by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Oct 6, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Brain Health, Health & Wellness, Senior Cognitive Impairment
Why does a smell trigger a memory? Our brain collects information, like smells and sounds, through our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. Each of our five senses has its special sensor that sends information through the nervous system to the brain....
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 | Aug 9, 2022 | Care Partner, Health & Wellness, Support Resources
As a care partner, you play an integral role in ensuring your members with dementia have all the tools they need to enjoy life beyond their diagnosis. You’ve selflessly taken on the responsibility of overseeing their health, wellness, diet, and activities–to name a...
by EngAGE EnCOURAGE | Jul 7, 2022 | Aging Seniors, Health & Wellness, Support Resources
Between longer days and warmer nights, we love summertime for all its opportune moments to get out in the sun and soak up some much-needed vitamin D! But with warmer weather often comes a greater threat of dehydration and heat stroke. For seniors with Alzheimer’s and...
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...
