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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Alice Walker

Nan with dementia melts hearts singing along to favourite songs

This is the moment a nan with dementia finds joy in singing her old favourites.

Joan Horton, 90, was taken out on a drive by Aimee at Smile TLC, where they played some of her favourite songs in order to brighten her mood. Smile TLC, based in Liverpool and Wirral, is a company that offers dementia care for patients and families of those affected by the disease.

It holds events where dementia patients can listen to music in order to calm them and improve their moods. The company was set up by Aimee Carson in 2017, who was inspired by a family friend who worked in dementia. Now with 19 staff, Aimee, along with Adam Coburn, expanded over to Wirral.

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