An overwhelming positive response was received to a recent survey of facilitators of the Java Music Club program in both Canada and the US. 100% of respondents said they would recommend the program to others. The comments and quotes...
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Loneliness and depression, high resident to staff ratios and shrinking health care budgets—these are ongoing concerns across the spectrum of care in senior living. An emerging body of research is heralding a different approach to these critical issues. It’s...
My name is Sharron Cooke and I am the president of the Ontario Association of Residents’ Councils (OARC). I would like to share with you an idea that we came up with to use the traditional talking stick from...
The Three Keys to Calmness In his book called The Worry Solution, Dr. Martin Rossman writes about the importance of cultivating calmness in our lives.1 When we are calm and relaxed, our bodies and brains repair and renew themselves. (Read...
New Research Due to a combination of pervasive stereotyping (1), cognitive impairment and complex health conditions (2), those living in residential long-term care face numerous challenges to finding meaning and purpose, establishing and maintaining relationships, and coping with change....
Le Club de musique Java Voilà! The Java Music Club is now available in French. Chartwell recently implemented the Java Music Club in all of their over 180 retirement and long-term care homes across Canada – including Quebec. The French...
But now she looks forward to Wednesdays Sheila Harry from Abbotsford, British Columbia writes: “The news from the Java Music Club continues to be amazing. Rec staff love leading the group. There have definitely been some transformations in the...
Five Ways to Enhance the Use of a Song Please note: If you would like a free PDF of this document, email kristine@javagp.com There is a difference between the use of songs or music as a diversion, and the...
Congratulations Schlegel Villages on your recent CARF accreditation with “Exemplary Performance”! Java Music Club is honored to have played a role. Schlegel Villages newsletter. From www.facebook.com/schlegelvillages “We are pleased to announce that Schlegel Villages has been awarded a Three...
“We have just implemented the Java Music Club program on one of our floors. We are now into our 6th week. I have a very strong music background and have always stated that music is one of the magical...