The Goodwin Living music therapists provide programming that enables residents to stay engaged and fulfilled. Music therapy can decrease depression and anxiety and gives residents, especially those who experience cognitive changes, opportunities for reminiscence and self-expression. Music can meet individuals where they are.
— Samantha Tedrow, Music Therapist
Goodwin Living has been redefining aging since 1967. With a solid reputation for providing options in senior living and healthcare, Goodwin Living is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing care with compassion, dignity and excellence along the aging journey. With multiple campus locations, an aging-at-home program and specialized Medicare-certified services such as home health, rehabilitation therapy and hospice, Goodwin Living also engages in philanthropic efforts.
Thanks to the generosity of donors to the Goodwin Living Foundation, Goodwin Living provides additional benefits and programs to residents, team members, hospice patients and the greater Northern Virginia community. This support makes possible a music therapy program that employs two full time, board certified music therapists who offer individual and group programming to Goodwin Living residents.
The music therapists use proven techniques and music to help individual residents reach goals that focus on function and quality of life. Music therapy in groups provides a space for residents to give and receive support, socialize, express themselves creatively, and maintain their cognitive and physical abilities as they share the joys of making music with others.
Music therapy is one of the many unique programs and benefits of the Goodwin Living Foundation. Others include brain health programming for residents, massage and end-of-life doula services for hospice patients, as well as internships, student loan repayment grants, tuition assistance and a pathway to U.S. citizenship for team members. With generous support from donors, The Goodwin Living Foundation makes it possible for everyone to thrive as they live life with purpose, at any age.