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 […]
Different Forms of Dementia: What Type Is Affecting Your Loved One?
Dementia and Alzheimer’s have become much more prevalent in older adults within the past decade, and awareness about dementia is slowly but surely growing. While Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia (and one of the main focuses in the fight to find a treatment for dementia), many people cannot distinguish the difference between […]
Nature’s Therapeutic Qualities Can Help Dementia Patients
There is a well proven bank of evidence that suggests that “nature is good for us”. Most of our parents insisted that we go out and “get some fresh air” as children instead of staying inside. Despite the association with nature being therapeutic for people of all ages, until now the term “green exercise” had […]
Dining Tips for Seniors with Dementia
Seniors with dementia need a lot of assistance, especially around mealtimes. Dementia can lead to reduced food and fluid intake because of decreased recognition of hunger and thirst, weakening perception of smell and taste, problems swallowing, inability to make out dining utensils, loss of physical control and depression. While your loved one may find eating […]
Activities for Dementia Patients: Getting Dressed
If your loved one has dementia, he or she may start forgetting where they have put their keys, or a doctor’s appointment here or there. Later on, they may forget the names of relatives they haven’t seen often or how to drive from the store to their house. Eventually they may forget your name, or […]
Memory Games Can Help Improve Symptoms in Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients
Dementia is a disease that gradually affects areas of short-term and long term memory loss in adults that are typically 65 or over. While dementia can be inevitable in many older individuals, there are many different strategies that can be applied that both reduce the rate at which the memory loss occurs, and helps retain […]
Memory Care for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients
If your loved one is suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you are probably concerned about what they are experiencing and the best way to address their condition.
2012 Walk To End Alzheimer’s
2012 Alzheimer’s Association: Walk To End Alzheimer’s Many people fear the idea of growing older; the idea of gray hair, the concern of not being able to drive, and the loss of senses such as hearing or seeing. One of the most prominent fears that we have, however, is the loss of our memory. Most […]
Caregiver Respite and Support
This morning, a man at Oxnard Family Circle Adult Day Health Care Center dropped off his wife for the day. He was noticeably distressed, with tired eyes and shaking hands, and discussed his concerns with the Director of Operations at Oxnard Family Circle. His wife, who has dementia, has a tendency to make complaints and […]
