Advice on Transitioning to Assisted Living and Long Term Care
While moving to Assisted Living or Long Term Care is full of change, it’s a positive opportunity for the resident and their family. Laclede Groves’ Director of Health Services, Robin Garnett, shares...
View ArticleWhat is Memory Care Assisted Living and When is It Needed?
Older adults living with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease or other memory impairments can benefit from a living setting that provides the care they need with programming that engages them. Memory...
View ArticleHow to Move a Parent with Dementia to Assisted Living
When your loved one, whether it’s a parent, an aunt or uncle, or a dear friend, begins showing signs of memory loss, it is difficult for everyone. For a while, a little extra help from family members,...
View ArticleMemory Care Residents have a Best Friend at Meridian Village
At Meridian Village, a Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) Life Plan Community in Glen Carbon, Illinois, Gayle Hantak, Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator, uses the Best Friends approach with her Memory Care...
View ArticleLiving with the Long Goodbye
“They call it the ‘long-goodbye' disease,’ but I think that means goodbye is a long way off and there’s a lot of living to do between now and the end,” said Andy Rachelski, husband of Mary Rachelski,...
View ArticleCooking as Ministry: How Lutheran Hillside’s Celebrity Chef Mark Shoopman...
After many years in the international hotel, restaurant, and private club industries, Chef Shoopman found his true passion in senior living at Lutheran Hillside Village. Here he not only brings joy to...
View ArticleTips for Communicating with an Individual with Alzheimer’s
Communication can be a difficult task for individuals with Alzheimer’s, and it can be frustrating for family and caregivers, as well. Learn how to more effectively communicate no matter what stage...
View ArticleMemory Care Art Center Opens at Meramec Bluffs
ABBA’s syncopated rhythms thumped as paint brushes swirled across canvas and wood in the new Assisted Living Memory Care Art Center at Meramec Bluffs, a Lutheran Senior Services Life Plan Community in...
View ArticleTovertafel Makes Magical Moments in Memory Care
“The ‘magic’ table really is a magical thing,” said John Hirsch, who spent a recent afternoon playing Tovertafel games with his family at Lenoir Woods, a Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) … The post...
View ArticleMeridian Village Cardboard Boat Race
Cardboard boats sound about as useful as paper hats in the rain. But imagination, teamwork, and upcycling resulted in a lively Sixth Annual Cardboard Boat Race at Meridian Village, a … The post...
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