October blog: Playlist for Life campaigns create nationwide impact
September is World Alzheimer’s Month — a major campaigning period for Playlist for Life. We spearhead National Playlist Day, a UK-wide awareness campaign that encourages people of all ages to create playlists to support wellbeing and highlights the benefits of music for people affected by dementia. To mark the occasion, we organised a range of […]
Leading care home provider aims to embed personalised playlists in dementia care for every resident
Hallmark Luxury Care Homes leads the way in person-centred dementia care as it commits to specialised training for all team members. Hallmark Luxury Care Homes, which operates across the UK, has appointed music and dementia charity Playlist for Life to provide training across its 22 care homes on the strategic use of music for […]
Our Ambassadors
Sir Alex Ferguson The football legend Sir Alex Ferguson has become an official ambassador for Playlist for Life and this National Playlist Day 2025 is adding songs to his own personal playlist. In his new role of ambassador, Sir Alex will champion our work and help us reach more families affected by dementia through awareness raising, […]
Turcan Connell select Playlist for Life as their new charity partner
Leading Scottish Law Firm Turcan Connell has chosen to support and raise funds for Playlist for Life over the next two years Turcan Connell said its thrilled to welcome Playlist for Life as their 2025-2027 charity partner and are proud to be supporting such a powerful cause, which has an impact on so many of […]
Our new ambassador Sir Alex Ferguson
The football legend Sir Alex Ferguson has become an official ambassador for Playlist for Life following seasons of strong support through fundraising and participation in awareness raising campaigns. For many years Sir Alex has supported Playlist for Life with generous and highly coveted auction prizes, and appearing on national television to talk about the impact […]
Picking the brain of Professor Craig Ritchie
To mark World Brain Day, we speak to Professor Craig Ritchie — a pioneer in Scottish dementia research and founder of Scottish Brain Sciences, a research centre dedicated to detecting brain diseases more accurately and treating them before they progress to dementia. You’ve had an expansive career in healthcare with a big focus on dementia. […]