Attuned Care
Embedding Music into Aged Care
Commission on Music & Dementia (Neil Utley; Utley Foundation Report)
“Music should not just be considered a nice-to-have, or an ‘add-on’. Music has tangible, evidence-based benefits for people with dementia, such as helping to minimise the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, tackling depression and anxiety, and, importantly, helping to improve quality of life.”
The benefits of engaging with music for healthy ageing, people living with dementia, Parkinsons, and other neurological conditions are well documented. Yet, many older adults are unable to access music in a way meaningful to them, particularly those living in residential aged care. We are here to change that!
We believe every older adult should have access to music meaningful to them, in a way suited to their needs and preferences, that is based on evidence.
Our team will work with you to understand your needs. We’ll design and implement a sustainable program that builds your capacity and enables your clients, families and staff to experience the benefits of evidence-based music everyday. We’ll embed music into your care, clinical and leisure and lifestyle service delivery in a way that works for you so you can deliver Attuned Care.
Attuned Care has many benefits, including:
improved compliance with the Aged Care Quality Standards
improved quality of care and star ratings
improved person-centred care
reduced use of pharmacological interventions (including pain & restraint medication)
improved client functioning, wellbeing & quality of life
improved staff wellbeing
improved relationships between staff and clients
and many more.
For a confidential discussion to see how your team can be maximising life through music with Attuned Care contact Hayley on 0431 156 421.
It’s clear music is important, so why in residential aged care do we see: the removal of musical choice; over and under use of music; misuse of music; lack of clinical oversight; and general acceptance that music is auditory cheesecake, a nice extra when we have time. We can to do better.