by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Sep 7, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Brain Health, Dementia Experience, Health & Wellness, Oakwood Creative Care Day Club, Senior Cognitive Impairment, Support Resources
Why is creativity important? According to an article published in the NIH Online library titled “Creativity as a Stepping Stone toward a Brighter Future,” creativity has the power to help people lead happier and more meaningful lives. People sometimes describe...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Jun 2, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Dementia Experience
Temperatures are rising quickly, which tells us all that summer is here! With warmer weather and longer days, summer offers the perfect opportunity to create a new routine full of curiosity and inspiration for seniors living with dementia. Although your goal might...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | May 10, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Brain Health, Health & Wellness, Memory Care Programs, Senior Cognitive Impairment, Support Resources
Building an emotionally safe and positive environment plays a specific role in promoting and fostering lifelong learning during all stages of dementia. Our words carry a lot of weight to them, but our body language does a lot of the talking, too! The Marbella...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Apr 13, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Health, Health & Wellness, Research & Outcomes, Senior Cognitive Impairment, Support Resources
Don’t give up the opportunity to seek out valuable social connections. Even after the brain has begun to deteriorate, seniors living with dementia still have an ever-present and deep-rooted desire to feel connected and secure. Socialization is the process of...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Mar 8, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Brain Health, Health & Wellness, Support Resources
Many of us underestimate the power of language in our daily lives. The way we approach a conversation and the words we use can produce very different results, depending on how the other person perceives them. This is true in all relationships, but it’s particularly...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Feb 8, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Brain Health, Dementia Experience, Health & Wellness, Research & Outcomes, Senior Cognitive Impairment, Support Resources
Evidence has been building for years that connects cognitive stimulation with brain health as we age. Puzzles, games, and movies are popular ways for care partners to keep people with dementia occupied, but they appear to have little to no effect on slowing...
