happy to receive any used ipods, including purchased online, which often go as low as $10-15. Donation Address Music & Memory Donations 142 Emory Road Mineola, New York 11501 Contact Dan Cohen at dcohen@musicandmemory.org or 917 923-5636. more >> Digital Music Access Project Beyond dedicated digital music players to other devices that can also be a home for someone’s music. This project also seeks to promote the benefits of digital devices such as the iPad which also integrate new ways to enliven, engage, and uplift. more >> Volunteer or Help a Friend IF YOU WANT to volunteer to develop a facility’s personalized music program, contact us and we will: • give you the tools and information you need to begin. • put you in touch with others running iPod-based personalized music programs >> Personal Music and Dementia >> Caregiver Perspectives >> Personalized Music & Culture Change more >> FREE CARE GUIDE Sign up with us to receive periodic updates and free information on how Music & Memory personalized music programs can help you! 
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