A New Conversation PARK PLACE EMBRACES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF MUSIC It’s Tuesday morning, and a group of older adults use handbells, while another individual sits and plays the piano, all in time with Lisa Targonski- Cisneros’ flute. The group has just finished a heartwarming visit with a therapy dog and her handler, and soon they’ll all eat together while music gently plays in the background. This is a glimpse of what Memory Care looks like at Park Place of Elmhurst.
Lisa, the Memory Care Life Enrichment Coordinator here, is also a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP) and a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP). She’s been part of the Park Place family since 2017 and has used her skills and knowledge to enhance lives at the community. A long-time teacher,
as well as flutist for the Northwest Indiana Symphony, Lisa believes in the healing properties of music. “We don’t just hear music with our ears,” she says. “We feel it on our skin and in our bones. It’s physical, and it elicits positive physical reactions.”
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