Lasell Village
Shayla McDermott, MT-BC, currently serves as a Music Therapy Outreach specialist at Winchester Community Music School and holds the position of Adjunct Faculty at Lasell Village, teaching various music courses. With extensive experience in music therapy, Shayla has been a Music Therapist and Program Coordinator at Benchmark Senior Living since August 2019, and previously worked as a Hospice Music Therapist for TRINITY HOSPICE and THE MEDICAL TEAM. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Music Therapy from Eastern Michigan University and pursuing a Master of Social Work at Boston University School of Social Work.
Lasell Village
Welcome home to rediscover a life of learning. Lasell Village, on the Campus of Lasell University, is home to an average of 225 residents in its independent living apartments. Lasell Village also provides supported living, short-term rehabilitation services and long-term skilled care, as well as in-home healthcare. This award-winning community invites residents to think of retirement in a whole new way, by promoting an active, intellectually enriched lifestyle. Life at Lasell Village reflects the interests and imagination of its residents. A focus on living and learning is the defining characteristic of the community, and one that makes it unique among retirement communities. The presiding philosophy of education at Lasell Village is that learning is not a way of being—an approach to life through which residents pursue interests and engage in new experiences that enrich their lives. Although it is one of a growing number of college-affiliated retirement communities, Lasell Village is the first to feature an individualized, and required, continuing education program for each resident. Each new resident of Lasell Village brings a unique and welcomed perspective.