Each resident has their own Ode standing in their room. The music is personalised to their life, their preferences and the care routines.
Room 107
Morning care
Soft New Orleans Jazz for Arne when caregiver Ingrid comes in to do routine care at 10am.
Room 101
Daytime
Uplifting and energetic 60s Norwegian boyband-pop for Anna at 4pm.
Room 105
Resting
Calming classic cello for Bjørn when he is going to bed at 10pm.
Room 112
Family visit
Norwegian Childhood Viser when Greta’s grandchildren come to visit at 5pm.
Designed and tested to be understood as a music player, even for people with dementia.
Materials and structure chosen to withstand rough handling and institutional cleaning.
No matter who uses it; healthcare personnel, next of kin or resident with dementia, there is only one knob to turn.
How it works
Ode is designed to save healthcare professionals time in an already busy workday. That’s why it requires just two simple actions. Ode takes care of the rest.
1Enters the next of kin’s phone number
2Turns the knob
Contacts next of kin
Maps music preferences
Selects and curates the right music
Handles licensing and rights
Uploads music to the speaker
Adapts music to care routines and time of day
3Resident receives therapeutic music that brings peace.
Pilot project findings from Grefsenhjemmet
25%25%
reduction in care time, reported by staff
95%95%
reduction in curating and playing individualised music, reported by staff
Marked improvementMarked improvement
in caregivers’ daily work, reported by staff
“Ode creates a completely different sense of peace and dignity for both resident and caregiver.”
Pilot institutions with Ode
