Brent MacKinnon offers music listening services for care home residents to improve quality of life, drawing on 30 years of experience in youth and senior programming and caring for an aging parent. His services include individual or group music programs in care homes and advising family caregivers, using pre-loaded playlists and inexpensive headphones. He understands the challenges of enriching lives of seniors coping with dementia.

1. Brent MacKinnon
Music Listening for health and engagement

2. Services
• Bringing music enjoyment to care home residents;
• Facilitating individual or group music programs in care homes;
• Guiding family caregivers to use music with residents/loved ones;

3. About Me
• My mission is to improve the quality of life for seniors living in care
homes through music listening with headsets;
• I have a 30 year career designing & delivering programs for youth,
seniors and communities;
• I have a 10 years of lived experience caring for an aging parent;
• I’m experienced in delivering services in residential care homes;
• I understand the challenges for care homes and residential staff to
enrich the lives of seniors as they cope with dementia.

4. Why Music Works

5. Features

6. Options
Staff
• On site music player;
(cell phone)
• Pre-loaded Playlists;
• Inexpensive headsets
• Easy to follow
instructions.
Caregiver & Resident
• Caregiver/Resident’s
music player (cell
phone)
• Pre-loaded playlists
• Inexpensive
headsets;
• One time orientation
for caregiver.
Group
• 30 – 40 minute
Group Facilitation;
• Pre-loaded music;
• Multi-choice music
via transmitter;
• Post music group
Socialize time

7. Contact Me