Purple Angel is a company based in Devon, whose aim is to raise awareness of dementia and provide support for people who live with it.
The company recently got in touch with the team at Stanley Wilson Lodge in Saffron Walden to offer them five Mp3 players for people living at the home. They wanted to ensure each person has access to music and can feel the benefits from listening to familiar songs – not only does this help to boost mood, but also bring back fond memories from the past.
The team thought this was a wonderful gesture and so, they sat down with five people living at the home and discussed their favourite music. Each person then wrote a list of their 15 favourite songs, which team members then sent to purple angle to pre-load onto the mp3 players. People chose songs from their favourite artists, which included Elvis, Status Quo, Pavarotti and Abba to name a few.
Not long after sending off the lists of songs, the MP3 players arrived at Stanley Wilson. The team charged them up, then took them to the five residents. They each sat there with the headphones on, listening to the songs they selected. They were smiling, singing and dancing along – it was wonderful for the team to see the immediate benefit this music was having.
Since the mp3 players arrived, they have been passed around the home so everyone can take some time out to listen to music on their own. This has been calming and uplifting for many people and has certainly improved personal wellbeing.
Everyone at Stanley Wilson Lodge would like to say a big thank you to Purple Angel for this kind donation and for thinking of them.