by Riverwood Senior Living Riverwood | Nov 18, 2020 | Alzheimer's & Memory Care
Alzheimer’s Disease comes with a long list of symptoms, one of the most difficult being changes in behavior and mood. One of the more disruptive groups of symptoms that can arise in the moderate to later stages of the disease is known as “sundowners...
by Riverwood Senior Living Riverwood | Jul 30, 2020 | Alzheimer's & Memory Care
Alzheimer’s is a disease scientists and doctors still don’t fully understand. Clear risk factors include age and family history, but evidence shows that staying physically, mentally, and socially active may reduce the risk of developing the disease. Even so,...
by Riverwood Senior Living Riverwood | Sep 21, 2017 | Assisted 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 Riverwood Senior Living Riverwood | Jul 19, 2017 | Alzheimer's & Memory Care
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 Riverwood Senior Living Riverwood | May 31, 2017 | Alzheimer's & Memory Care
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...
