The Valley Senior Living Foundation focuses on four pillars that enhance the quality of life for our residents: chaplaincy ministry, music therapy, intergenerational programming and community connections. We highlight these areas and bring you updates in each edition of Valley Times.
President/CEO Update
I unknowingly started on a path towards long term care while I was in elementary school and my grandma was in the nursing home. We would visit on Sundays and sometimes I would play piano for my grandma. I was struck by how people would gather when music was playing. At first, I was surprised and a little nervous because it felt more like a recital by the time I was done. Later I would learn to bring a bunch of music because I wasn’t getting by just playing a few songs.
Fast forward forty years and I’m still doing the same thing, just differently. I try to sing and play for residents once each week. Mostly it’s by singing a favorite song for a resident. Sometimes it’s singing for a resident who is at the end of life, singing at a memorial service, or at a Valley event. My contributions to Valley go to an endowment that will help music happen here for years to come.
