One of our Playlist Maker users shares how the playlist we created for her is helping and how it inspired her to draw this fantastic drawing celebrating the playlist and the charity.
Continue readingOur Playlist Maker making a difference for Clair
MFMM’s 2021 Roundup
2021 was an incredibly busy year for Music for my Mind, and we want to share with you some of the highlights of our work!
This year saw the long awaited launch of the test version of our Playlist Maker App, an incredibly exciting way to create treasured personalised playlists for the people you love.
Continue readingHelp us move to the next stage by testing our App.
You can support Music for my Mind by simply testing our free and easy-to-use playlist creation App and share some feedback with us.
Continue readingNational Lottery Community Fund Award
We are excited to share our good news with you! We have received a £10,000 grant from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Continue readingArnold Clark Community Fund Award
We are excited to share our good news with you! We have received a £1,000 grant from the Arnold Clark Community Fund.
Continue readingLatest project updates and news from Music for my Mind.
From news of the launch of the #PowerOfMusic survey by Music for Dementia and UK Music, to some exciting news on the Music for my Mind front – we have it all in our latest blog post of project updates and latest news from the music and dementia field.
Continue readingBuilding a Music App for people living with memory loss and dementia.
With our Playlist Creation App for people living with memory loss and dementia now live, we would like to highlight one of our partners, DabApps,…
Continue readingThe transformative effects of music.
As we embark on testing for our music playlist app we look back to where it all began and the transformative effects of music that inspired the app’s creation.
Continue readingWhere we’re at. An update on our app.
We have now launched version 1 of this Web App and are looking for families affected by dementia, who would like to use the App and share with us their experience of using it and their perceptions of the effect the music is having on their loved one with dementia.
Continue readingQuantum Care and Music for my Mind
Music for my Mind’s research supported by Quantum Care homes
We are very excited to announce that we have partnered with Quantum Care on conducting our research programme. They are a not-for-profit care home group operating throughout Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Essex, serving over 2,000 older people. One of Quantum Care’s core values is providing high quality person centred care, which is essential for us and for the end result we are trying to achieve – bringing benefits for people living with dementia.
Similarly to Music for my Mind, Quantum Care put a strong focus on innovation. One of our charity’s aims is to utilise new technology and make it usable in a care home setting. We are excited by the opportunity to bring new technological solutions for creation and delivery of personalised playlists for their residents.
“We believe that the outcomes of a research project such as this, can have a hugely positive impact not only on our residents but may have significant implications throughout the wider UK dementia care system.” – Debbie Gilard, Head of Corporate Services at Quantum Care
Our project will look to benefit not only the residents from the care homes, but their family members, friends and carers too. Seeking the care home staff’s input and thoughts on how we can create a process that is beneficial to them too, is important to us, as they are the people who work on the frontline of dementia care.
You can read more about the first stages of our work in the Quantum Care homes, in their annual report here.
If you would like to read more about our research programme, visit our Feasibility Studies page.