Overhead music

chrisrn24 · Jul 4, 2013

That is kind of weird. Don't residents want to listen to music of their own choosing?

savoytruffle, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2013

I don't think the residents can hear it. They never talk about it. It sure drives me crazy. It's a Sirius radio. Sometimes it's country music, but mostly it's an oldies station. It's become the sound track to my personal Hell; where there is no coffee, everything has to be ironed, and Cathy's Clown is playing.......

txredheadnurse, BSN, RN · Jul 5, 2013

Only few of the facilities I visit for audits have a constant stream of music but the ones that do seem to have a loop of a half dozen that seem to play eternally. I am with the OP about the additional "noise" of inane music just being too much. Actually many of the facilities are so loud with all the alarms and call buttons and human generated sounds that I am really stressed at the end of day. All I want to do when I return to either the hotel or my home is sit in blissful silence. I personally believe the type of sounds, the sheer volume of sounds and the constant stream of "alaming" sounds promotes anxiety, agitation and aggression even.

ktwlpn, LPN · Jul 6, 2013

Ours was turned off last year because most units play c/d's for the residents in the common areas and each unit has particular likes/dislikes. We l used to listen to a Top 40- MOR station and I hate that crap-it was the same 7 songs over and over and over and over....(George was my favorite Beatle,too...and e was my first real concert )

Havin' A Party!, ASN, RN · Jul 12, 2013

No overhead music in the units. Do have it in the admin areas.

Other facilities I've worked in did play some tunes near the nurses' station... relatively low volume.