Hands and Heart: The Power of Touch
Consider the power of touch. Touch can be a wonderful sensation that helps us release stress and build positive feelings. We all enjoy the healing force behind holding hands or getting a massage or even embracing a friend or loved one with a big “bear hug.” Throughout our lives, we put ourselves in social […]
10 Tips For Talking to Your Doctor
Talking to your doctor can be easy and helpful, or frustrating at best. Have you ever felt excited to be talking to your doctor about a medical concern, only to leave feeling like the whole thing was a grueling event? You may wait a long, long time in the waiting room and, just when […]
Aging Parents? Five Signs You Can Never Ignore
You know your dad is getting older, and you understand that things in his life are changing as a result. Your dad was a strong man in his youth and has always been there for you. From the time you began walking to the time he walked you down the aisle, your dad has […]
Before Assisted Living: The Family Caregiver
“I’m a 46-year-old controller for an international company. I’ve spent my life building my career and never imagined I’d be thinking about assisted living while changing diapers —especially not my mom’s diapers,” says Mark. Susan, a married mother of three teenagers who also cares for her ailing father who has congestive heart failure and […]
The Face of Smyrna Memory Care: Keeta Keeton
Her enthusiasm is contagious. She’s always busy helping someone, holding someone’s hand, or giving a listening ear and a compassionate smile to the residents at Woodland Ridge’s memory care neighborhood. Keeta Keeton, Woodland Ridge’s memory care engagement manager, has always had a passion for caregiving. Keeta Keeton is Smyrna Memory Care embodied. Keeton, a […]
Managing Resistance in Care
It can be a real challenge to care for a senior who is resistant to the very support you are offering. How do you help someone who doesn’t want it? There are, however, a few simple tricks that can help break down the walls of resistance: Get to the Cause For some seniors, acceptance […]
Five Activities for Seniors with Alzheimers
Five Fun Activities for Seniors with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Many family members that have developed Alzheimer’s Disease have difficulty remembering past events and recalling everyday activities. Yet, quality time with loved ones is important to both parents and children. Here are five interactive activities that are sure to spread smiles while helping your elderly […]
Music and Memory
Have you ever heard a song, and though you had long since forgotten it, been transported instantly to a time and place. Recalling, despite the dusty residue of time on its words, every note of the melody and more still, the notes of your heart in that original moment? It’s no accident. It is […]
To 90 and Beyond! The Importance of Lifestyle in Reducing Dementia Risk
Dementia. Alzheimer’s disease. Cognitive decline. Scary realities our society is struggling with today, both as caregivers and in the scientific and medical communities. Since lifespans are on the rise, so are the incurable diseases associated with aging. One recent study suggested 13.9% of individuals 71 years and older suffer from some form of dementia. […]
Crowning Glory and Coronary Care: Are Hair Loss and Heart Disease Linked?
Written by guest author Eve Pearce It really is no secret that as we age, our bodies change and the way we look (not to mention the way we feel) alters radically. The US population now needs a greater standard of senior care as more people find themselves living to a greater age and […]
