It has been just over two weeks since we started our Music and Memories program here at Oxnard Family Circle! We are happy to see just how positive a reaction to such an innovative program, brought to us by renowned Music Therapist Andy Tubman. To that extent, we are pleasantly surprised to see just how
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04/15/2015 The Music and Memory program at Oxnard Family Circle Adult Day Health Care has launched! Here at Oxnard Family Circle we welcomed Any Tubman, who is a most wonderful and passionate music therapist, to share his knowledge of the effect of music therapy for the forming and re-building of neural-nets, stimulating memory and training us to
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Read moreTaking care of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease can be a lot of work and extremely time consuming. More often than not caregivers find themselves completely consumed by taking care of their loved one while ignoring their personal needs, especially when it comes to their own health. Caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s
Read moreRecently there has been new information released in regards to the people being affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Of the current 5 million people living with the disease about 2/3 of them are women. Recent news reports have mainly focused on the new information presented which states that women in their 60’s are more likely than
Read moreThe amount of people projected to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease is expected to grow exponentially in the upcoming years, especially in part to the aging baby boomers. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and is a progressive problem in which memory, thinking and behavior slowly decline and worsen through the years.
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