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World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – Why It Matters and How You Can Help
OCC: Rooted In Dementia Care A symbol of strength and resistance, the mighty oak tree grows upwards of 100 feet tall, cascading into the sky and expanding its branches to provide fields of shade and comfort for everything living beneath it. At Oakwood Creative Care,...
Ideas to Keep Seniors Active at Home
Engagement Ideas to Keep Seniors Active at Home For caregivers, it can be challenging to find new ways to provide meaningful activity for your loved one with dementia, Alzheimer's, or other age-related conditions. To help, we've put together this free eBook, packed...
Featured Article: Life On The Lakes
As a nonprofit, we're always so appreciative for the support we receive from our community. Together, we're helping Arizona seniors and their families as they navigate Alzheimer's, Dementia, and other age-related issues. Recently, a former Board Member and forever...
Take your #GivingTuesday UN-Selfie!
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 #GivingTuesday. Giving...
5 Easy Ways You Can Help Support Oakwood Creative Care
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...
Types of Dementia: Pt. 3
{ 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...
The Unexpected Way to Prevent Falls
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...
Rosemary Explains: Frontotemporal Dementia
Frontotemporal dementia is a common type of dementia. Learn the signs and symptoms of this disease, and why it is often confused with another form of dementia. Additionally, gain insights and tips for caregivers of loved ones with FTD.
Do You Know These 2 Common Types of Dementia?
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,...
What Is Healthy Aging of The Brain? Pt. 4: Fact vs. Myth
In the past 2 blogs of our “What Is Healthy Aging of The Brain?” series (here and here), we’ve talked about Normal Aging versus Dementia. Hopefully, this has given you enough information to dispel false information and the many myths that often surround aging and...
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