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Students learning about music therapy were able to put theory into practice by singing to the participants of Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The Chatmore British International School joined Hayley Francis-Cann, neurologic music therapist from S...

Bermuda’s role in the two world wars will be the topic of a presentation today that veterans’ advocate Carol Everson said might ruffle some feathers. Ms Everson, among those who fought a lengthy campaign to secure veterans’ benefits for soldiers who ...

A father and son team are going the extra mile, literally, to raise money for Agape House in Paget. This week, Thomas McMahon and son Eoin McMahon, plan to climb Mount Everest in Nepal to raise funds for Friends of Hospice, the fundraising arm of the...

What’s the prescription for Covid-19 related stress? According to Masterworks educator Kendra Earls, it’s art

More knowledge about dementia could help stop people “suffering in silence”, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors has said. Tinee Furbert appealed to members of the public after the launch of a campaign to boost support for people affected ...

A Bermuda charity will soon be able to accept online donations after a $2,500 grant from Clarien Bank. Grainne Richmond, the treasurer of Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia Bermuda said the cash from Clarien would help the charity revamp its website – ...

An awareness campaign will be launched this month to highlight dementia care. The Ministry of Social Development and Seniors is working with health professionals to boost knowledge of the subject. Tinee Furbert, the social development and seniors min...

The number of emergency calls involving people with dementia has risen during the Covid-19 crisis, a charity for sufferers and their caregivers has warned. Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, which has stopped its usual programmes for the “foreseeabl...

Action on Alzheimer’s and Dementia gives the following tips for helping loved ones with memory problems cope during the pandemic: • If you feel it won’t cause unnecessary worry, try providing newspaper articles or watching daily news briefings toget...

People see Hayley Francis Cann walking around with instruments and usually assume she is headed somewhere to perform. In a way she is, although her job as a music therapist requires her to “do a lot more than entertain”. There is a clinical process i...

A team of 9 employees from Hiscox Re & ILS from London and Bermuda covered 200 miles in 24 hours as participants in New Hampshire’s Ragnar Reach the Beach Relay to raise funds for Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia Bermuda (AAD). In addition to the rac...

The Governor took to the dancefloor at a music therapy session for seniors. John Rankin was delighted to attend the event and see the difference it made in the lives of people living with dementia. He said: “As I saw for myself, music and song can be...