One of our annual highlighted events every year is our June Wedding Celebration Day. All of our members and our staff dressed in their finest to commemorate their special wedding day. Our members brought in great wedding memorabilia, including their wedding albums. The day was filled with wonderful memories, fantastic food, and lots of dancing. […]
Earlier this year, the Alzheimer’s Association released their annual Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures Report. Among the findings: At present, an estimated 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. This number is projected to rise to 13.8 million by 2050. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and fifth-leading cause for those age […]
For some people, art is a vocation. For others, it’s a pleasant hobby. But no matter what our reasons for drawing, painting, sculpting or doing needlework, creating art offers many benefits for our minds, bodies and spirits. Consider these cases: An 82-year-old man, recently widowed, is suffering from depression. Encouraged to join a painting class […]
A 16-year-old high school student (we’ll call her Anne) recently stood in front of a packed ballroom to speak at an Alzheimer’s fundraiser. She was there to talk about the effect Alzheimer’s had had on her life. When she was just 12 years old, her 45-year-old father was diagnosed with the disease. He died four […]
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month Our opportunity to change the way the world sees Alzheimer’s disease. Everyone with a brain is at risk to develop Alzheimer’s, a fatal disease that cannot be prevented, cured or even slowed. Worldwide, 47 million people are living with the disease, and without a change, that number will […]
New trial to treat Alzheimer’s seen as “game changing” By WYATT ANDREWS, CBS News Helene DeCoste of Boston is a patient in a ground breaking clinical trial, testing whether a drug called Solanezumab can slow down or even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. No drug has even come close before, but researchers have never tested patients quite […]
Conversations When a Loved One Has Memory Loss One of the most challenging aspects of caring for a loved one with dementia is the ability to communicate with them in a meaningful way. Communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s or a related disorder can be very frustrating, particularly if your loved one doesn’t always remember who […]
Ten 2015 Healthy Aging Resolutions The holidays are over! If you are like most of us, a bit of overindulgence went along with the holiday cheer. But now the eggnog, fruitcake, latkes, pies and candy canes have all been consumed, and life is getting back to normal. The New Year is the traditional time when […]
By: The Regency Memory Care Club When a family member begins to experience memory loss, the entire family is impacted. Living arrangements that were once able to meet a loved one’s needs may no longer be suitable for them and families may be faced with making difficult decisions that must balance a need for safety […]
Fixing Alzheimer’s By: The Regency Memory Care Club One of the most daunting things about an Alzheimer’s diagnosis is that there has, up to now, been no cure for the disease. Different medications and therapeutic interventions have been used to help delay the progression of memory loss, confusion, and dementia that accompany an Alzheimer’s diagnosis […]