memory care

  1. Alzheimer’s Awareness: Know the Warning Signs

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    Despite popular belief, cognitive decline is not a normal part of aging. While many people begin to slow down as they age, it has more to do with life events and lifestyle choices rather than a forced decline brought about by aging. If you live in a senior living center or retirement community, like Pine Hills Retirement Community, you already know that getting older does not mean you have to slow…Read More

  2. Activities for the Memory Impaired

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    As your loved one’s memory impairment increases, it may be harder to keep them engaged and activity. However, a lack of stimulation can easily lead to social isolation, agitation, and even aggression in the calmest, sweetest people. Our minds ache to be stimulated and everyone gets bored when they are not. If you have a loved one who lives in a memory care assisted living facility, the staff alr…Read More

  3. Assisted Living: When to Consider Full Time Memory Care

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      If your spouse, parent or other loved one is suffering from Alzheimer's or some other type of dementia, it can be difficult to know when to consider moving them from assisted living to full-time memory care. You don’t want to steal their last few years of independence from them. But, even more importantly, you don’t want to put them in danger. And, when someone loses their ability to care f…Read More

  4. Caring For Dementia and Alzheimer’s Caregivers

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    As our population ages, more and more family members are caring for parents, grandparents and siblings with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. They take on responsibilities that they aren’t trained for. They do the best the can. And, often, they suffer irreversible health consequences as a result of the stress they are under. The Alzheimer's Foundation of America estimates that more than five mi…Read More