Melanie Bates

Musician brings her talents on the violin to memory care facilities in the Washington DC metropolitan area

Creative expression through dance and movement engages those living with dementia in culture and community

Documentary film offers community engagement, dementia care education and advocacy throughout the country

Short film depicts a father-daughter relationship as they slip into the roles of a person living with dementia and caregiver

Nationwide community choir programs allow people living with memory loss and their caregivers to create music

Single serves as background for a son struggling to reconcile his father with the realities of Alzheimer’s disease

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