music in the nsg home

Columnist · Feb 21, 2009

Sounds like they had a great time!

Long Term Care Columnist / Guide · Feb 21, 2009

Hey, just think........in a few years, the nursing homes are gonna be rockin' out to the sounds of the Stones, the Grateful Dead, and Aerosmith! :smokin:

Columnist · Feb 21, 2009

Rock and roll grannies. LOL

CityKat, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2009

If I worked in a nursing home, I would make this one of my projects! I would work on having music where the clients could listen to music whenever they want too. Classical days, rock N roll days, jazz days, etc. Sounds like a super great idea that would help lift up those peoples spirits:)

RochesterRN-BSN, BSN, RN · Feb 21, 2009

that's awsome! you should get a Wii for them to try-- bowling, golf, etc.

NotFlo · Feb 22, 2009

Yup, at my old job one of the CNAs had a portable plug and play karoke set up she would bring to work with her every day. She would hook it up to the big screen tv in the dining room. The patients/residents had more fun with that than anything rec dreamed up.

travel50 · Feb 22, 2009

that's awsome! you should get a Wii for them to try-- bowling, golf, etc.

We have a Wii also. Our employees bring their kids to work with them every now and then...I am the DON, so I can allow that. We have some kids who have grown up in the building. One of the little girls (age 5) loves to play Wii with the residents. Her favorites are boxing and bowling. It is great exercise for the residents, and I think good for them to have the interaction with the kids. One resident spends a fair amount of time helping this little girl with her lessons now that she has started school. She comes every day after school. One of the older boys (15), helps one of our residents with his garden. Ours is an unusual facility I guess. Just had to share the music b/c it was so neat.

achot chavi · Feb 22, 2009

Heartwarming story alert: We have an old Russian woman, very sick after a life of chain smoking, already lost here right leg, has a colostomy, no family visits, suffers from chronic pain (gets Durogesic and Percocet) is still alert and somewhat oriented (depending on the day) and won't participate in any rec activities, won't accept volunteers. A persistent volunteer bought here a CD Discman and headphones, went to a store that sold Russian discs, and bought her music from her childhood. This music lights up her life, she smiles from ear to ear when she listens, (we hadn;t seen her smile in such a long time, we forgot she has one tooth left)

Music is the food for the soul

CapeCodMermaid, RN · Feb 22, 2009

We had a resident who was admitted on many psych meds and anxiolytics. He was a mess. If anyone approached him, he'd take a swing. He was also head injured and didn't like anyone touching his head. He was almost 6'3...a danger if he decided he was going to go for a walk since his balance was horrible. One day when he was in a 'good' mood, I heard him singing very softly. He was singing Amazing Grace. The next day he was on a tear...it took 3 of us to walk him. Someone ran to get some Ativan...wait I said...If you give him Ativan he's going to fall. So I started singing Amazing Grace. For the first time since he'd been admitted, he made eye contact with me and said Boy,honey, you sure can sing! So we sat him down and the two of us sang old hymns together. It was the turning point for him. Anytime he got the least bit agitated,instead of giving him drugs, someone would start singing and he'd stop what ever he was doing and sing along. I wrote it in his care plan as an intervention.

makes needs known · Feb 22, 2009

Elvis visits us! The patients and the staff love it!

achot chavi · Feb 23, 2009

elvis visits us! The patients and the staff love it!

as a patient or an entertainer?