Simple Music Player For Dementia And Alzheimers

Playing music to people with dementia from their formative years vastly improves their cognizance and lucidity - the effects are dramatic, and are widely recognised by all dementia and alzheimer professionals. E2L have developed a 'Simple Music Player' with supporting research undertaken by the Bath Institute of Medical Engineering (BIME), which indicates both the benefits of providing people who have dementia with music they enjoy, and the ease of operation that such people require. Verbal communication is often difficult due to short term memory loss but improving the quality of life at home, and avoiding institutional structures, is greatly enhanced by providing music from earlier years. The problem being that many with early stage dementia find controls difficult to remember or manipulate. E2L have developed a 'Simple Music Player' which is operated by lifting its lid, which automatically switches it on, and plays a tune. If a new tune is required then there is a single BIG button to skip to the next track. The volume is set by friends, family, or carers, and isn't easy to accidentally change. Similarly the tunes are selected and downloaded via a bluetooth link from tablet or PC. "Simple Music Player" is available for delivery worldwide - it has a universal power supply with mains plugs to suit your country. Power consumption is very low; less than 700mA at 9V. The unit does not get hot, and is easy to clean