Music therapy may ease distress for dementia patients in hospital wards
Medical Xpress / Anglia Ruskin University / Frontiers in Psychiatry | July 16, 2025 | Naomi Thompson et alA new treatment that uses music therapy on dementia wards could improve care and support for some of the NHS’s most vulnerable patients.
OK.
Importantly, the intervention—which has been co-designed by clinicians, researchers, and people with lived experience—
— Because there are those other kind of people —
cost just £2,025 per month for the therapist and £400 initial outlay for equipment, suggesting a low-cost, scalable model.
What?
How much does a cassette player cost these days?
“I keep forgetting all the moments that died in my memory. I keep looking for anyone, but myself.” —
Gene & the Doomsday Glaciers
“Oh, I Think I’m Going Out of My Head”
“Crazy On You “
“Something”
“Hail to the Chief” — from 2021–2025
“They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!”
“I Am the Walrus”
“Once In A Lifetime”
“The Name Game”
(Even funnier if you picture Biden reciting the lyrics)
Peter Gabriel “I Don’t Remember”
Yellow flag on the play: ear worm.
“Don’t You Forget About Me” by (and for) Simple Minds
“I’ve Always Been Crazy” – Waylon Jennings
On a serious note, check out the documentary “Alive Inside.” Unbelievable difference in patients when they strap on a WalkMan and turn on the music they loved earlier in life.
Thanks.
The Pink Floyd album “Wish You Were Here.”