Music Therapy

At Hulton House in Preston, Music Therapy is provided by Nordoff & Robbins. After a six month trial and in depth evaluation, L&M Healthcare and Nordoff & Robbins signed a contract to continue to deliver weekly music therapy sessions.

The weekly sessions take place over one full day per week and consist of group and one to one music therapy for people living with complex behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. They have had a significant impact on their well-being and engagement. An in depth service evaluation showed that overall music therapy was seen to have had a positive impact in four key areas:

  • Enabling people to engage in music by 93% of respondents.
  • Quality and wellbeing of life by 84% of respondents.
  • Interaction, communication and/or relationships by 92%.
  • Improving the atmosphere in the home by 100% of respondents.

Nordoff & Robbins is the UK’s largest Music Therapy charity, with a unique approach shaped by more than 60 years of practice. Therapists provide a platform for people to express themselves and share a connection. Therapists and residents make music together as equals responding to each other’s cues. No two sessions are the same because no two residents are the same.

In our other care homes, music therapy sessions are facilitated either weekly or monthly in the same way and are  provided by other professional Music Therapists.   

Musical Therapy featuring Tamborine
Musical Therapy featuring Singing
Musical Therapy featuring singing
Musical Therapy featuring singing
Musical Therapy featuring singing
Musical Therapy featuring keyboards
Musical Therapy featuring Guitar
Musical Therapy featuring Tamborine
Music Therapy featuring tambourine
Musical Therapy featuring bongos
Music Therapy featuring ukulele
Music Therapy featuring dancing
Music Therapy featuring tamborine
Music Therapy featuring tin can
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