Katie Oatsvall - Kenosha Area Family Aging Services Executive Director
Grant recipient with meals and wheels. Music and Memory program was supported by the grant. Katie had us close our eyes and asked us vision our favorite song and what the lyrics are, why it is your favorite song and to asked us to share. The music and memory program gives an opportunity for dementia or Alzheimer’s in order to create a playlist that is very unique to them. This brings back the positive memories back to the participants. Alive Inside is a documentary on Netflix that is a very good documentary that would give an idea about the music and memory program. How do people know if the person has Alzheimer’s? If you can’t find your keys, that is part of the aging process. Alzheimer’s is when the person may not sure what they are called. It doesn’t stop the disease from progressing but allows the person to feel good about different things and improve the quality of life.
Bowls and Bakers is also coming up which is a celebration of their organizations west of the I on November 8th.
