Why music matters

Something I wish more carers knew is that music is not just comforting in dementia care it can actually reduce agitation and improve mood in a measurable way.

A 2026 systematic review and meta analysis found that music therapy significantly reduced agitation in people with dementia, with consistent benefits across multiple studies https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41046571/

What I keep coming back to is how something so simple like familiar music can sometimes reach them when almost nothing else does, even on the hardest days!