Familiar musical hits can boost the enhancement of Alzheimer's Disease clients. The study focuses on the device Musical Memory Lane TM, which helps involve Alzheimer's patients in daycare settings. Music Therapy is a form of treatment where live music is used to work towards therapeutic aims. It can be used for senile dementia. A forgotten song can stir up emotions when played to the elderly.
Music is a useful way of depicting the passage of time.
A great activity to target of these areas would be singing old familiar songs or having the patient accompany the therapist using a simple instrument while a song is being played. This accompaniment could be done with chimes, rhythm instruments, or any instrument that can be set up so that the client's only choices of available notes will be harmonically correct. This activity may also include the family. This article examined the effect of music on the food intake of 25 patients in a nursing home. First, the patients ate with no music of any type during their mealtime.