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We are an innovative charity dedicated to improving the quality of life and wellbeing of those suffering with dementia using interactive musical stimuli to increase their general awareness and self esteem.  Lost Chord is now a highly successful award-winning charity, operating in more than 110 homes in South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Coventry, London and Cardiff. Find out more about dementia

"Music can in such a simple way help to overcome these feelings of frustration and humiliation.  Music is the most effective and often the only way to stimulate a response.  It seems to reach into their very souls and unlocks that door behind which a frightened, intimidated and humilated person hides.  Life at times is just too awful to face for most of them."
Helena Muller, founder

Why dementia matters...

• 25 million people, or nearly half the UK population, are affected by dementia through knowing a close friend or family member with the condition
• Over 800,000 people are living with dementia in the UK- a number forecast to double within a generation
• 163,000 new cases are diagnosed every year in England and Wales- that’s one every 3 minutes
• Dementia currently costs the UK £20 billion a year.  Twice as much as cancer and three times as much as heart disease
• Just 2.5% of the government’s medical research budget is spent on dementia research, compared to 25% on cancer
• The Alzheimer's Research Trust and Oxford Dementia 2010 report reveals that dementia is the greatest medical challenge of our age

Source: Alzheimer's Research Trust