Magic & Memory (Photos and Video)
Music and Memories is a Success
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 […]
Keep Fit with Music and Memories
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 […]
Vikings Elementary’s visit with Oxnard Family Circle Veterans
We are so proud of our Veterans at Oxnard Family Circle, as with the service they have provided. A class of youngsters at Vikings Elementary was lucky enough to have the generational gap closed a little more by a visit for arts, crafts and some one-on-one time with our heroes of previous wars. The children […]
Valentine’s Day Celebration
Mileage Reimbursement Program- Ventura County
Great news for Seniors living in Ventura County! Effective January 1st, 2015 a new County-wide Mileage Reimbursement Program will be available. Criteria for the program include: being 65 years or older; a resident of Ventura County; have an interest in reimbursing someone for driving them. The ride reimbursements are not limited to medical appointments […]
Senior Scams
When we think of senior citizens we usually think of them as polite, good-natured, easy going and so forth, but we rarely think of them as prey. On a daily basis seniors scams are occurring all around us, and the worst part is we may not be aware of them. Senior scams take advantage of […]
Sundowner’s Syndrome
Sundowning is the term used to describe the confused and agitated state that some Alzheimer’s and dementia patients experience as the sun goes down and the day comes to an end. The causes and symptoms of sundowning can be different from person to person. Below are the general causes and symptoms, but it is important […]
2014 “Swinging On a Star” Senior Art Show
On Thursday, May 1st, 2014 some of our participants took part in the 2014 Senior Art Show hosted by Meditech Health Services. The event, open to any senior over the age of 65, was held from 5-7 pm. This years theme was “Swinging On a Star.” The event was held in the Education Room of […]
Talking About the Future with Your Loved One
Deciding when to talk your parents and loved ones about their future is never easy, especially when the talk includes their declining health and death. Although it may be difficult to talk about it is something that should be discussed in case something were to go wrong. We never know when something bad will happen, so […]
