Chris Hartzog » Alzheimer’s

Music And The Alzheimer's Mind

chartzog — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:21:38 +0000

I found a great post over at “Senior Home Care Information” called “Alzheimer’s: Old music, new songs” with a couple of paragraphs I have reposted below. This article caught my eye because when I have sung and performed at nursing homes I too have witnessed this very same phenomenon. Previously unresponsive residents suddenly perk [...]

Music and the Brain

chartzog — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:27:43 +0000

The AP published an interesting article recently describing the links found in the brain between music and words including the possiblity that intense therapy with music might improve speech in not only stroke patients, but in individuals with autism as well. It’s nice to know that what my wife and I have known instinctively [...]

Music for Caregivers

chartzog — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:38:16 +0000

My mission is to provide “Music for Caregivers” to integrate into the lives of people living in nursing homes and to those with physical, developmental or neurological disabilities living in our world.

This page and web site is a place for anyone interested in bringing music into a care-giving environment. Care-giving environments can be [...]

Resources For Caregivers

chartzog — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:34:13 +0000

With the aging of our population there has been a increased need for caregivers, either professional, or those who fill the role out of love due to an aging spouse, parent or loved one. There is also a large population of caregivers of disabled children, afflicted with various things such as autism, mental retardation, [...]

The Therapy of Music

chartzog — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:56:41 +0000

Here is an bit of interesting music trivia for you: As noted in my prior posts, music has therapeutic effects on nursing home residents. In other venues, businesses, parking lots, parks, transit centers, music is also serving the common good. The Seattle Times reported in an article that Seattle area organizations have been using [...]

New Alzheimer’s Research Published

chartzog — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:45:47 +0000

The National Institutes of Health is reporting this month that researchers have made significant progress in coming up with a test to both diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier as well as to monitor the progress of the disease over time. “This effort may open the door to the discovery of an entire panel of cerebrospinal fluid [...]

The Number 1 Reason Senator Barack Obama Should Not Be Elected

chartzog — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:34:06 +0000

People who know me know that I very rarely talk about politics. I don’t like politics (in government or at the office) and I am not political.

However, I am making an exception right now, a week and a half before our presidential election, because it is of vital importance to our future. I [...]

Music for Alzheimer's and Autism All at Once

chartzog — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:04:25 +0000

I sang at the Clare Bridge at Silver Lake Alzheimer’s/Memory Care facility on Sunday, August 3rd. Not only was my audience a group of residents living with Alzheimers and dementia, but my daughter who is on the autism spectrum attended along with my wife. I have read that people living with memory impairments such [...]

Refining My Niche

chartzog — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:37:50 +0000

As time has gone along, I have seen more clearly that I cannot be all things to all people. I guess we each have our unique calling and journey we undertake as the body needs many different individual members in order to survive. So it is with me. I am finding that the thing [...]