Hebrew SeniorLife Blog

Tips and resources to help you navigate the joys and challenges of aging, from Boston's trusted expert in senior care.

A male resident smiles while playing a drum in a room surrounded by other musical instruments

Caring for Someone with Dementia During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Alvaro Pascual-Leone, M.D., Ph.D. May 4, 2020

Susan Mitchell sits in her office

Getting to know Dr. Susan Mitchell

Jeff Cramer September 16, 2019

A female doctor wearing a white coat places her hand over a patient's hand

Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

Annie Racine, Ph.D. November 15, 2018

A female patient in a wheelchair is being comforted by a female caregiver who bends down to hold her hand

Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Treatment of Patients with Dementia

The Hebrew SeniorLife Blog Team September 25, 2018

A patient at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center listens to therapeutic music with the help of a life enhancement team member.

Music and Memory Services Comfort Patients with Dementia

New research is confirming and expanding an idea long held by those who work with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients: music has a way of invoking memory.

The Hebrew SeniorLife Blog Team March 27, 2018

A woman wearing a ring places her hand over a picture frame

Living with Dementia: One Family's Story

Terri Febo Robinson November 30, 2017

NewBridge on the Charles employee, Leticia Alvaraz, plays a violin while smiling

Meaning through the Arts: Expressive Therapy at Assisted Living NewBridge

A conversation with Leticia Prieto Alvarez, longtime Hebrew SeniorLife music therapist and Memory Care Program Manager at Assisted Living at NewBridge on the Charles

Dana Gitell July 19, 2017

An older male and female sit at a table and look down at a white dog

Hebrew SeniorLife Memory Café Expands to Boston-area Residents

Working with local institutions to grow the memory café experience

Tara Fleming Caruso, MA, LMHC September 7, 2016

Hebrew SeniorLife's CEO Lou Woolf stands near a residents bed while talking to her and a female friend

Meeting the Home Care Needs of Patients with Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease

Choose a provider with experience and expertise

Kim Portello, PT, COS-C April 14, 2016

Adult Day Health at Hebrew SeniorLife Redefines Aging

Participants find purpose at Great Days for Seniors, an adult day care program outside of Boston

The Hebrew SeniorLife Blog Team March 24, 2016