LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
"As a therapy, music has been a misunderstood aspect of residential care but is about far more than playing music to residents."
the other groups. The findings suggest that music therapy with active group singing may be an effective non-pharmacological intervention in improving quality of life and affect for residents in long-term care settings.
Throughout the pandemic, Chroma began to implement new, alternate ways to deliver therapy sessions, immediately embracing virtual therapy sessions which proved a huge success. While delivering virtual therapy sessions is not appropriate for everyone, the online sessions offered a way to continue to provide clients with essential support, until face- to-face contact with clients could resume.
Luckily, music therapy is a great modality to deliver online. The introduction of more technology within care homes has made this shiſt achievable and offers the ideal solution to delivering music therapy sessions within care homes whilst maintaining social distancing and during the various lockdowns. In a situation that could have been completely detrimental, elderly
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residents and staff alike embraced the ‘new normal’, allowing for new experiences and therapy sessions to take place.
The beauty of music is that it is ubiquitous in its very essence – it connects with every person in its unique way, whether that be emotionally, socially or psychologically. Music is, in itself, ‘therapeutic’. Laugh, cry, dance or reminisce to music – it is the one universal entity that connects us all.
Music therapy is scientifically proven to enhance the physical and mental wellbeing of care home residents. It has become unequivocally a necessity within care homes, given the current pandemic and the introduction of social distancing (and the negative impact it has had upon mental health).
Chroma’s ever-growing portfolio demonstrates a high level of trust from healthcare providers and specialist residential homes and delivering vital support to enhance residents’ quality of life.
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