Music Therapy Included in End-of-Life Care

This Associated Press article reports on the increase of music therapy as part of end-of-life care, both in hospice and hospital settings.

According to Al Bumanis, director of communication for the American Music Therapy Association, there are 250 music therapists in the country whose practice is devoted to the terminally ill. There are currently 5,000 board certified music therapists in the United States.
"Music therapy in hospice continues to trend upward, and historically mirrors the general boom in hospice care seen in the country," Bumanis said.