Musica are getting involved in Social Enterprise Day 2019 #WhoKnew is a digital campaign which takes place on Social Enterprise Day, the Thursday of Global Entrepreneurship Week. It is a digital campaign designed to give social enterprises the chance to tell their stories, to show what makes them different from traditional businesses and to shout...
We are excited to announce our November Care Homes of the Month. Our November 2019 Winners Dorset – Gracewell, Weymouth Full house and staff went really out their way to make it a good one. Which unfortunately isn’t always the case. Best session there yet! Josh Elliott Wiltshire – Staverton House, Trowbridge ‘As...
This week I had the pleasure of visiting Care UK’s Ferndown Manor. I was blown away by the environment within the home, not just the facilities, which by the way were amazing (including a coffee shop, bar, cinema room, hair salon, and fantastic grounds to name a few. I’ve been in care homes similar to...
We are excited to announce our October Care Homes of the Month. Our October 2019 Winners Wimborne Lodge – Hampshire So welcoming, the activities coordinator was very enthusiastic and participated well with residents. Lots of connections with residents and responses. Brilliant this month in suggesting songs from Julie Andrews’ musical films. Both happen...
We’re working collaboratively with BBC Music Day to help bring music to everyone in the UK living with dementia by 2020, using BBC Music Day as a platform The fifth BBC Music Day takes place on Thursday 26th September with events and broadcasts across the week. The theme this year is music and well-being; the...
We are excited to announce our September Care Homes of the Month. Our September 2019 Winners Frith House – Burnham ‘Our last session was really uplifting with great interaction from carers and residents alike. One of those sessions that has you smiling for the rest of the day.’ Hilary Grabham Church Farm –...
It’s hard seeing loved ones grow older and struggle in the later stages of life. We can all relate to this feeling, especially when faced with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Across the UK there are currently 433,000 older or physically disabled people living in residential care homes. Shockingly there are currently 850,000 people...
With less than a week to go until the votes are finalised we are spreading awareness of our ‘Memories with Music’ project. Voting closes April 3rd at 12pm. The memories with music project aims to support the current music provision within Somerset Care, by providing additional interactive music workshops for their residents and day centre...
Musica is calling for your vote to run a new project – The ‘Memories with Music’ project aims to embed music into the daily care routine provided by Somerset Care. We are excited to announce that the Somerset-based ‘Memories with Music’ project, run by Musica and Somerset Care has been shortlisted for the Peoples Project!...
With an ageing population, it has become increasingly important to stimulate our minds in older age. In fact, more evidence is emerging to suggest that taking part in stimulating activities such as playing a musical instrument or singing with others, can improve cognitive functioning and may even delay the effects of dementia. The National Association...
