Community Music Therapy to Support the Relationship between Family Carers and People Living with Dementia: A Pilot Project
Maharani AllanMMusTher (Hons), BA, NZ RMTh Private practice Keywords: Dementia, Community Music Therapy groups, relationships, identity music, family carers Abstract Currently, 70,000 people are living with dementia in New Zealand. This is expected to rise to 170,212 in 2050, with an associated cost of $1.7 billion climbing to $5 billion. The people who face living with …