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Traveling with Alzheimer’s
Living with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia does not mean it’s necessary to stop participating in meaningful activities such as travel. However, it does require planning to ensure safety, comfort, and enjoyment for everyone. For all travel, regardless of...
Best Senior Living: Caring Stars 2018
America's Top-Rated Senior Living Communities 2018 The Oasis at Dodge Park in its first year has already made the list of Caring.com Caring Star for 2018. To top it off Dodge Park also made the list for the 6th year in a row, making it a Caring.com Caring Super Star....
Arthritis In The Knee & What To Expect
Arthritis, which is a condition that affects one in three adult Americans, is one that affects the bone joints in the body. Because there is no cure, many sufferers are forced to cope with it's painful effects. Arthritis in the knee is one of the common ailments and...
Holiday Tips
The holidays are often filled with opportunities for togetherness, sharing, laughter, and memories. But they can also bring stress, disappointment, and sadness. A person living with Alzheimer’s may feel a special sense of loss during the holidays because of the...
Oasis at Dodge Park Honors Veterans
Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors military veterans; that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day,...
A Haven a Home an Oasis
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How to Recognize Signs it’s Time for Placement in a Specialty Memory Care Facility (Not a Nursing Home)
Signs that Your Loved One May Need Placement Moving a family member into memory care facility is never an easy decision. However, there are some telltale signs that caregivers can look for in order to recognize when it’s time for assisted living: 1. Wandering. In...
Managing Chronic Pain in Patients with Dementia
Chronic pain affects 1.5 billion people worldwide, an estimated 100 million of whom live in the United States. Yet we currently have no effective treatment options. Fortunately, research advances have determined some of the ways in which chronic pain changes the...
Wandering and Dementia -Aspects and the Risk of Falling
Wandering, a complex motor, cognitive and behavioral disorder, is a common symptom among patients with dementia. A contemporary definition for wandering is: “A syndrome of dementia-related locomotion behavior having a frequent, repetitive, temporally disordered,...
How to Recognize Signs it’s Time for Placement
More than 15 million Americans devote time and energy to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, but sometimes the cost of caregiving becomes too high. Caregivers find themselves unable to bear the...
