We are celebrating Mother’s Day the best way we can! By still staying connected and sharing moments and memories. To all the Moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day to you and your families from our family. Applewood Our House is all about moments and memories with our residents, team and families. We love sharing these little moments with you and hope you enjoy them just as much as we do.
You might be looking at the title of this post and thinking what in the world are we talking about?? Story Time! Every month we have a Care Cafe for families who have a loved one with memory care needs. This group is facilitated by, Dale Carter, she is an incredible person with so much insight into the challenges you can have when caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia. In the world today we…
Appelwood Our House and The Mavericks of Senior Living partner to talk to Teepa Snow about Dementia Care with COVID-19. Watch the recording of the Live Video below! Applewood Our House Assisted Living Memory Care in Colorado is so much more to us than caring for the needs of our residents. It is about engaging them each and everyday. Here at Applewood Our House Assisted Living Memory Care we want to provide moments and capture…
Take a look inside our 5 beautiful memory care homes located in Colorado! Golden 1365 Yank St. Golden, CO 80401 Lakewood 1900 Upham St. Lakewood, CO 80214 Arvada 6435 Garrison St. Arvada, CO 80004 South Lakewood 1182 S. Van Gordon Ct. Lakewood, CO 80228 North Arvada 6595 Garrison St. Arvada, CO 80004 Have questions? Contact us today!
Treating Dementia There is no cure for Dementia, but there are several prescription medications that have been proven to be very effective during the early stages of Dementia. The type of medication a doctor will prescribe will most importantly depend on the specific needs of the individual, also taking into consideration potential side effects, how easy it is to administer and of course, with today’s economy, cost is also a deciding factor. The following drugs…
Causes of Dementia The easiest definition of dementia is, the deterioration of cognitive functioning abilities and the loss to properly remember or process data in the mind. When cells in the cerebral cortex (The section of our brain that holds our memories and thoughts, our personality, and the ability to perform our daily tasks) are damaged, the common symptoms of dementia are visible. I did find the breakdown of the word dementia to be fascinating…