Man on Mission to Make Music Accessible for Dementia Patients
This article by Hawkin Miller originally appeared in Alzheimer’s News Today on August 19, 2021.
According to Dan Cohen, founder of the organization Right to Music, about 25,000 academic papers have been published over the past 40 years showing a link between music and well-being.
With a body of research that points to the health benefits of listening to music, especially for people with dementia in nursing homes, Cohen is hoping to improve access to music by educating healthcare professionals on how to use it for therapeutic purposes and the public on the impact it has on patients with any kind of cognitive impairment.
