May 8, 2024 | OCC News, OCCNews
Sherri Friend, Oakwood Creative Care’s President and CEO, has been working in the nonprofit sector for 25 years, helping seniors live their best lives. Considering how Arizona has the fastest growth rate of Alzheimer’s disease in the country, as well as her own...
Mar 23, 2024 | OCC News, OCCNews
It’s time for a HUGE announcement! Oakwood Creative Care kicked off the new year with a ground-breaking accomplishment! As of January, our Mesa Dementia Hub Clinic officially became licensed through the Arizona Department Of Health as Arizona’s first-ever...
Aug 17, 2023 | Learn, OCC News, OCCNews
August is National Wellness Month, which brings promotional awareness to creating healthy habits within our daily routines. Research has proven time and time again that exercising is great for boosting overall mental health, namely because an exercise-induced increase...
Jul 20, 2023 | Finding Joy in Caregiving
Last week, Oakwood Creative Care’s Dementia Hub hosted its first-ever aromatherapy session for caregivers of the Arizona valley. Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that has been around for centuries and utilizes oils from natural plant extracts to promote...
Nov 18, 2022 | Learn, OCC News, OCCNews
Did you know? According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Arizona has the fastest-growing rate of Alzheimer’s and dementia cases in the nation. Right now, there are more than 150,000 Arizonians who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is...
