Alzheimer`s Activities Expert

 A while back we talked about how those with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could sing the words to some songs that were familiar to them, but otherwise were almost always non verbal. Thissi especially true if the person is in the later stages of these diseases. We said that it was almost instinctive remembering the words to some songs.

Of course, each dementia person may not remember the words to the same songs.

So what then can we expect regarding musical tasks from those with dementia.

While it is true that some dementia persons will spontaneously remember all the word to a familiar song, it is more likely that:
     First you must get the person with dementia to listen to the  song.
     We gage this be seeing some sort of observable response
                          What are some observable responses?
                                       toe tapping
                                         clapping
                                         smiling
                                         arm or leg movement
                                         eye tracking
                                         verbalization
                                         tapping an object
are just a few

What kinds of responses have you seen from dementia folks who are low functioning?

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