iPods, Music and Dementia….It’s Personal!

This project seeks to develop and validate the benefits and effects of personalized music with residents living in Long Term Care (LTC) across Ontario. A personalized playlist benefits residents in terms of increased mobility, increased opportunities for socialization and increased feelings of self-worth. Since January 2013, the Alzheimer Society of Toronto (AST) has provided an iPod Shuffle to anyone living in the GTA with a diagnosis of dementia in exchange for participation in their study researching the impact of music on caregiver stress. AST has partnered with GBC’s Activation/Gerontology Program to compliment this research, promote the program and spread the beneficial effects of personalized music.