The Internet Can Be Good For Your Health
Studies show that the internet can be good for older adults! According to the Pew Research Center, internet use among individuals 65 and older grew…
Walking On Sunshine
Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Music Mends Minds
Music Mends Minds band members perform…
We are so excited to share another fantastic resource for folks facing the challenges of dementia. Music Mends Minds is a non-profit that was started by Carol & Irwin Rosenstein in 2014. When Irwin was diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson’s, the Rosenstein’s felt their lives slipping away. Carol enrolled Irwin in the UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program where he began playing the piano for participating students and adults...and something miraculous happened.
Helping Seniors In Need
As you know, Shanna and I are part of MAPS Charities, a Los Angeles-based volunteer organization that offers assistance to LA County seniors living below the poverty line.
Once I Was Lost, But Now Am Found
We’ve all heard that music is therapeutic. But as Dan Cohen illustrates in the amazing documentary, Alive Inside, the right music can literally help people lost to