by occ admin | Nov 30, 2020 | All, Etc., Learn, OCC News, OCCNews, Uncategorized
Every year, on the 4th Thursday of November, Americans gather with their family and friends to give thanks. But…did you know that the Tuesday following Thanksgiving has its own, equally beautiful celebration? That’s right – it’s called...
by occ admin | Oct 14, 2020 | All, Etc., Learn, OCC News, OCCNews
Why Donate to Oakwood? Around our senior clubs, it’s no secret that we believe life should be FUN at every age! In fact, our mission statement is: “To enhance the quality of life and spark joy for older adults with cognitive or physical challenges.” When we get older...
by occ admin | Oct 2, 2020 | All, Learn
{ Written by Rosemary, RN and host of Real Talk with Nurse Rosemary } Types of Dementia Series, Part Three Today, I’m continuing my series on the different types of dementia. If you haven’t read by other posts on this topic yet, this is in addition to my other...
by occ admin | Sep 25, 2020 | All, Learn
The Unexpected Way to Prevent Falls A person who is confident in themselves has decreased fall risk. (This is CENTERING to have confidence in other’s abilities and in our own abilities.) As family caregivers, we tend to believe a person’s dementia is further...
by occ admin | Sep 4, 2020 | All, Learn
Common Dementia Types # 3: Frontotemporal Dementia To follow along in my series of the 10 most common types of dementia we see at Oakwood, let’s discuss Frontotemporal dementia (see my other post about alcohol-related dementia and vascular dementia, here)...
by occ admin | Aug 4, 2020 | All, Learn
There are over 400 different types of Dementia. However, as an RN at Oakwood Creative Care, there are approximately 10 types that I see on a regular basis while working with our members. Over the next few blog posts, I’ll cover the basics of those 10 types. Today,...
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