The more people who are involved in your project, the more music will become a standard part of daily life for the people you care for. Below is a list of the kind of roles people in different jobs can play and the ways in which they might use a playlist.
Can you think of others?
Who
Role they can play
| Family and friends | • Create and use the playlist • Share it with staff members |
| Care assistant | • Research, create and use playlist • Use music before anticipated difficult activities/times |
| Activities co-ordinator | • Create playlist • Use as standalone activity • Use in background to other activities • Discuss with family members/friends re: using the music |
| Manager | • Book training for team and training for new staff • Make decisions on tech and buying before training takes place • Support staff to have time to make and use playlists with the person living with dementia • Keep families up to date with project |
| IT specialist | • Support initial set-up of project • Support staff with less experience of using tech |
| Manager | • First point of contact for families wanting to know more about the project • If the person living with dementia is distressed and trying to leave, it may be the receptionist who is first to notice and could sing or play music to them |
| IT specialist | • Support initial set-up of project • Support staff with less experience of using tech |
| Receptionist | • First point of contact for families wanting to know more about the project • If the person living with dementia is distressed and trying to leave, it may be the receptionist who is first to notice and could sing or play music to them |
| Serving staff/hosts | Use music during mealtimes, taking a song from each residents list • Observe reactions of the person living with dementia to music being played • Discuss memories attached to particular songs and update poster/Personalised Music Journal |
| Cook | • If someone’s food is consistently sent back, they may notice and could suggest therapeuticscheduling before meal times |
| Maintenance | • Jot down any observed reactions to music on individual poster • Sing any songs already on the individual poster • Discuss music and memories with the person living with dementia |
| Cleaner | • Jot down any observed reactions to music on individual poster • Sing any songs already on the individual poster • Discuss music and memories with the person living with dementia |
| Nurse | • Work with the GP to reduce medication where appropriate |
| GP | • Prescribe music • Discuss benefits of playlist with the person living with dementia and family |
| Social worker | • Keep relevant parties in the loop regarding their playlist, particularly during transition into hospital or care |
| Porter | • Sing songs to/with the person living with dementia • Write on individual poster what they reacted to |
| Volunteer | • Anything playlist-related, e.g. researching playlist |
| Laundry assistant | • Jot down any observed reactions to music on individual poster • Sing any songs already on the individual poster • Discuss music and memories with the person living with dementia |
| Minister/ Chaplain | • Feed back to staff/write on the person living with dementia’s poster songs that they noticed a reaction to and what happened |
| External entertainer | • Feed back to staff/write on the person living with dementia’s poster songs that they noticed a reaction to and what happened |
| Mini-bus driver | • Have a sing-song during journeys • Play songs that they know the person living with dementia has on their playlist • Discuss memories they have related to the music • Update the person living with dementia’s poster after a trip |
| Complementary therapist | • Discuss memories through the playlist • Note songs they may have reacted to during appointment |
| Hairdresser | • Discuss memories through the playlist • Note songs they may have reacted to during appointment |
| Local school | • Choir can sing playlist songs |
| Security staff / Community police | • Use music to help calm something who is walking with purpose or who has gone missing |
| Agency staff | • Share information about who has a playlist and how it should ne used with Agency staff • Add playlists to a person’s daily care plan so information ins accessible |
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