An innovative program that uses music to help spark the memories and language of long-term care facility residents will soon expand to include 165 more nursing homes.
Music & Memory, piloted by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services in 2015, builds on research that illustrates the positive effects of familiar music on brain activity. In addition to improving quality of life for residents, the music program also can reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing facilities.