Simple Music Player, Red

The beneficial effects of music for people with dementia are quite outstanding; both for improving the quality of life, especially when living alone, and for its healthy restorative effects on cognizance and lucidity. A recurring problem however, has been the difficulties people with dementia face when trying to operate modern music playing equipment. Remembering how controls operate or manipulation of knobs, non-tactile buttons, and an array of confusing symbols all limit access to this well proved benefit.

The ’Simple Music Player’ has been designed to be as easy as possible to operate for the end user; that is, the person with dementia. Setting up the player is undertaken by friends, family or carers, as a one time process. Extensive trialing has verified that the operation is highly intuitive and does not require any prior knowledge or memory to start and stop the player. The styling is also reminiscent of old radios and is instantly recognisable as something which plays music.

To operate, there are only three controls:

• Start playing music - just lift the lid
• Skip this song - (optional) press the big button
• Stop the music - close the lid

The music will always continue from where it was last stopped.

It comes with cables and power supply. For assistance on setting up your Easy Radio, please visit www.dementiamusic.co.uk.