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Music in the air
 — NAPA promotes fresh ideas
Author(s)Sarah Crockett
Journal titleJournal of Dementia Care, vol 19, no 2, March/April 2011
PublisherHawker Publications, March/April 2011
Pagespp 18-19
Sourcewww.careinfo.org
KeywordsMusic ; Dementia ; Care homes ; Stroud.
AnnotationEach year, the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA) hosts a competition, with the aim of [promoting innovative person-centred activities in care settings. The theme in 2010 was 'Music in the air', the winner of which was Moreton Hill Care Centre in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, a 67-bed care home with nursing, specialising in dementia care. Sarah Crockett, the activity assistant, presents excerpts from her journal, recording events during NAPA's Music in the Air week, illustrating how music can be an absorbing activity that connects with the residents in many ways. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-130322268 A
ClassmarkHH: EA: KW: 8GS

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