Analysis Of The Ipod Program

Some of the challenges Dan encountered in trying to implement the iPod program was cost, nursing homes' skepticism of how such a thing could be implemented, and availability of volunteers to implement it. I think a lot of these challenges can start to be overcome by everyday people caring, volunteering, and donating. As we saw towards the end of the documentary, many people were moved by Henry's response to music, and the feelings that his response brought to people motivated them to get more involved in helping so that other elderly people could come alive the same way that Henry did. This small movement within people brought out a lot of positive outcomes. Like Dan said in the interview shown, involving the community and motivating people to donate iPods and volunteer can bring about a lot of great change in the way nursing home operate and how the residents feel. …show more content…
Seeing somebody become so lively is so moving, and i understand why so many people rallied behind Dan's program. There are surely still so many obstacles to come, there are thousands of nursing homes across the United States, and so many residents that I can definitely understand how much work must continue to go into a program like this. That being said, I believe getting people who have lost so much to feel something so powerful again to be completely worth it, and I admire Dan for what he's doing along with all the people who have come forward to volunteer, donate, and do what they can to make the program a complete working