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Is Mom or Dad Safe at Home?
The holidays are a time to enjoy family traditions. They can also offer opportunities to notice subtle or not-so-subtle changes in aging family members. In the midst of traditional meals and activities, evidence of decline in physical ability or memory might become apparent. Maybe the parents who used to be able to direct and participate…
Read MorePotential Breakthrough in care for Alzheimer’s using Ultrasound
A team of Alzheimer’s researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute in Australia has developed a non-invasive ultrasound technology that could restore memory in Alzheimer’s patients. This non-pharmacological procedure offers exciting new potential for the care for Alzheimer’s. We know that Alzheimer’s disease is associated with the buildup of two types of lesions that interfere with brain function: amyloid…
Read MorePutting Technology to Work in Elderly Care Services
Technology is advancing at an unprecedented rate, and it is having a huge positive impact on elderly care services. Most of you have heard about sensors that can be installed in the home to monitor daily activity. You can remotely track everything from how often the refrigerator is opened to how long someone spends in…
Read MoreWhich Memory Care in Minnesota is staffed by the #1 Employer in Minnesota?
When you are shopping for a product, what better way get the inside scoop than to check customer reviews, right? So if you were looking for memory care in Minnesota, wouldn’t you appreciate some customer feedback about their staff? Here’s a look at some of the typical feedback about Arthur’s staff from the families of…
Read MoreCore Values at Work
Arthur’s core value statement, “human life is intrinsically valuable and worthy of dignity and respect,” plays a prominent role in Arthur’s staff training as well as in our marketing materials. It sounds good for a home that offers assisted living and memory care, right? But it’s only natural for assisted living and memory care clients…
Read MoreReducing Sugar Intake May Help Prevent Dementia
High Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia Many studies over the past 15 years have established a link between chronic high blood sugar and Alzheimer’s disease/vascular dementia. Research indicates that people with type 2 diabetes have at least twice the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. This risk appears to increase dramatically when blood sugar and insulin levels…
Read MoreArthur’s Residential Care: A Premier Alzheimer’s Assisted Living Facility
What Makes Arthur’s Residential Care Different? People who are looking for Alzheimer’s assisted living facilities in the Minneapolis metro area will find a wide variety of care options. Arthur’s Residential Care stands out among assisted living facilities because of its unique approach to providing “quality of life” for people who are affected by Alzheimer’s, dementia,…
Read MoreWhen Mom Needs Help, but Refuses
Taking care of an aging loved one comes with challenges. Looking for tips to help make the transition of your loved one being independent to needing assistance? Check out these tips that Leslie Kernisan, MD came up with and posted at nextavenue.org. Find the full article here at Next Avenue.
Read More“It Seemed Rather Short”
“One of the five documented people born in the 1800’s still alive today“, Misao Okawa celebrated her 117th Birthday this month! Her remarks on reaching this birthday is that she is happy, but “it seemed rather short“. Read the full story here at the Huffington Post.
Read MoreSongs to Remember
Music has a way of breaking barriers of memory. Alzheimer’s Chorus uses that to bridge patients and caregivers into the same place, if even just for the present moment. The patient’s “…ability to sing offsets the frustration [they feel] about other things that challenge [them].” Research shows that “people who struggle to remember a family member’s…
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