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Horticultural therapy is a unique and effective approach to caring for individuals with dementia. 🌼 By engaging in nature-based activities such as gardening and plant care, individuals with cognitive impairments can experience a range of therapeutic benefits. At Elder-Well® Adult Day Progr...

Join us at Elder-Well® Adult Day in Natick for our April Better Together Memory Café event, featuring Trivia & Tunes with Vin Pisacreta! Sponsored by Anthology Senior Living of Natick. ACTIVITY: "Musical clues and trivia designed to engage seniors producing toe-tapping fun that challenges...

If you are caring for a loved one that is living with dementia at home, here are some tips to help make their home safe and supportive. Install locks and alarms on doors and windows to alert you when they are opened. Remove potential hazards such as loose rugs or electrical cords. Keep floor...

"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...

"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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...