THE CONNECTION SPHERE
Articles
Music Therapy, Live Listening and the Sense of Loneliness:
A nursing home study in Las Vegas
August, 2025 By Hayden Leung
At first, I was unsure of what to expect. I didn’t know how the participants would respond or if they would enjoy what I had planned. But over time, I started to notice how much joy they found in these small projects. One woman, who rarely speaks, carefully places heart and star stickers on her frame with such focus and joy that it’s hard not to smile watching her.
Connections Beyond Home
Jul 28, 2025 By Rumy Lee
Traveling hundreds of miles away from our home of Las Vegas, we finally made it through Nevada’s scorching desert to the White Pines Care Center. Located at the edge of Ely, Nevada, the city seemed to be masked in solitude, contradicting the lively city of Las Vegas. Despite this, we were determined to create connections with the residents through our talents in the arts.
Craft Program for Dementia Patients
Apr 18, 2025 By Jenna Park
At first, I was unsure of what to expect. I didn’t know how the participants would respond or if they would enjoy what I had planned. But over time, I started to notice how much joy they found in these small projects. One woman, who rarely speaks, carefully places heart and star stickers on her frame with such focus and joy that it’s hard not to smile watching her.
Improving Connections
Mar 15, 2025 By Rumy Lee
On March 15, we had our monthly performance at the Mission Pines Rehabilitation Center. The room was bustling with energy, more people trickling in as we set up and started playing our pieces. I was fortunate to be paired up again with the same wonderful woman as before.
A Brief Report of the Connection Sphere Performance
FEB 24, 2025 By Deanna Bae
For the President’s Day performance at Mission Pines Rehabilitation Center, the atmosphere was generally upbeat with most, if not all, of the residents participating in the craft activities chosen for that performance. There were about 25 individuals present in the hall during
What is Inside Individuals living with Dementia?
JAN 4, 2025 By Bella Yoo
Over the many major events of my life, Alzheimer’s disease has impacted me from early fifth grade to now. One of the most remarkable impacts was from my monthly visit to the nursing home. When I took a glance back at the residents, I used to see ‘disease’ through them; showing context to now, I look at the residents in the eye and I now
Through the Eyes of the Individuals : Perspectives of those with Alzeimers
JAN 5, 2025 By Sylvia Yoo
Mental health disease has stroked and affected many individuals and families living in the United States. Dementia is one disease that almost any senior is prone to be subject to. With 6.7 million citizens ages 65 and older currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and the populations as well as the risk of it only increasing, it would be important to consider some changes .(
A Short Summary about Physical Therapy
DEC 18, 2023 By Ian Park
Throughout the past year, I’ve been volunteering at a nursing home, and through this experience I’ve seen the physical state of the elderly in my community. Another main detail I noticed in the elderly is their worsening mental state. From these two main details, I wondered how I could help elderly keep a healthy body. This paper is my effort to go through the correlation of a person’s physical and mental state and spread a call to action.
Dementia, Sensory Degeneration, and “Lonely Deaths”
SEP 09, 2023 By Deanna Bae
Dementia is categorized as a neurodegenerative disease in which beta-amyloid plaques build up between synapses in brain cells, causing significant brain shrinkage as well as long-term memory loss. Severe memory loss tends to begin with forgetfulness at first, which then escalates into the common symptoms seen in dementia patients, such as general confusion, problems with communication, and an inability to solve logical problems. Other things involving neurological function will also begin to fail, such as sense of taste, touch, or hearing.