Eldercare Illuminated

Eldercare Illuminated launches its fourth season with an interview of professionalmusician Mary Sue Wilkinson, who spends her days bringing live music to assistedliving facilities, memory care units, and nursing homes. Mary Sue shares her thoughtsabout the role of music in caring for someone with dementia — and the opportunityto enhance your loved one’s life in myriad ways through live and recorded musicalexperiences.The Rolling Stones’ lead guitarist Keith Richards has said, “Music is a language thatdoesn’t speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones, it’s inthe bones.” For individuals with dementia, music can spark what’s in the bones to riseto the surface for moments of clarity and happiness.About Our Guest:Mary Sue Wilkinson is the founder of Singing Heart to Heart™ and the Young at Heart Music Program. As a career educator and professional musician, she discovered the power of music to awaken memories and bring joy. Today she specializes in using music in dementia care. Her