LADA Meeting – October 21, 2026

Lunch: 11:00am
Business Meeting: 11:30am
Presentation for CEUs: 12:00pm – 1:30pm

• Facility Name: Garden Spot Village
• Facility Address:
  • 433 S. Kinzer Ave.
  • New Holland, PA  17557
• Contact Person: Marcia Parsons
• Contact Email : mparsons@gardenspotvillage.org
• Contact Phone Number: (717) 717-355–6239
• Lunch Provided? Yes

• Presentation Speaker: Christine Loos-Meyers
• Presentation Topic:  The Power of Music for Individuals Living with Dementia
• Presentation Goals:
  1. How music affects the brain
  2. Key benefits of using music
  3. How to implement music in a dementia program

Bio:

Christine Meyers is the Dementia Program Director and the Director of Life Enrichment at Sinking Spring Skilled Nursing and Rehab.  Christine is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, as well as a Dementia Friends Champion.  Christine is a native of Southern Lancaster County.  She graduated from Millersville University with a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work.  She has a 30+ year history of working with seniors.  She has worked as a social worker, senior center manager, community outreach coordinator, and Memory Care Director during the course of her career.  She has a passion for working with seniors because she had amazing parents and grandparents who inspired her.  Christine and her husband have 5 sons, 3 cats, and two dogs.  In her free time, Christine enjoys painting, singing, and gardening.