by Regency Riverwood | Sep 21, 2017 | Rome Retirement Communities, Rome Retirement Living
Indian-American cookbook author, Padma Lakshmi once observed that “we eat for our stomachs, but we hunger with our hearts.” Sometimes you might relate to that divide between what you want to eat and what you know you should eat to be at your very best. As we age, it...
by Regency Riverwood | Jul 19, 2017 | Memory Care, Rome Retirement Communities, Rome Retirement Living
Remember how much fun you had playing pretend as a kid? It was so freeing to slip into different roles, imagine yourself into fantastic worlds, and make up stories based on your favorite books, drawings, or even songs. Those same activities that come to us so easily...
by Regency Riverwood | May 31, 2017 | Memory Care, Rome Retirement Communities, Rome Retirement Living
It might seem counterintuitive to emphasize the past to those with memory disorders, but Alzheimer’s and dementia patients often do best when surrounded with mementos and reminders of things that are familiar. Family photos, heirlooms, and comfort objects like a...
