DHS Music & Memory in the News
- Secretary Kitty Rhoades Music & Memory Grant:
- Rhoades legacy lives on through gift to Memory and Music, September 7, 2016, Hudson Star-Observer
- Grant in memory of Rhoades to aid people with dementia, September 7, 2016, Leader-Telegram
- 'Music & Memory Grant' to honor late DHS Secretary Rhoades, WisPolitics, September 6, 2016
- Governor Walker to Join in Honoring the Legacy of Former Secretary Kitty Rhoades on Tuesday, September 2, 2016, Hudson Patch
- Nursing School Teachers Students to Use Music to Rescue Memory, WISC, May 2016
- A Musical Journey to the Past: Saving Local Seniors With Songs and Community Outreach, WKOW, May 2016
- Music Therapy has Industry's Ear, From the Magazine, March 11, 2016
- The Healing Power of Music, AARP Bulletin, July/August 2015
- Milwaukee Film Festival attendance up 16%; audience award winners announced, Journal Sentinel, October 14, 2014
- 2014 Sundance Film Festival Live Awards Updates, 2014 Sundance Film Festival, January 25, 2014
- Alive Inside: How the Magic of Music Proves Therapeutic for Patients with Alzheimer's and Dementia, Democracy Now, January 22, 2014
- Music and Memory Grant Request to Fund 150 More Facilities Sent to CMS, WHCAWiCal.org, June 27, 2014
- If You Had Dementia, What Songs Would Be on Your Playlist?, WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, June 12, 2014
- How a Little Music Can Ease the Suffering of Alzheimer's, Governing, March 3, 2014
- New program hopes music spurs memory for Alzheimer's patients, 27 ABC WKOW Madison, Wisconsin, February 4, 2014
- State Department of Health Services Announces New Program to Aid People with Alzheimer's Disease or Related Dementias, January 17, 2014
A Spotlight on Wisconsin Music & Memory Facilities
- Music & Memory Grant Supports Partnership to Support Those Living with Dementia in Their Homes, Aging and Disability Resource Center of Barron, Rusk, and Washburn Counties, July 2016
- Music & Memory: Turning on the music box of the mind, May 2016
- Heartland Country Village, Black Earth, News-Sickle-Arrow, March 17, 2016
- Lasata Nursing Home, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 11, 2014
- Columbia Health Care Center, Portage Daily Register, June 3, 2014
- Manitowoc Health and Rehabilitation Center, htrnews.com, May 12, 2014
- Brookside Care Center, KenoshaNews.com, May 10, 2014
- LindenGrove, Fox6Now.com, May 6, 2014
- St. Mary's Care Center, Channel3000.com, April 29, 2014
- Memorial Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, CW News, April 24, 2014
- Hillview Health Care Center, MPRnews.org, April 8, 2014
- Brewster Village, postcrescent.com, March 29, 2014
- Northern Lights Nursing Home, The Daily Press, AshlandWi.com, March 28, 2014
- Hillview Health Care Center, Norseland Nursing Home & Rolling Hills Rehabilitation Center, Wisconsin State Journal, March 18, 2014
- Syverson Lutheran Home, Wisconsin Public Radio, February 25, 2014
- St. Mary's Care Center, 27 ABC WKOW Madison, Wisconsin, February 4, 2014
- Syverson Lutheran Home, Leader-Telegram, January 3, 2014
- Columbia Health Care Center, Portage Daily Register, November 5, 2013
Research News
- Social work students first to research impacts of personalized music on caregivers, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, June 2016
- Making Communities and Future Professionals More Dementia Friendly, CARE Connections, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, March 2016
- Music May Improve Quality of Life for Alzheimer's Patients, Aging News, Winter/Spring 2016
- Wisconsin studies music and memory program, Yahoo News, October 30, 2014
- Music ignites lost memories in 'good-news' film, USA today, July 17, 2014
A Special Visit from Dan Cohen at Rocky Knoll
- iPods Awaken Memories Through Music for Those With Alzheimer's, ABC News, March 5, 2014
- Soothing Melodies: ABC crew features Rocky Knoll's Music and Memory Program, Sheboygan Press, February 21, 2014
Last Revised: September 12, 2016
