Your Brain Wants You to Turn Up the Music – Here's How to Make It a Daily Habit | Sixty and Me Music can do more than entertain; it can regulate mood, ease sundowning in dementia patients, reduce anxiety before medical appointments, and improve sleep.

Your brain is literally asking for more music.
Daily listening is linked to a 39% lower dementia risk — and it counts even as background noise. Put on a playlist while you cook, walk, or fold laundry. That's it. That's the habit.
What song are you hitting today? 👇
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In 1976, Billy Joel wrote about an angry young man with his fist in the air and his head in the sand. 50 years later, that character is a data point.

@profgalloway.com says no cohort has fallen further, faster than young men.

New essay 👇
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The Assisted Living Industry Is Broken — And It’s Time to Burn It Down Note: This is an opinion/advocacy piece. The views expressed are intentionally provocative and represent one side of a complex policy debate.

Hot take: Assisted living in America isn't a care system. It's a wealth-extraction system.
Middle-class families are selling their homes to pay. Next generation won't have that option.
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#ElderCare #AgingInAmerica #LongTermCare #Caregiving #HealthPolicy

You Tore it Up! (Much better than Great Job Pops)
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#AgingResilience #YouToreItUp #ActiveAging #RedefineAging #HealthyAging

When Your Brain Starts Skipping a Beat at Work – And You're Afraid to Tell Anyone | Sixty and Me More Americans are noticing their brain skipping a beat on the job, and a growing number of them are in their 50s and 60s.

When Your Brain Starts Skipping a Beat at Work – And You’re Afraid to Tell Anyone

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#BrainFog #CognitiveHealth #MentalClarity #BrainHealth #mindatwork #WorkplaceWellness #MentalHealthAtWork #WorkplaceMentalHealth #EmployeeWellbeing #WorkStress

Choosing Roomates in Senior Living - Charlotte Today - 03/11/26 YouTube video by Anthony Cirillo

Choosing Roommates in Senior Living. My segment on Charlotte Today.
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When Staffing Shrinks, Who's Keeping Residents Engaged? Immigration policy uncertainty is squeezing senior living budgets and pulling activity staff off the floor — here's how communities can protect resident engagement without breaking the bank.

When Staffing Shrinks, Who’s Kerping Residents Engaged? Read my Substack:

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Great Job Pops. Confronting Age Bias with Grace and a Good Jab.

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#AgingGracefully #ActiveAging #Ageism #Over60AndThriving #SeniorFitness
#NeverTooOld #AgeiIJustANumber #HealthyAging #FitnessAtAnyAge #60Plus

When Staff Are Scarce, Medicine Becomes a Crutch But Social Prescribing Could Be the Real Prescription

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Choosing roommates in senior living

Did you know your roommate in senior living could affect your lifespan?

I wrote about what families should ask BEFORE choosing senior living with shared rooms/

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#SeniorLiving #ElderCare #AgingResearch #HealthcarePolicy #LongTermCare

When someone who shapes global aging policy says we need to rethink engagement, it’s worth paying attention. Jane Barratt wrote about (janebarratt.substack.com/p/a-differen...) Sage Stream (sagestream.live) that captured not just what we do, but why we do it.

Your Neighborhood May Affect Dementia Risk – Here’s How to Protect Your Brain Anyway | Sixty and Me Researchers found that people living in disadvantaged neighborhoods face a higher risk of developing dementia.

Your Neighborhood May Affect Your Dementia Risk
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A new study has found something both sobering and empowering: where you live can influence your risk of developing dementia.

Every Life Has a Soundtrack. What happens when we take our stories seriously enough to sing them?
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I'll be keynoting the Midwest #Dementia Summit 2026 in October.

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Join us for a transformative summit focused on breaking free from outdated models of dementia care.

Need a keynote speaker? Check out my speaker page.
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Convergences, Ripples and Gratitude Reflections on a most interesting few weeks,,,,

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25 AgeTech Gifts for the Older Adults in Your Life This Holiday Season.
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#19. Find out what 1,200 family caregivers and 750 communities in Australia, the UK, Ireland and the U.S. know.

From Care Home to Clickbait: The Global Scandal of Online Elder Humiliation. @sixtyandme. https://sixtyandme.com/online-elder-humiliation/

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Simple Lifestyle Shifts That Can Boost Brain Health. @SixtyandMe https://sixtyandme.com/boost-brain-health-lifestyle/

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🔷 Bluesky (Casual, Informed)

Singing one of the most powerful tools for engaging people with dementia in social settings. Even those with limited speech responded deeply to music. (https://shorturl.at/1SsRb

Group dynamics + music = a potent combo to fight isolation.

Beyond the Brochure: Evaluating Senior Living Communities with a Closer Lens on Staff Well-Being. Sixty and Me https://sixtyandme.com/senior-living-communities/

Beyond the Brochure: Evaluating Senior Living Communities with a Closer Lens on Staff Well-Being. Sixty and Me https://sixtyandme.com/senior-living-communities/

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The Unseen Ripple Effect of Medicaid Work Mandates on Senior Living Staffing Stability. Verifying and reporting monthly work hours will add to burden.
#medicaid #bigbeautifulbill #nursinghomestaffing
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Great to see my friend Colleen Odegaard at Charlotte Today this morning. See segment on using music and caregiving and sign up for a pilot for our Memoir in Song initiative.

https://youtu.be/mcqtoFFBcbg?si=f0emk5I8o0sGn526

#activitiesforelderlyathome
#anxietyreducingmusic
#memorycareactivities

Turn Your Loved One’s Life Story into a Musical Tribute. Sixty and Me. https://sixtyandme.com/musical-tribute/
#lifestory #music #musicandmemory