Long-Term Care & Retirement Homes:

Why add a Music Therapist to your long-term care or retirement team?

• Music therapy provides opportunities for meaningful social engagement.

• Music therapy can elicit memories that contribute to reminiscence and emotional expression.

• Music therapists can successfully engage residents and build a therapeutic rapport that contributes to improved quality of life.

• Music therapy can improve mood and decrease stress, anxiety, and pain.

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Reasons for Resident Referral:

• Social isolation i.e., not attending other programs

• Difficulty transitioning to environment

• Experiencing loss and grief

• Need for a sense of purpose and connection

• Decline in cognitive, physical, or communication abilities

• Experiencing anxiety and/or depression

• Exhibiting aggressive and/or challenging behavior

• Wandering and exit seeking 

Learn more about our community partnerships with the following populations:

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We also work with group homes, schools, day programs, addiction centres, community centres, rehabilitation units, early intervention programs, and more.