Music Therapy for Elderly Patients with Alzheimer and Dementia

Running head: THERAPEUTIC RECREATION
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Executive summary:
Abby lee is a boutique lounge for seniors situated at Sydney’s south west Liverpool.
They range from 70 to 90 years old and have a variety of diagnoses, including falls risk due
to mental and cognitive impairment. The participants come from different social, economic,
and cultural background. The Abby lee provides therapeutic recreational activities such as
music therapy, half day bus trips, high teas, crafts, and more. These activities are tailored
made to suit the lives of clients and improve their quality of life and wellbeing. The Abby lee
service is open to seniors in the community, aged care facility and those in the retirement
village. They also welcome referrals from doctors, relatives and other services and operate
from Monday to Thursday.
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Introduction:...........................................................................................................................5
Nature and extent of the problem...........................................................................................5
Client (leisure assessment information):................................................................................6
Therapeutic Recreation Model Overview..............................................................................7
Program Implementation........................................................................................................8
Conclusion..............................................................................................................................9
Reference:................................................................................................................................10
Appendix:.................................................................................................................................14
Session Plans........................................................................................................................14
Memory programs............................................................................................................14
Evaluation:...........................................................................................................................16
Clients evaluation.................................................................................................................19

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Introduction:
Dementia is a type of health condition which is generally chronic or advanced in
nature. The health condition is found to cause deterioration in the individual’s cognitive
function such as the ability of the individual to process thought beyond which is normal
expected from an elder person who is ageing with no such difficulties (Livingston et al.,
2017). Dementia distresses the ability of an individual to understand, think, their ability to
remember, their learning capacity and judgement. Though their cognizance is not hampered
(Birks & Harvey, 2018). The impairment of the individual’s cognitive role proceeds further
by the deterioration of the control in their emotional, their social behaviour as well as their
motivation (Heppner, Ransohoff & Becher, 2015). Music therapy is recognized as one of the
techniques where the music is used in order to help in improving health of individual (Tyler,
2017). Various researches have described that music therapy is a mental therapy which
permits communication and collaboration between the patient and the therapist. It states that
music therapy is helpful for individuals of all age groups and capabilities (Stige, 2017). The
assignment will focus on the use of musical therapy in order to help the elderly patients
suffering from Alzheimer or Dementia and also develop a session plan for ensuring better
outcome (Alzheimer’s, 2015).
Nature and extent of the problem
Dementia is stated to be one of the most important causes of the impairment and
reliance within the elderly population throughout the worldwide (Bang, Spina & Miller,
2015). The condition affects not only the individual suffering but also the family members
and the individual’s career as well as social life (Jung, 2015). It has been observed that lack
of awareness, knowledge and understanding regarding the dementia condition often causes a
major disruption in the diagnosis, treatment and care process for the patient suffering (Forbes