Seniors For Living

Pet therapy is wonderful. Intergenerational interactions -- from infants to young adults -- are therapeutic too. However, there may be residents in assisted living with allergies, or a fear of/aversion to animals. There may also be residents who don’...

The best way for activities directors to fill a room? Good entertainment.

There are few things that rival a great musical performance in assisted living. Whether it’s a string quartet, 50-piece band, or solo vocal performance, talented musicians and ...

All across the country in the month of May, high school students have been attending the event that has become quite a milestone in the life of an American teen: the prom. Besides the high school seniors though, some assisted ...

“Music can do things which language can’t.” - Dr. Oliver Sacks

This powerful statement is just one of many moving moments in the trailer from “Alive Inside,” a documentary profiling the power of music to help those in nursing ...

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Ruth Flowers --"Mamy Rock" -- in England, featured in the video clip below. Wika Szmyt (pictured at right) in Poland, featured on our Facebook page. These two ...

This guest blog posting comes from our friends at Silverado Senior Living, a specialized assisted living community that offers memory-care services in California, Utah, Arizona, Texas, and Illinois.

The desire and ability to respond to music is a virtually innate ...

Tune in, music lovers: there’s a new internet radio station in town.

Launched by AARP, this free service is designed for boomers. Programmed by Concord Music Group (known for producing works by the likes of Paul Simon and Ray ...

Pet therapy is widely known as extremely beneficial to and therapeutic for residents in assisted living and other senior care settings.

But the power of music cannot be underestimated either. Music therapy is a growing field, particularly in terms of ...

Each year, as American high school students prepare for the biggest night of their lives as teenagers, many independent living and assisted living communities are doing the same, and in some cases, with assistance from the very teenagers anticipating the ...

We've covered the challenges of social networking and emailing for boomers/seniors in previous blog posts, but a new product on the market helps them break into the MP3 player scene with ease.
Figuring out how to navigate the menus, create playlists, and download/upload music is one thing, but trying to do those things with decreased vision and fingers crippled by arthritis is another.
CNN Money.com recently highlighted ...