My 94 year old mother currently suffers with Alzheimer's. She can no longer put words together to make a complete sentence. She is bed...

“thank you, that was wonderful, I needed that,”

Mrs. Angleton was a new hospice patient. My music therapy colleague and I stood on her doorstep and introduced ourselves. “Come in,” she...

Paul was in his mid-40’s- living in a rehabilitation center after a motorcycle accident five years ago rendered him partially paralyzed...

The view was spectacular, the autumn sun spilling out over the rolling hills. “This is the home we always dreamed of,” sighed Mrs....

Walker was one of our younger hospice patients. At 55, he had been stricken with ALS. I was referred to him by our social worker who knew...

Sarah is on hospice service with Alzheimer’s disease. She lives at home and is taken care of by her husband. He works so hard, and loves...

Jennifer is another patient on hospice service with advanced dementia. She lives at a care facility because it had become too difficult...

The field staff and family of Mr. Williams (name changed to protect privacy) are not sure how much he can hear. Mr. Williams has...

This week, I happened to go to visit Jean at the same time her daughter and son were visiting. We met outside and had a fine time making...

Music therapy is an effective way to manage some of the common challenges faced as we reach older adulthood. It may be a way to find...