Refreshing playlists by adding new songs or re-evaluating existing ones can help keep personalized music fresh and relevant for your Music & Memory participants. By considering the needs of the individual listener, you can update existing playlists to maximize effectiveness. Here are some tips to help you identify when to refresh or expand playlists: Change in care goals. Could calming music help an individual achieve care goals, such as lowering high blood pressure of preventing sundowning? Could an upbeat playlist inspire an individual with poor circulation to walk and keep active? What kind of songs could help your participant get…

We recently shared how to identify when to refresh or expand a participants’ playlist. Here are a few ideas to help you get started refreshing playlists effectively: Use available resources in the Care Community. Consider the assessment tools available in the Care Community that helped you create your participants’ original playlists, including the Artist Matrix and the Music Assessment Questionnaire. You can use these tools as a starting point to discover new songs. Keep track with any playlist changes or requests with the Playlist Change Request Tracking Form. Switch it up by cycling songs in and out. Rather than deleting…