For Senior Living Communities
Warm, familiar background music for senior living communities. Jazz standards, classical, oldies. Scheduled around meals, activities, and rest. Fully licensed, no PRO fees.
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Music and memory
Music and memory are stored in different parts of the brain. Even when language fades — when names slip away and faces blur — the right song can bring someone back. A jazz standard from the 1950s. A classical piece heard at a wedding decades ago. The melody stays long after the words are gone.
A 2020 study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease found that personalized music reduced agitation in memory care residents by up to 67%. The Interdisciplinary Council on Aging reports that music therapy decreases anxiety, improves mood, and increases social engagement in older adults.
But choosing the right music for a senior living community is harder than it sounds. Volume sensitivity is high — what feels comfortable in the activity room is overwhelming in the dining room. Genre matters enormously. The explicit content that slips through a generic playlist can upset residents and families alike.
Puana gives you control over every zone, every genre, every hour — with a content filter that actually works.
Built for the daily rhythm
A senior living community has its own rhythm — meals, activities, rest, social time. Puana schedules different music for every part of the day, in 15-minute blocks, with gentle transitions. Set it once and it runs itself.
Soft piano, gentle classical. A calm start to the day. No jarring transitions.
Warm jazz, easy listening. Conversational volume. The dining room feels like home.
Light oldies, bossa nova, acoustic. Enough energy for engagement without overstimulation.
Relaxed jazz standards, soft vocal tracks. Familiar, comforting. Appetite-friendly.
Ambient, soft classical, new age. Rest-friendly. Calm without silence.
Smooth jazz, gentle strings. The day closes warmly. Sleep comes easier.
From a cafe in Michigan
“The best background music doesn't demand attention. It just makes the room feel the way it should.”
Jesse Meria runs a cafe in Charlevoix, Michigan. Every morning, before the espresso machine warms up, the music starts — and the room goes from four walls to a feeling. Warm, familiar, alive.
He built Puana because he couldn't find music that sounded like his space was supposed to sound. Not stock background noise. Not an algorithm. Something with warmth and texture that made people want to stay.
Puana is a library of thousands of original tracks — each one composed to feel like it belongs somewhere real. A cafe, a dining room, a common area where people gather. The principle is the same: music should make a space feel like home.
Jesse Meria
Founder, Puana · Owner, Cafe Meria · Charlevoix, MI
What you get
Jazz, classical, easy listening, ambient, bossa nova, acoustic, oldies. Warm, familiar, composed for real spaces.
Different music for meals, activities, rest, and social time. Automatic transitions. Set it once.
One toggle removes all explicit content. Every common area, every hour, every genre — family-appropriate always.
No BMI. No ASCAP. No SESAC. No additional licensing fees. Your subscription covers everything.
Dining room, activity room, common areas, hallways — each zone gets its own genre, volume, and schedule.
Staff gets play, pause, and volume. Managers get scheduling and settings. Simple for everyone.
Download a commercial license proving every track is legal. Full compliance, no paperwork.
Every community gets its own schedule, team, and settings. One dashboard for your entire organization.
The math
Personal streaming services aren't licensed for commercial use. The fine for copyright infringement is up to $30,000 per track. And 83% of businesses are doing it right now without knowing — including many senior living communities.
The “legal” alternative? A business music service ($25–30/mo) plus BMI ($250-500/year) plus ASCAP ($220-500/year) plus SESAC ($200-400/year). Total: $470-1,400+/year per year. Per location. And the music still doesn't feel right for your residents.
Music service + BMI + ASCAP + SESAC
Everything included. No PRO fees.
Common questions
Jazz standards, classical, easy listening, oldies, bossa nova, and soft acoustic tend to resonate most with older adults. Puana has thousands of original tracks across these genres and more — all composed with warmth and familiarity in mind. You can also set different genres for different areas and times of day.
Research consistently shows that familiar music can reach people with dementia in ways that conversation cannot. A 2020 study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease found that personalized music reduced agitation by up to 67% in memory care residents. While Puana is a music service and not a medical device, many memory care communities use background music as part of their daily programming.
Puana has a single explicit content toggle that removes all tracks with explicit content across every genre and every zone. One click, and every common area, dining room, and activity room is family-friendly. No surprises.
Yes. Puana schedules in 15-minute blocks. Set calm jazz for breakfast, light classical for mid-morning, upbeat oldies for afternoon activities, soft ambient for evening, and quiet piano for overnight. Each zone runs on its own schedule automatically.
If you play copyrighted music in a commercial or public space, yes — you typically need licenses from BMI, ASCAP, and SESAC, which can cost $470–$1,400+ per year combined. With Puana, every track is original music with full commercial rights included. No PRO fees. Your subscription covers everything.
Each zone runs on its own device with its own volume settings. The dining room can be set at a conversational level while the activity room is slightly louder. Volume adjustments are instant and staff can control them without changing the schedule.
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