Feb 15, 2023
"Silver Alert – The car and dad are missing." If you have a family member that is living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia and is still driving, you know how upsetting this statement is. What is a Silver Alert? Silver alerts notify the public of missing older adults with a do...
Feb 08, 2023
"Misty Water-Colored Memories…" A walk down memory lane. Now that you will be humming that song all day (you're welcome ), let’s learn about reminiscence therapy benefits for someone living with progressive memory loss. What is reminiscences therapy you ask? In simple terms, it is a focused a...
Jan 17, 2023
Join us at Elder-Well® Adult Day in Natick for our Valentine's Memory Café event featuring painting and chocolate dipping! ACTIVITY: Chocolate fondue dipping and instructional painting activity (no experience required) WHERE: Elder-Well® Adult Day – 12 Washington Street, Natick, MA 0176...
Jan 16, 2023
Planning for our future should be a top priority, making sure our estates and wishes are in order prior to an event that puts us and our families into crisis mode. Elder law attorneys can be a vital resource for implementing a solid legal and financial plan for older adults. These attorneys are ...
Jan 04, 2023
If you are like most people, you automatically thought of Alzheimer’s, but Alzheimer’s is just one cause of dementia. We would like you to know that dementia is an “umbrella” term that describes a decline in memory, reasoning and thinking skills that significantly impacts a person's ability ...
Dec 28, 2022
“A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.” – Walter Winchell Because of the stigma and uncertainty that a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia brings, friendships and close relationships are often fractured. It is a disease that is feared ...
Dec 21, 2022
Gathering for the holidays, listening to the happy chatter, and enjoying the festive happenings is something we look forward to each year, but for someone that is living with a dementia it can be cause for confusion and anxiety. The Alzheimer’s Association states that a person with dementia is ...
Dec 12, 2022
APHASIA - Are you familiar with this brain disorder? The National Aphasia Association (www.aphasia.org) conducted a survey to find out what people knew about aphasia. Only 8.8% of respondents correctly identified aphasia as a language disorder. The other 91.2% had no clue. It was the recent annou...
Dec 07, 2022
UPDATE: This event has been canceled. Stay tuned for our next Better Together Memory Cafe event in 2023! Join us at Elder-Well® Adult Day in Natick for our holiday Memory Café event, featuring Christmas caroling with Judy Maggs, crafts, cookies, and cocoa! Afterward, head just around the corner...
Nov 28, 2022
According to the Alzheimer's Association, Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. This damage interferes with the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. When brain cells cannot communicate normally, thinking, behavior, and feelings can be affected. While most changes in the b...
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