Bring on the music
Simple Music Player
Simply lift the lid to play music
Familiar, much-loved music can offer profound benefits for the elderly and those living with dementia. The UK-designed Simple Music Player offers exceptional build and sound quality – and it’s so simple to use!
It is upsetting to see a person with dementia looking bored or feeling isolated due to inactivity. Music is a wonderful way to assist them in becoming connected and engaged with the things happening around them.
The Simple Music Player was designed specifically for those living with dementia. It is extremely easy to use even when a lack of dexterity is an issue. The music begins to play when the lid is lifted and to skip to the next track there is one large button to press. The volume is set by family members or carers and cannot, accidentally, be changed. The songs are selected and downloaded via a USB link from a Windows, Apple or Linux PC, ensuring that the music your loved one most enjoys is what is playing.
Capacity of 4GB - Or nearly 1000 songs!
See the difference music can make
Dementia
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
Movement Disorders
Easy to operate
To operate the Simple Music Player, there are just three controls:
- Start Playing Music – Just lift the lid
- Skip this song – Press the big button
- Stop the music – Close the lid
The music will continue from where it was last stopped. Volume is set by depressing concealed buttons underneath the unit: press and hold for a few seconds to alter volume.
A green socket is provided at the rear for your headphones.
Testimonial
Vera Lynn, Doris Day, Bing Crosby...
Kato Radio - Clear and Simple
The key is simplicity
A radio specifically designed for easy use for those who find modern devices over complex and difficult to control.
Listening to the radio should be an easy pastime for everyone. The KOTO radio has been specially developed to be as simple as possible for the user, stripping away the complexities of modern devices but retaining the quality of FM broadcasting.
Main Features:
- Single button channel selection
- LCD screen with backlight
- Hidden setup controls
- Retro design but modern functionality
- Headphone socket
- Bluetooth audio streaming
- 24 hour clock with automatic update
The Koto Radio is designed by E2L, world market leaders in music products specifically developed for the senior population and those with physical or cognitive difficulties.
Whilst providing many of the benefits of modern FM functionality, after the unit is initially setup, normal everyday operation is simple.
Dementia
Alzheimer’s
Parkinson’s
Movement Disorders
Arthur Bear
A musical Teddy Bear for improving cognizance and engagement. Download all your loved ones favorite songs into the large memory bank. Switches off after 30 minutes so it's great to take to bed.
$159.90 Incl. GSTAdd to cart
Comforting and engaging, ‘Arthur’, combines the profound benefits of targetted music with sensory and tactile feedback, with the engagement of something to be cherished and cared for.
Arthur’ is a combination of our experiences of the benefits of music for people with cognizant challenges, such as dementia, learning difficulties and autism, combined with widely accepted advantages offered by ‘doll therapy’. The care and interaction with a comforting soft toy provides a path to unlocking strong maternal instincts or feelings of security, providing both activity and self worth, whilst the music increases awareness and interaction.
Doll therapy: A large section of the community with cognizant challenges lack daily engagement. Some caregivers try to ease the burden of distress and anxiety by introducing dolls or soft toys to love and care for. The dolls can become an integral part of their life and caring for the doll can range from simple enagement to a major part of their day to day responsibilities. Doll or ‘cuddle’ therapy, may bring back happy memories of early parenthood and helps feeling useful and needed.
Music: Playing music to people with dementia or similar challenges from their formative years vastly improves their cognizance and lucidity – the effects are dramatic and are widely recognised.
Advanced Dementia or Alzheimer’s
Movement Disorders
Reduces Anxiety
Engagement
Testimonial
Only the music your loved one enjoys!
Audio Bingo Games
Ideal for groups of up to 8 players, this game features a musical twist on the classic bingo. Gather round, family and friends, for a healthy burst of fun competition and shared joy. Simply listen to the recognisable pieces of music/animal sounds and match up with the instruments/animals on your card before shouting that winning word ‘Bingo’.
Musical Bingo
$64.90 Incl. GSTAdd to cart
Designed for all stages of dementia, this game features evocative melodies carefully selected to trigger memories. Return to the streets of Paris with strolling accordion sounds and climb the Scottish Highlands with traditional bagpipes blaring. Players, prepare to be transported to another time and place. But don’t forget to yell Bingo!
Bingo cards for up to 8 players
92 counters
Bingo caller card
20 x Musical tracks on CD
Flipbook with instrument pictures
Dementia-friendly game, ideal for groups
Song Book Words for 100 Popular Songs
Featuring large clear print, the “Song Book” contains the words to 100 popular songs that are ideal for group sing-along sessions. The book is divided into six sections: traditional folk songs, choruses from old time variety, songs from World War II, post-war evergreens, hymns, and Christmas songs.
Paperback A4 Size
Songs such as:
Home on the range, My bonnie is over the ocean, She’ll be coming round the mountain, After the ball, The white cliffs of dover, you are my sunshine, Green green grass of home, Que sera, sera, Morning has broken, Away in a manger, Auld lang syne etc stc
$44.99 Incl. GSTAdd to cart
Sing Along CD
An audio CD specially recorded for those who may not have access to a piano, this CD features 20 of the songs from the Song Book. Each song has a few introductory melodies to reacquaint the group with the tune, with accompanied male voices providing the background music to familiar, well loved songs including: ‘I’m Henry the Eighth I am’, ‘The White Cliffs Of Dover’, ‘After The Ball’, ‘Roll out the barrel’, ‘Lilli Marlene’, We’ll meet again’, ‘Auld Lang Syne’, ‘Cockels & Mussels’, ‘My Bonnie is over the ocean’.
$35.99 Incl. GSTAdd to cart
Musical Bingo
Musical Bingo is the perfect activity for day centres, residential care homes, clubs, family gatherings, parties and other groups of two or more people. This revised and easily portable version of the ever popular game allows for great flexibility – simply print off the number of game sheets you require, switch on the CD and you’re ready to play. When players match the song excerpt they hear with a title on their game sheet they simply mark with a cross as with conventional bingo games. Musical Bingo can be used in many ways: to initiate sing-along sessions, as a musical quiz or as a gentle one-to-one activity. It is sure to spark interesting conversation and reminiscence, raising questions such as “Where did you first hear that song?” and “What memories does the song evoke?” Each excerpt is between 10 and 30 seconds long allowing plenty of time to remember, identify and mark the song sheet. There are 40 songs in the game including: London Bridge is Falling Down; Greensleeves; Silent Night; Auld Lang Syne; I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles; and, Jingle Bells. This Game pack includes 2 CDs containing 40 songs; 20 individual printable game sheets; printable song list and a guidance booklet. It is suitable for 2-20 players.
This product comes with 2 CD’s. One CD contains the Music. The other CD is to print off the Bingo Cards which needs a PC or Laptop with a CD Drive
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$63.99 Incl. GSTAdd to cart
More Musical Bingo
Presented in a new and easily portable style this collection of songs and boards of the ever popular game allows for great flexibility – simply print off the number of game sheets you require, switch on the CD and you’re ready to play. When players match the song excerpt they hear with a title on their game sheet they simply mark with a cross as with conventional bingo games. Each excerpt is between 10 and 30 seconds long allowing plenty of time to remember, identify and mark the song sheet. There are 40 songs in the game including: Yellow Submarine; The Last Waltz; You Made Me Love You; We Plough the Fields and Scatter; Yesterday; and, Red Red Robin. Game pack includes 2 CDs containing 40 songs; 20 individual game sheets; printable song list and a guidance booklet. The perfect activity for day centres, residential care homes, clubs, family gatherings, parties and other groups of two or more people. For 2-20 players.
This product comes with 2 CD’s. One CD contains the Music. The other CD is to print off the Bingo Cards which needs a PC or Laptop with a CD Drive
$63.99 Incl. GSTAdd to cart
Take Note - 100 Everyday musical ideas for Carers to use with Older People
Music is increasingly recognised as being an activity that can be of enormous benefit to those living with dementia. Take Note will help anyone working with older people to find ways of using music effectively, regardless of their musical training or ability.
Presented on easy-to-access cards, there are 100 different ideas for using music, each one tried and tested by the authors. Cards include ideas for:
- Encouraging participants to listen to music and join in
- Using music to help achieve particular effects, such as wellbeing and the relief of anxiety, depression and agitation
- Working with individuals and groups
- Enhancing social engagement
- Improving memory and communication.
The resource is accompanied by a website that illustrates the ideas set out on the cards with videos and musical materials. Take Note is a useful aid for caregivers, music practitioners and therapists working with older people, whether in a care home, a day care centre or in a private home. The cards are also a helpful resource for family members of those with dementia
$93.99 Incl. GSTAdd to cart