Connect With Joy

The Alzheimer’s journey is difficult, but it can still be marked by love and joy.

Our resources are crafted to keep families connected during Alzheimer’s. Browse our site for practical tips, ideas, and encouragement. We invite you to CONNECT WITH JOY through our singalong videos and Joyful Memories, our dementia-friendly magazine.

CARE TIPS     SINGALONGS     MAGAZINE

 

Connect With Joy

A mother and her two daughters share a moment of joy at a Songs & Smiles event.

Joyful Memories, a dementia-friendly magazine

Songs & Smiles created Joyful Memories magazine as a resource to help keep families connected during the Alzheimer’s journey.

Joyful Memories

Joyful Memories is a magazine that can be enjoyed by everyone, including people living with dementia. No ads. No small type. No current events. Just fun, engaging content.

Latest Issue of Joyful Memories magazine: TOYS … $8 (includes shipping)

Joyful Memories magazine is also available on Amazon.

Special discount pricing when you purchase All 7 Issues.

READ “Why We Created a Dementia-Friendly Magazine”

Coming Soon: The Sweets Issue

Singalongs

Visit our YouTube Channel for fun singalong videos.

Learn about Becoming a Songs & Smiles Singalong Leader.

 

Join Eric at an Upcoming Community Singalong:

3 pm on Tuesday, March 4 at Flower Mound Senior Center

3 pm on Tuesday, April 1 at Flower Mound Senior Center

11 am on Wednesday, April 30 at Haltom City Senior Center

Now booking in-person Singalongs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago, Dayton, and Pittsburgh.

Eric leading a singalong.

Songs & Smiles co-founder Eric Kolb leading a singalong.

Eric, Sheryl, and Trish at Family Party

Songs & Smiles co-founders Eric and Sheryl Kolb with Sheryl’s mom, Trish, in 2017, sharing a moment of joy during the Alzheimer’s journey. Eric and Sheryl helped care for Trish from the time of her diagnosis in 2008 until Alzheimer’s took her life in 2019.

Celebrate Life

We support caregivers and families during the Alzheimer’s journey, encouraging them to celebrate life with love and laughter. We know how hard it can be to connect with someone who has Alzheimer’s, but we also know the tremendous value of each person and every shared moment of joy.

So, we sing and we smile. We rethink how we have conversations, and we look for creative ways to connect.

READ “OUR STORY”

READ “FACING ALZHEIMER’S WITH SONGS, SMILES, AND JOY”

READ: CAREGIVER STORY: MY AUNT SUE AND UNCLE DALE

News & Events

We now have Songs & Smiles singalong leaders in Illinois, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington.

Join Eric at an Upcoming Community Singalong:

3 pm on Tuesday, March 4 at Flower Mound Senior Center

3 pm on Tuesday, April 1 at Flower Mound Senior Center

11 am on Wednesday, April 30 at Haltom City Senior Center

For more dementia-friendly events in north Texas, visit:
Dementia Friendly Denton CountyDementia Friendly Fort Worth, or Dementia Friendly Dallas.

Community Singalong

Community Singalong in Grapevine, Texas

Learn how Songs & Smiles brings joy to people during the Alzheimer’s journey. Featuring interviews with co-founders Eric and Sheryl Kolb, as well as with residents and staff members at local care facilities. Hear how the organization’s interactive singalongs and dementia-friendly magazines are helping people living with dementia connect with their memories and emotions, as well as with their family and friends.

Media

Read the article about Songs & Smiles published by The Dallas Morning News.

Joyful Memories Magazine named a GDUSA Health+Wellness Design Awards Winner.

Story on Shoutout DFW website.

Songs & Smiles Brand Ambassador:

Lance A. Slatton and All Home Care Matters

Podcast/Radio Appearances by Eric Kolb:

All Home Care Matters with Lance A. Slatton

Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast with Lori La Bey

The ‘D’ Word (June 12, 2023) on UK Health Radio

Music Helps with Nina Clark from Musical Walkabout

Prime Life Podcast with Mary Falletti-Crean and Josef Katz

A Season of Caring with Rayna Neises

 

 

Keep Your Family Connected

Caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s presents unique challenges, and the journey can last for many years. Sadly, many caregivers get worn out and families often drift apart.

Everything we do is about keeping families connected during the journey. Join us in encouraging and supporting caregivers and families.

WHY WE EXIST      DONATE

READ “TALKING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS ALZHEIMER’S”

READ “LINKS TO RESOURCES FOR ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS”

Eight ladies in the Beeson family line

Trish, whose maiden name was Beeson, celebrated her 78th birthday in 2017 together with the other “Beeson Ladies.” From left, Trish’s grandniece Sydney, niece Stacey, grandniece Emma, sister Mary, Trish, daughter Sheryl, niece Terri, and grandniece Grace.

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