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Prairie Rose Care Management offers comfort and security – LIVING WELL Magazine

November 4, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

PRAIRIE ROSE CARE MANAGEMENT OFFERS COMFORT AND SECURITY

Courtesy Prairie Rose Care Management, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine
Prairie Rose Care Management, a geriatric care management practice, provides support and assistance to clients that brings a sense of comfort and security to the whole family. Each client is unique with specific needs. The following is the story of one client. *Names have been changed to protect privacy. […]

The Forum at Park Lane in Dallas on How to Make the Best choice for Your Parents – LIVING WELL Magazine

November 4, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

How to Make the Best Choice for Your Parents
By Marsha Southern, North Dallas LIVING WELL Magazine

As the number of retirement and senior care communities continues to increase, most people have a difficult time differentiating between the levels of care available. […]

Fountain View Village "I finally get to retire" – LIVING WELL Magazine

November 3, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

I finally get to retire
By Rebecca Quinn, Director of Sales and Marketing, Fountain View Village, Scottsdale LIVING WELL Magazine
Bill and I met during the war. I was in the USO and he was a sergeant in the Army. It was love at first sight. We had a whirlwind romance and before he shipped out he proposed. I, of course, said “yes” and we agreed that when he came home on leave we would be married. […]

How to manage stress – Parkview in Frisco, LIVING WELL Magazine

November 2, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Managing Stress

By Shirley Long, Parkview in Frisco, Collin LIVING WELL Magazine

The medical profession has recognized that stress can cause numerous health issues to develop or can exacerbate existing ones. So how do we prevent stress from occurring? Well, unfortunately, the answer is “we can’t.” Though we can’t avoid stress, we can certainly take steps to decrease stressful incidents and our negative reactions to them. Learning to manage stress is vital to our overall health.
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Home Care or the Nursing Home – Heaven at Home, LIVING WELL Magazine

October 26, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Home Care or the Nursing Home?

When it is just too much for the family caregiver …
Courtesy Heaven at Home, Denton LIVING WELL Magazine
When most seniors begin to have difficulty dong the things they used to do, the first caregiver to help is most often a member of the family. […]

The Trace of Arcadia: Luxury Living at The Trace of Arcadia – LIVING WELL Magazine

October 21, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Luxury Living at The Trace of Arcadia

Courtesy The Trace of Arcadia, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine

The Trace of Arcadia, an independent, assisted and memory care retirement community, is one of the newest senior communities in the St. Tammany area, and offers 77 apartments. Having reached one and a half years in operation, they find themselves at full occupancy. […]

"Whole Person" focus at Azalea Estates – LIVING WELL Magazine

October 18, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

“WHOLE PERSON” FOCUS AT AZALEA ESTATES

By Linda Timberlake, Executive Director, Azalea Estates, Northshore LIVING WELL Magazine
The staff of Azalea Estates is so very proud to be celebrating 15 years of service in Slidell to our special seniors who have joined our family by making Azalea Estates their home. […]

My Accessable Home talks Home, Accessibility and your Options – LIVING WELL Magazine

October 11, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Home, accessibility and your options
By Dara McMillan, LMSW, My Accessable Home, North Atlanta LIVING WELL Magazine

Home. It’s that place of comfort where you can relax at the end of a long day. Simply put, we love our homes. Poems, quotations and books have been written about them for centuries. While we can’t wait to grow up and leave home when we’re young, we want to grow old and spend the remainder of our lives in this familiar dwelling. […]

Falls Village, Magnolia Village, and Medina Village on skilled nursing therapy – LIVING WELL Magazine

October 10, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Skilled nursing therapy provides effective postoperative care By Greg Carnes, MBA, LNHA, Falls Village, Magnolia Village, and Medina Village, Akron LIVING WELL Magazine In any given year, a large number of patients needing orthopedic rehabilitation of […]

Cheyenne Place on the importance of dining services for seniors – LIVING WELL Magazine

October 8, 2011 LIVING WELL Magazine Comments Off

Dining Services
It’s More Than Just the Food
By Skip Hale, Executive Director of Cheyenne Place, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Last year, I gave you tips to help you find the senior living community that’s right for you. Included was the recommendation to always try the food. Ask about options in the dining room. Make certain you or your loved one’s dietary needs will be met and absolutely stay for a complimentary lunch or dinner. […]