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Creative Arts Therapy

When words stop reaching someone, music and art still can.

Board-certified music and art therapy for senior adults — brought to where they already live. For memory, for mood, for the moments that give a day its meaning.

Art and music therapy with a senior adult
Creative arts therapy for seniors
About This Program

More than care — connection.

Professional creative arts therapy programs led by board-certified therapists — designed to support connection, wellbeing, and quality of life, not as a substitute for medical care, but as something families reach for when they want more than safety alone.

You can arrange the medications, the meals, the aide who comes on Tuesdays. You can get every practical thing right and still feel that something essential has gone quiet — that the person is being kept safe rather than kept company.

This is for that gap.   ·   Not more supervision.   ·   Something that reaches the person, not just the condition.        
Two paths in

Two things get through when much else has stopped working.

A familiar song. The simple act of making something with your hands. Choose the path that fits best — or let us help you decide.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy

A board-certified music therapist uses music — listening, singing, playing — toward real personal goals: easing anxiety, lifting mood, calming agitation, and reopening a door to someone who has grown hard to reach. Musical memory is remarkably durable, even in advanced dementia.

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Art Therapy

Art Therapy

A credentialed art therapist uses making things as the way in — not for the finished picture, but because some feelings find their way out through the hands before they ever reach words. No artistic ability required. Strong record in memory care and grief.

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Who it's for, and where it happens

We come to the person. Sessions take place wherever they are most at ease.

In the home

In the home

Their own living room, their own chair — the setting they know best.

Senior living

Senior living

Independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities.

Hospice and end of life

Hospice & end of life

Presence and comfort in the room, for the person and the family.

Small groups

Small groups

Resident cohorts in a community, or an intimate family session.

And a plain word about who tends to arrange this. It is usually not the senior adult. It is the son or daughter who has been quietly managing everything and is looking for something that isn't another safeguard — something that gives a parent a good hour and gives the family the person back for a while.

If that is you: this is built for exactly what you're trying to do.

Getting Started

How It Works

Three simple steps — our team handles everything so the only thing left to do is show up.

01

A Short Consultation

We learn about the person — their history, what they respond to, what you're hoping for. No diagnosis or referral needed.

02

Matched to a Board-Certified Therapist

Music or art, individual or small group, in the setting that suits them — home, community, or hospice.

03

Schedule a Session

Most families choose a standing weekly or biweekly slot — consistency is where the benefit compounds.

Why board-certified matters

There is a real difference between a board-certified creative arts therapist and a well-meaning activities hour, and it is worth understanding before you pay for either.

MT-BC (Music Therapist – Board Certified) and ATR-BC (Art Therapist – Registered, Board Certified) are earned credentials — graduate training, supervised clinical hours, a national exam, and ongoing continuing education. These are clinical disciplines, not hobbies with a professional coat of paint.

A volunteer with a guitar or a table of colored pencils can brighten an afternoon, and there's nothing wrong with that. But it isn't the same as a trained clinician working toward a specific goal for a specific person. When it's your parent, that difference is the whole point. Every therapist we send is board-certified.

Board-certified creative arts therapist working with a senior
Creative arts therapy in a senior living community
Senior Living Communities

For senior living communities

If you run a community, you already know families ask for this and it's hard to staff well. We make it simple to offer without adding it to your payroll or your budget.

  • A recurring, board-certified program in your building — individual sessions, resident groups, or both.
  • Private pay, arranged with families directly — a differentiated amenity that costs your operating budget nothing.
  • A real answer for the family tour — the enrichment question comes up on every visit, and this is a credible, specific response.
Disclaimer

Silver Shield Alliance provides board-certified creative arts therapy programs intended to support wellbeing, connection, and quality of life. These programs are not medical or psychological treatment, are not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any condition, and are not a substitute for care from a licensed medical or mental-health provider. Services are provided on a private-pay basis and are not billed to Medicare or other insurance. In an emergency, call 911.

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