Why we need music in care homes
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Why we need music in care homes

Ming Hung Hsu Chief music therapist, charity MHA

Helping people with dementia to express themselves

The number of people living with dementia in the UK is rising. There are 850,000 people living with the condition and by 2025, the number is expected to be more than one million.

Nursing Older People. 29, 2, 15-15. doi: 10.7748/nop.29.2.15.s18

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