[Dixielandjazz] Music in Nursing Homes

[LARRY'S Signs and Large Format Printing]

Today when I walked into a nursing home some old guy, when he saw us, broke
into Alexander's Ragtime Band.  He remembered a tune that we almost always
kick off a program with.  That was a kick.
Larry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TCASHWIGG at aol.com>
To: <baglady4 at juno.com>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 9:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Music in Nursing Homes


> In a message dated 5/10/05 5:56:16 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> baglady4 at juno.com writes:
>
> >
> > I have witnessed incredible communication with the precious residents
> > because of the music.  From comotose to communication.  Sometimes the
> > resident will remain in a cognitive state for a period of time even
after
> > the music has ended.
> >
> > I always tell the family to stay for the music presentations, because
they
> > will get their loved one back for at least the hour or so that the music
is
> > playing.  We play OKOM, big band and songs from the 20's, 30's, and 40s
and
> > some show tunes.
> >
> > Some family members bring old 78's into their loved one's room to play..
> > and they enjoy communication with their mother, father, aunt,
grandmother
> > for as long as the music is playing.
> >
> > It's a pity the nursing homes don't have a budget for this all important
> > entertainment/therapy!!!!!
> >
> > Nancie Beaven
> >
> >
>
> Bless you Dear Nancy:  and Rae Ann for your earlier post:
>
> Now listen up bandleaders and solo musicians alike, I only get these
> brilliant marketing ideas once or twice a day :))
>
> I think I know how to get this situation funded for many who wish to
pursue
> the venture.
>
> Somebody on this great list must have all of these posts in their file
> cabinet on this thread, I have a few but not all of them.
>
> Put all the stories together of the individual experiences and then write
up
> a theory paper on it and present it to Doctors in your market area who
treat
> Altzheimers patients.
>
> Start in nursing homes who specialize in those type of patients.
>
> I believe that if you can get the Doctors to prescribe this therapy you
can
> quite possibly get their insurance companies to fund it.  Especially if
you can
> get the administration of the nursing homes to cooperate and set up weekly
or
> monthly musical therapy sessions that all patients are included in.  The
> nursing home can certainly find a way to put it into their budget if they
are
> shown a way to get reimbursed for it by the patients insurance company
even
> Medicare at a reasonable fee per patient per month.
>
> Now somebody on this list figure that out and get it working.  :))
>
> I will be watching to see how it comes together.
>
> Could and also should be a project investigated and pursued by the Jazz
> Societies since it has to do with preserving the music and using it for
it's
> inherent healing powers.
>
> I know folks who have a big money project using horseback riding as
therapy
> for Downs syndrome patients and they do exhibitions at major Equestrian
Shows
> all over the country and the people enrolled in those programs are
generating
> BIG Dollars for the operators of the program.
>
> Steve Barbone you know the horse folks, bet you could find out about that
> program quickly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom Wiggins
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