The Brain Charity- Online workshops for people with dementia
Workshops for people with dementia
Living with dementia can be frightening, isolating and often bewildering.
Music can play a vital role in the daily care for people living with dementia. It stirs memories, reduces agitation, stimulates endorphins and creates moments of joyful connection. But sometimes, it can be difficult to know where to start.
The Brain Charity’s Music Makes Us! project provides speech & language therapy via engaging singing workshops (read Hazel and Robert’s story here), and physiotherapy through dance sessions (read John and his daughter Caroline’s experience here).
How can I take part?
We have created a free, online 12-week programme which can be accessed by anyone in the world via our YouTube channel.
Online video workshops for people with dementia
The Brain Charity have created a 12-week online programme for people living with dementia and their family members and carers.
Our Music Makes Us! singing workshops with a focus on speech & language therapy and dance workshops coupled with physiotherapy are now accessible to people from anywhere in the world as interactive YouTube videos.
Our series takes participants through useful exercises, practical tips and lively songs to get engaged and active.
What’s involved
If you sign up to take part in the sessions, you will receive one email per week for 12 weeks. Each email will contain a specialist exercise video and guidance on how to join in safely.
Our specialist team will accompany you on this journey – during the process, you will have the opportunity to have a one-to-one consultation with our speech & language therapist or physiotherapist. This can cover any specific issues you, or the person you care for, might be facing.
How to take part
To sign up, please fill out the form below, and we will be in touch.
Sign up to Music Makes Us! Online
Register now to receive our 12-week dementia video programme.
You can choose to receive full weekly emails for carers or a simplified dementia-friendly version to go straight to the participant. The simplified version does not mention dementia. If you would like this, tick yes to ‘receive non-dementia version’ below.
https://www.thebraincharity.org.uk/service/dementia/music-makes-us-online-series