Mark Gipson founder & CEO of Virtual Tour App (VTA) is helping people with Alzheimer and their families preview the new facilities at Cedar Park's Aria Memory Care. Aria Memory Care of Cedar Park is the first of its kind as an innovative and revolutionary music focused dementia care center in Austin, Texas and the country.
Studies have demonstrated that individualized therapeutic music can reduce the amount of pharmacological intervention required for certain residents. By properly following the MusicFirst™ protocol, residents may reduce their medication requirements and provide a more natural process for healing and helping residents cope with a wide range of issues.
By providing custom music options that are tailored to their individual preferences, our therapeutic products provide overall mood elevation and cognitive stimulation. Studies show that there is an inverse correlation between anxiety, suicide, and depression in the elderly.
Therapeutic music has been demonstrated in multiple studies to reduce pain perception, thereby reducing the need for traditional treatment options. Studies also suggest that religion and spirituality help patients cope with pain, illness, and anxiety, contributing to a positive state of mind.
Stimulating memories through music and media has long been one of the most researched areas within therapeutic music and the brain. It is the importance of individualized content that triggers autobiographical events and musical references and encourages residents to process information, use their imagination and recall special events in their lives.
Music First has libraries designed to help activity directors and caregivers increase social interaction between residents. Through relevant content such as music trivia, residents are grouped together to listen to engaging programs and participates in discussions. By accessing music content from their past and from outside their current living situation, individuals experience additional social interaction which in itself is stimulating.
Studies have revealed that implementing the correct music during dining aids in digestion, and encourages weight gain through positive associations and a relaxed environment.
Music First™ individualized programs are specifically designed to assist with wake and sleep transitions. Music programs are designed with special attention to volume, tempo, key, instrumentation, and vocalization to ensure smooth transitions and help reduce the need for medication.
Over the past three decades, researchers have turned their attention to the effect of music on the cardiovascular system. With an accurate assessment and “Music Prescription”, they have found significant reductions in blood pressure, pulse, and heart rate.
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