Tag: Memory Care
The Alzheimer’s Journey, Part 3 with Daphne Davis
Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about what to do as a family to support a loved one through this journey. In this...
The Alzheimer’s Journey, Part 2 with Daphne Davis
Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about what to do as a family to support a loved one through this journey. The more...
The Alzheimer’s Journey, Part 1 with Daphne Davis
Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about what to do as a family to support a loved one through this journey. Generally, following...
What is Memory Care? with Kelley Smith
Memory Care is a living environment for those with symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer's. Kelley Smith describes CarePartners Living cottages. Activities need to be set up differently for those needing memory care. The smaller the environment, the better, to ensure a better quality of life and feeling needed.
Picking Senior Housing with Daphne Davis
Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements discusses the lifestyle of senior loved ones when senior housing is being considered. The reality is that if...
How Daphne Davis Got Started at Pinnacle Senior Placements
Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about how she got started in the career of senior placement 20 years ago. Chuck Olmstead fills...
Adam Clark with Aegis Living
Adam Clark, VP of Growth Strategies for Aegis Living, discusses the programs and foundations of Aegis living. They operate 13 senior living communities in...
Dementia: Retaining freedom and dignity, with Kelley Smith
Kelley Smith, VP of sales and marketing at CarePartners Senior Living, talks at Discovery 2019, the 34th Annual Alzheimer's Regional Conference. CarePartners operates seven dementia-dedicated senior care facilities in Washington. Sometimes intervention happens too soon — it has to be the right marriage of timing and where seniors are in their journey.
Dementia – Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, causing 50 to 70% of all cases. The disease results in problems with:
memory, thinking
language
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Fall Prevention with Colette Roberge
Fall is time when weather kicks up and we should get a head start on preventing falls. Colette Roberge at CarePartners Senior Living point our there are many hazards around the home or that seniors are doing that can cause falls. What medications are they taking? Are some combinations making them dizzy? Fall is good time for a follow-up with the doctor to assess all their medications. Colder weather brings arthritis, which can also bring falls, and there are also wet decks, icy walks.
