Where New Memories Begin Barb our activities Director, takes our “Where New Memories Begin” commitment very seriously, she has done fabulous outings and activities for our residents and families. Over the last few months, just to name a few, she has taken the residents, fishing, bowling, to Casa Bonita, brought in Critters to play with, created personalized place mats, created stained glass art kites … the list goes on. We love her commitment and enthusiasm…
At Applewood Our House we believe that every Senior is uniquely different from each other, and deserves personalized care for Alzheimer’s and dementia. There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to confronting these disorders. The numbers of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia cases are on the rise, because all of those baby boomers are now senior citizens. Also, better medication, changes in lifestyle, and better quality care are reasons why senior…
Virginia held back a tear as she reminisced the days of spending time together with her mother when they were both younger. “My mother taught her girls everything they needed to know about cooking, sewing, or anything else a girl should know about,” she said, as she pulled the covers up on her mother’s bed. Unfortunately, her mother could barely get out of the bed these days. Instead of teaching, she needed the assistance of…
Applewood Our House was proud to be a part of the Leaders in Dementia Care Training program that is run by The Alzheimer’s Association. We understand the only way we can provide higher quality care to our residents is to keep learning advanced care treatments that allow us to stay at the top of our field. Dementia and Alzheimer’s care needs the highest quality standards in the industry. Each assisted care and living facility…
IN2L Comes to Applewood Our House. Computer systems for seniors have been difficult for many of the elderly to grasp in the past. This is because companies and people were using standard computers to train seniors at a slower pace. Under those circumstances, many seniors were reluctant to try or stay with a program. However, since technology has quickly advanced, seniors can now learn what is important for them at the touch of a…
At each of our Applewood Our House locations, the inclusion of pets into the daily lives of our residents, is very important to us. We have a house dog at each location and some of our caregiver staff also bring their dogs to work with them. Pets can really help our residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable form of dementia. It vastly decreases the mental…