Video: Harborough dementia care home residents learn songs to raise awareness of disease

Dementia care home residents have been learning songs to raise awareness of the disease.

Staff at Brook Care House in Husbands Bosworth have been teaching the songs to 12 residents aged from their mid-80s to late 90s.

It comes after singer Tony Christie was diagnosed with dementia and announced he was releasing a song to thank carers.

A home spokeswoman said: “Our singing sessions are going really well. We sing a couple of war time songs, Amarillo by Tony Christie and Thank You for Being a Friend as this is the song released in aid of dementia.

“As we are a dementia care home, we thought this would be appropriate.”

Tony Christie is releasing the new track after announcing his diagnosis in January, saying at the time he was determined to carry on making music.

The 80-year-old is recording the song on behalf of the Music for Dementia campaign. It will feature a line-up including Sting and Nile Rodgers.