Those of us with working, intact memories often take for granted what a gift memory is. We don’t spend time to think through all [...]

For a lot of people, September signals another “start of year”. It’s a good month (along with January) for setting goals, forming new habits, [...]

When a loved one has to move into an assisted living residence, it’s hard on everyone involved.  It can be confusing or frustrating to [...]

Someone once told me that to experience the beauty and goodness in the world around us, we have to get outside more.  We have [...]

Preparing your home for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can seem difficult and overwhelming.  Most families like to keep their loved [...]

When a loved one has to move into an assisted living residence, it’s hard on everyone involved.  It can be confusing or frustrating to [...]

I once heard someone say that loving someone with Alzheimer’s disease is like loving two different people.  There is the person you’ve known all [...]

With age comes the inevitability of forgetting things, not remembering where something was placed, struggling for a memory.  These things can be frightening to [...]

A Group Outing to December Nights Last Saturday, December 8th, we took a small group of our residents to Balboa Park’s December Nights celebration [...]