I’d like to share with you a true story about the incredible power of mutual support. There was once a woman I’ll call Edwina, who was transferred to a care home where I worked because of repeated “incidences” of...
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The research that went into the development and evaluation of the Java Music Club is now published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Applied Gerontology. Click here to read the abstract.
Mutual Support Groups: Building Relationships – Targeting Loneliness and Depression (Long Term Care Fall 2012) The Java Music Club is now in the fall issue of this professional magazine. Published for over 20 years, Long Term Care is a...
In its comprehensive report, “Why Not Now?”, the long term care innovation expert panel has a vision for Ontario’s system of care for older adults that: Promotes health and well-being; Empowers older Ontarians to make informed choices and take...
The Journals of Gerontology released a study in 2012 that examimed those over the age of 65 living with multiple chronic conditions. What they found is that those with a purpose in life and positive relations with others had...
The Java Music Club held a draw for a beautiful hand-made set of Treeworks Windchimes at our booth at the LeadingAge Conference in sunny Denver, Colorado. Laurence Dahl, LNFA, Executive Director/CEO of Eden Hill Communities in New Braunfels, Texas,...
Loneliness is a common source of distress, suffering, and impaired quality of life in older persons.