Santa Marta is a continuing care retirement community serving Johnson County that is sponsored by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. Santa Marta’s mission is to enable senior adults to live full and active lives within a secure, hospitable and faith-filled environment in accordance with Catholic traditions and values.
Santa Marta is looking for volunteers to participate in a new program called Music and Memory, which aims to improve the quality of life for their residents through music.
MUSIC & MEMORY® is a non-profit organization that brings personalized music into the lives of the elderly or infirm through digital music technology, vastly improving quality of life.
Volunteers would help create personalized playlists on iPods/MP3 Players based on an assessment with residents of the music that was popular during their formative years. There is training for volunteers that prepares them to create assessments, develop and manage appropriate playlists, and listen to music with residents to form constructive connections with the music.
This is a unique opportunity to help those struggling with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other cognitive physical challenges be empowered to re-engage with the world in a transformative way through their memories associated with music.
If you’re interested, reach out to Rachel Schuckman at rschuckman@santamartaretirement.com
Happy Volunteering!