Music is Key Tool to Reaching Inner Being

Walk through any senior center, nursing home, or assisted living facility and it will not be difficult to find someone sitting with their head down, emotionally if not physically isolated, with no meaningful verbal communication and seemingly "not there". This is what all of us fear most about aging-- becoming irrelevant and unreachable. Music offers an alternative to this scenario. The attached video offers a powerful demonstration of the impact appropriately selected music can have on the ability to communicate with those who seemingly are unable to be communicated with. Anyone responsible for care of the elderly should review this video and consider how the concept can be incorporated into their practice.