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Assisted Living at the Meadowlands Offers ’10 Things to Ask’ Memory Care Guide

Posted on February 21, 2012 by St. Andrews

Memory Care for Seniors Vital Part of Senior Living Shopping; Mirrors Growth in Dementia/Alzheimer’s Development in Older Adults Continue reading →

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Stand up for your elders

Posted on November 2, 2011 by St. Andrews

We all know wonderful and kind older individuals, family members, friends, neighbors, fellow church members, and work friends.

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So what are Shingles?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by St. Andrews

My mother lived to the age of 97 and had a fairly good life—not easy—but good.  However, there was a period she suffered greatly for many weeks for something at that time I knew little about—shingles. 

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Communicating with Dementia Sufferers

Posted on December 1, 2010 by St. Andrews

Improving communication with dementia sufferers can sometimes be easier than you may think. The brain is a complicated machine with different parts having different functions and different ways it receives, processes, and outputs information. When cognitive decline, whatever disease caused … Continue reading →

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Older Adults are Flocking to Social Networks

Posted on September 27, 2010 by St. Andrews

By Suzanne Choney Social networking use by Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled in the past year, going from 22 percent in April 2009 to 42 percent in May 2010, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & … Continue reading →

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Recognizing Symptoms of Dementia

Posted on July 28, 2010 by St. Andrews

By: The National Care Planning Council An online article from FamilyDoctor.org outlines some common symptoms in recognizing dementia. Some common symptoms of dementia are listed below. Not everyone who has dementia will experience all of these symptoms. Recent memory loss. … Continue reading →

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