Music Therapy & The Elderly Week post 1

Life for an Elder in a nursing home can feel alienating. Dementia compounds the experience. Alive Inside is a new Documentary movie tells a story of hope and beauty in a place where they are hard to find. Produced and directed by Michael Rossato-Bennett, the film follows Dan Cohen as he discovers the power music has to "awaken" minds considered closed.  Featuring Dr. Oliver Sacks and Dr. Bill Thomas, and the amazing men and women in patient care. Commissioned by the The Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation.We are very excited to announce the world premiere for Alive Inside at the Rubin Museum in New York City on April 18th 2012. 

Here is an amazing clip from this movie showing just how powerful music can be for those who suffer from Dementia and Alzheimers.