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benefits of personalized music

Improving Resident Quality of Life: How Music Favorites Helped Reduce Antipsychotic Use at New York’s Coler-Carter SHNF

February 20, 2014

The elderly Asian woman stood by the nurses’ station, tapping her fingers on the counter in time to music playing […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, antipsychotic drug use, benefits of personalized music, Coler-Carter, Coler-Goldwater, dementia

The Music “Makes Me See”: How iPods Enhance Music Therapy at Orzac CECR

January 29, 2014

Bent over her wheelchair, eyes closed, Ella would all-too-easily melt into the background of the dining hall at the Orzac […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Music and Recreational Therapy, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, memory care, nursing home culture change, Orzac Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation

Meet Our Team: Alexis Gregos, Community Outreach Coordinator

November 5, 2013

It all started with an internship. Alexis Gregos was a psychology undergraduate at Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., looking […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregivers at Home Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, iPod donation drive, volunteer ideas

At Sephardic Nursing & Rehab, Personalized Music Provides a Soothing Respite

October 15, 2013

I think music in itself is healing. It’s an explosive expression of humanity. It’s something we are all touched by. […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, antipsychotic drug use, benefits of personalized music, dementia, depression, memory care, nursing home activities, nursing home culture change, Sephardic Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Wisconsin Department of Health Services to Fund 100 Nursing Homes for Music & Memory Certification

August 27, 2013

In the most comprehensive effort to date to bring personalized music into skilled nursing facilities, the Wisconsin Department of Health […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, antipsychotic drug use, benefits of personalized music, dementia, nursing home culture change, Wisconsin Music & Memory Initiative

For Student Interns and Nursing Home Administrators, Music & Memory is a Win-Win

July 9, 2013

A meaningful internship. That’s the goal for many college students who want to learn, grow and get into a good […]

Filed Under: Alzheimer's and Dementia, Nursing Home Culture Change Tagged With: Alzheimer's, benefits of personalized music, dementia, Jewish Home Lifecare, Mayo Clinic Health System, nursing home culture change, student interns, Vermont Veterans Home

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