After many months into the pandemic, a new grant is a much-needed boost for many Virginia nursing homes, where residents have spent months confined amid often-deadly outbreaks. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation and loneliness were a daily...
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Last week I attended the opening of a new beautiful small community, set in a peaceful neighbourhood. It is a place where people living with dementia can live a full life in cottage-style households. This is The Village Langley...
There is no disputing the facts. Studies suggest that almost one in two residents in long-term care homes suffer from loneliness and depression. In the 1960s, Dr. Peter Townsend conducted an extensive study of care homes and found that loneliness...
Loneliness is not necessarily about being alone—it is the perception of not belonging and feeling isolated that matters, despite being surrounded by others. In residential care—from care homes, to assisted living and retirement homes—this is particularly troublesome as loneliness...
Dr. Michael Barber, Chief Medical Officer from National Church Residences and Kristine Theurer, MA (Gerontology), founder of the Java Music Club peer support program, are co-presenting evaluation results of the implementation of the Java Music Club at National Church...
Come join us in August at the Pioneer Network 13th Annual Conference: Hear the Voice, Honor the Choice: August 11- 15th, 2013 in Bellevue, Washington. The Java Music Club will be presenting a full one and a half hour...
The Java Music Club was represented at the recent Alzheimer’s Association International Conference held in Vancouver, BC, a wonderful opportunity to network and link up with researchers from around the world who are doing similar work.
The Java Music Club will making a debut in the US at the upcoming Pioneer Network Conference held in the first week of August in Jacksonville, Florida. The theme of this conference is “Building a Bridge to a New...