The Missy Higgins song that still makes fans ‘have a good cry’

Building on that research, the #shareasong campaign, led by music technology wellness company Music Health, encourages families to share a song and a story behind it with their loved ones this festive season.

Music Health co-founder Stephen Hunt said he hopes the campaign will help families deepen their connection with their elderly loved ones and encourage staff to play music during mealtimes, bathing and other care activities.“Music is still thought of as maybe a once-a-week activity in aged care ... when you go into most aged care centres, they’re still relatively quiet,” he said.

Following a successful career in the music industry, he co-founded Music Health, which curates personalised playlists of music for people living with dementia. Hunt said he believes music has a positive role to play alongside more traditional forms of care in a sector whose problems were exposed in the recent Aged Care Royal Commission.

“If we can do anything to improve their quality of life and make that [caring] job more joyful and sustainable, then I think that’s going to go a long way to helping,” he said.The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimated that between 386,200 and 472,000 Australians were living with dementia in 2021.

angusthomson_ My mum's got dementia. I don't want to cry about it. She will pass soon. Take days as the come, love her while she is here, and know she is unique. According to the Nursing Home there is nothing about her that is text book. Not really news, but funny! The goddess broke the mould.

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