A decade of harnessing meaningful music for dementia

Playlist for Life was founded in 2013 with a small team and a simple mission: to help people living with dementia through the power of meaningful music. 10 years on, we’ve helped thousands of families, carers and health and social care professionals create and benefit from personalised playlists. And this week, we all came together, […]
Carers Week: Recognising the challenges of caring for someone with dementia

Caregiving is one of the most challenging roles a person can do. It entails irregular hours, is emotionally draining and is often balanced with competing priorities like work and parenting. There are currently over 700,000 people across the UK in this job as they provide unpaid care for a friend or relative who can’t care […]
Fifth Annual Golf Day raises £35,000 for Playlist for Life

The Scottish weather was on-par for the third Friday in May as a fifth annual golf fundraiser raised £35,000 to support people living with dementia through personally meaningful music. Organised by Playlist for Life trustee Dr Frank Dunn and his wife Helen Dunn for the fifth time, the event was a great success and raised […]
How Care Technologists could support people to access the soundtrack to their life

“How do I listen to a playlist?” We are asked this often, and the truth is there is no ‘one way’ to listen to a playlist. You don’t need any new equipment to enjoy your playlist and we always encourage you to use whatever works best for you when listening to music. However, using technology […]
NHS Fife’s success with Playlist for Life

We’re working with healthcare professionals to support patients with dementia Four NHS Fife wards who recently completed Playlist for Life training were celebrated at an event recognising the health board’s drive to improve its care of people living with dementia. The four wards completed training by Helen Skinner (Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultant) who […]
Michael Timmons is Playlist for Life’s new Executive Director
Michael takes on role during charity’s 10th anniversary year Michael Timmons was appointed Executive Director of Playlist for Life in April after previously serving as Head of Operations and Deputy Director before taking on the role of Interim Executive Director in January 2023. He has been with the organisation since 2019 and will now lead […]