During the winter months, people often don’t consider that dehydration is a true health threat. With colder weather, we often have a very dry, raw environment with low humidity outdoors and furnaces running nonstop indoors, which is also drying. With flu season in full force, … [Read more...] about Misunderstood Wintertime Worry: Dehydration
Top 10 Brain Foods for Those With Alzheimer or Dementia
Proper nutrition is important to keep the body strong and healthy. For a person with Alzheimer's or dementia, poor nutrition may increase behavioral symptoms and cause weight loss. Our mealsat our Encore adult day care centers are reviewed and approved by a licensed dietitian to … [Read more...] about Top 10 Brain Foods for Those With Alzheimer or Dementia
Activity-Based Care
Caregivers are always asking us about activities that they can do with their loved one when they are not at Encore. Activities are the things that we do. They include getting dressed, doing chores, playing cards and even paying bills. They can represent who we are and what we’re about. Most … [Read more...] about Activity-Based Care
Check In Procedure and Screening Question
Welcome back to Encore! We are so looking forward to seeing you again! There are a couple of extra steps that we are trying in order to make sure that everyone stays as safe as possible. When we open at 7:30 am, people naturally arrive one or two at a time, but we are thinking that with an … [Read more...] about Check In Procedure and Screening Question
The Best Exercises for Your Brain: Tips on Preserving Memory and Cognitive Function
Photo via Pixabay by Annca As we get older, our brain function can slow down a bit; memory and other cognitive functions can lag, leaving us feeling easily overwhelmed and even ashamed when something slips through the cracks. For seniors, the risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease … [Read more...] about The Best Exercises for Your Brain: Tips on Preserving Memory and Cognitive Function
Caregiving: Making Sure Daily Needs Are Met
We all have various activities that we must perform each day, but did you know there is a name for it? According to Kindly Care, activities of daily living (ADLs) are “basic tasks that must be accomplished every day for an individual to thrive,” and include categories such as dressing, eating and … [Read more...] about Caregiving: Making Sure Daily Needs Are Met
Alzheimer’s Disease: What Stage Is My Loved One In?
Trying to maneuver through the maze of Alzheimer’s disease is confusing and frustrating for the family members and caretakers of those who have the disease. Over the past seven years that we have operated a memory care day center, we have spoken to many families who are confused and feeling a great … [Read more...] about Alzheimer’s Disease: What Stage Is My Loved One In?
The Alzheimer’s Factor
Alzheimer’s is growing at an alarming rate. Alzheimer’s increased by 46.1% as a cause of death between 2000 and 2006, while causes of death from prostate cancer, breast cancer, heart disease and HIV all declined during that time period. In 2010 The Alzheimer’s Association published a report titled, … [Read more...] about The Alzheimer’s Factor