testimony house healthcare efficiencies summer study committee september 16, 2015 bonnie k. burman,...

TestimonyHouse Healthcare Efficiencies Summer Study

CommitteeSeptember 16, 2015

Bonnie K. Burman, Sc.D.

Director

Source: Takashi Yamashita, MA, ABDScripps Gerontology Center, 2011

Source: Takashi Yamashita, MA, ABDScripps Gerontology Center, 2011

Source: Takashi Yamashita, MA, ABDScripps Gerontology Center, 2011

The Healing Power of Music

What is Music & Memory

Music & Memory trains nursing home staff, other elder care professionals and family caregivers.

Customized playlists on digital music players help those with dementia reconnect to the world around them.

Holds tremendous potential for older Ohioans and their caregivers

Making Better Lives

Innovative, person-centered approach

Music replaces confusion, depression

Individuals become more cooperative and attentive, more willing to accept care

Brighter moods boost staff morale

Reduces wandering and restlessness

Better connections with family and staff

Decreases medication use

www.aging.ohio.gov/services/music-memory/

As featured in the award-winning documentary, “Alive Inside.”

Source: Takashi Yamashita, MA, ABDScripps Gerontology Center, 2011