Musicians engaging with people with dementia. Presentation Greece.

The project Rhythm for Life has had a parallel project in Groningen, with the projects Learning to play an instrument at an elderly age and Creative workshops for the elderly. These were carried out in Groningen at the PCC in the framework of the research line HAMA of the research group LLMA. The second …

Muziekles geven aan ouderen is een vak apart. Een vak, dat kansen biedt voor de professionele muziekdocent. Er bestaan nog vele vragen over het op een effectieve manier muziekles geven aan ouderen en over de marktbenadering daarvan. Daarnaast is de literatuur over het onderwerp erg beperkt. Deze website …

Presentation ‘Healthy Ageing through Music and the Arts’, EU Intensive Project Schools of Health Care/Social Studies, Hanzehogeschool Groningen, 1/2/2012

If brief and easy to use self report screening tools are available to identify frail elderly, this may avoid costs and unnecessary assessment of healthy people. This study investigates the predictive validity of three self-report instruments for identifying community-dwelling frail elderly.

The objective fot this study at Philips Research is to create auseful system built upon a PHR system for use by Chronic cardiac patients to facilitate them in keeping track and recording their medical data and providing added value for them. During the research phase of this project, the investigated …

Full text via link One of the most important drivers of change in the health care sector is the desire of elderly people to age in place. The growing use of internet applications and communication technology together with innovations in buildings have created new commercial opportunities to cater the …

Background: With increasing age and longevity, the rising number of frail elders with complex and numerous health-related needs demands a coordinated health care delivery system integrating cure, care and welfare. Studies on the effectiveness of such comprehensive chronic care models targeting frail …

In order to be able to age in place, Dutch elderly are being housed in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) for over 25 years. Here they can live independently and rely on care and services. The physical scale of ALFs ranges from 30 up to 300 residents. This paper presents the findings of a multiple case …