Welcome to Part I of this series where we will explore cultural competence in memory care. We strive to provide culturally competent care in our assisted and independent living community in San Diego.
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia affect millions of people across the world today. Which means that it also affects millions of children: children who have to watch their loved ones go through the debilitating effects of this disease. It may be [...]
Learning of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis can be a terrifying thing. Most people don’t immediately think of their finances, or they put off thinking about their finances because it’s stressful and scary and they don’t know where to begin. Dementia and [...]
For the fathers. The busy ones, the tired ones, the adventurous ones. For the ones who work 70 hours a week, the ones who make elaborate travel plans, the ones who stay at home with their kids. For the fathers [...]
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, the day we take extra time or effort to honor the mothers in our lives. In the U.K. and Ireland, Mother’s Day is called “Mothering Sunday”. I love this because there are so many different [...]
Easter may have come and gone, but the meaning of Easter - the resurrection of death, of old ideas, of harmful habits, of new life - well, it feels like we’re still waiting. The world is in a holding pattern. [...]
What a strange world we are living in right now. People are stocking up on toilet paper and bottled water. Hospitals are overrun. Businesses are closed. Families are staying in their homes or venturing out for walks in remote places. [...]
Research says one of the best things you can do to delay or slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia is to keep your mind active. Mental activity in the form of puzzles, riddles, learning languages, or taking [...]
The holiday season is winding down. Christmas music has faded away. The lights and decorations are being taken down. People will put away the festive treats and start to consider a diet for the new year. As this season of [...]
There’s something about the holiday season that reminds us of living in the in-between. As Sarah Bessey says, it’s living in the “both/and”. This world is heartbreaking and scary and full of anger. And it’s also breathtakingly beautiful. It’s spray [...]
