Boandik switches on 40 music therapy headsets
The Rotary Club of West Mount Gambier has donated 40 music therapy headsets to South Australian aged care provider Boandik for people with dementia.
The headsets, funded by a community drive as well as a Rotary Foundation District Grant, can play preloaded and personalised music and will be used for music intervention to improve the lives of residents with dementia and their caregivers.
According to Boandik’s dementia specialist, Vincent Taylor, music not only evokes memories but stimulates many different parts of the brain at the same time.
Rotary Clubs have given out similar headsets to homes in WA and Tasmania.