For dementia patients, music may help improve cognitive abilities


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Thursday, 17 Oct 2024

People with dementia listen to a concert at the Marie-Juchacz nursing home in Germany's Würzburg. — dpa

TEN years ago the documentary Alive Inside showed what music can do for dementia patients.

In the film, a 90-year-old woman apologises for her inability to recall events. “I can’t remember anymore,” she says when asked about her life.

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