Music Detective's Needed! Join Unity Hospice's Music & Memory program!

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Use your passion for music to create personalized music playlists for patients hopsice patients. Study the impact personalized music has on people living with cognitive and physical challenges.
As a Music & Memory certified care organization, we provide training and certification through musicandmemory.org. Music has been shown to activate parts of the brain in dementia patients that were long dormant, allowing a patient to connect with memories and emotions from their past that may have been lost to them. It's a powerful tool to calm an agitated patient, bring some happiness, and create a playlist that families can use to connect with their loved-one.

This would be an EXCELLENT opportunity for prospective music therapists or students that want to study first-hand the effects of music on the brain and core memories as well as gain experience in the field! It's also available to any volunteer who may just love music and want to find a way to help patients in hospice.

How can volunteers help?

• Interview families to identify musical favorites for their loved ones with dementia
• Create personalized music playlists
• Spend time with individuals while they enjoy their music
• Evaluate behaviors before, during, and after patient listens to personalized music and adjust playlists as needed

We provide care to patients in many counties in and around Chicago, including Bolingbrook, Lisle Oak Lawn, Tinley Park, Beecher therefore our staff and volunteers service the areas in which they live. We welcome questions about this position! Let's talk about what meets your needs and has an impact on the people who need your time and talents.