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CMS Webinar on February 24: “Touching the Spirit Through Music: The Wisconsin Music & Memory Program”

Learn how music reignites the spirit of elders with dementia through the Wisconsin Music & Memory Program.

This webinar from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide a brief history of the program and spotlight a short video demonstrating how powerful the music and memory connection is, showing how personalized music quickly transforms an elder with dementia from quiet and withdrawn to communicative and animated.

So far, Wisconsin has successfully assisted 250 nursing homes with certification in the Music & Memory Program, and now Wisconsin tribal and dementia care specialists are working to promote the use of the program in non-institutional settings, where it can benefit even more people.

In addition, webinar participants will learn about the Wisconsin Dementia Care System Redesign Project and the goals and objectives of the Wisconsin Tribal/ADRC Dementia Care Specialist Program.

Learning Objectives

• Provide a brief history of the Wisconsin Music & Memory Program, and show how music touches and rekindles the spirit
• Explain the Wisconsin Dementia Care System Redesign Project
• Review the goals and objectives of the Wisconsin Tribal/ADRC Dementia Care Specialist Program, and explain Dementia Care Specialists’ role in promoting Music & Memory in non-institutional settings

Presenters

Erin Long MSW, Aging Services Program Specialist, Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living

Lynn Gall, Alzheimer’s and Family Caregiver Coordinator & Tribal Dementia Care Specialist Project Manager, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources

Katelyn Marschall, ADI-SSS Project Manager, Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Aging and Disability Resources

Register Now

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Conference number:
1-888-757-2790

Passcode:
177695

Please note your location’s call-in time:
9 a.m. Hawaii
10 a.m. Alaska
11 a.m. Pacific
12 p.m. Mountain
1 p.m. Central
2 p.m. Eastern