The Power of Peer Support: Reducing Social Isolation in Residential Care Settings

The Power of Peer Support: Reducing Social Isolation in Residential Care Settings

Award Date: 2017

Project Lead(s): Zsofia Orosz, Manager

Project Title: The Power of Peer Support: Reducing Social Isolation in Residential Care Settings


Java Music and Java Memory Care are standardized peer-support group programs that can be implemented across the full spectrum of care. The Java Programs aim to reduce the stigma associated with support groups by reflecting a warm social setting, incorporating coffee and music.