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Focus Group
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Focus Group
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Has Your Get Up and Go, Got Up and Went?
Has Your Get Up and Go, Got Up and Went? By: Anissa Mitchell, LCSW Have you noticed that you or your loved one struggle with the motivation to get moving and participate in daily activities? Have you seen a decline in the interest in socializing with friends or participating in hobbies? If so, you might be dealing with apathy. Studies indicate that up to 45 percent of people with Parkinson’s experience apathy. Apathy is a neuropsychological symptom of Parkinson’s characterized as the lack of interest and participation in purposeful behaviors, difficulty with initiating, sustaining and completing tasks, and lack of concern for yourself and those around you (Simpson, 2013). These characteristics encompass behavior (treatment compliance, effort),…
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Grief Support Group
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Stressed?
Understand How Stress Can Lead to Memory Loss.
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Living with Parkinson’s Disease
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Understanding Alzheimer’s and other Dementias
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Alzheimer’s Information Day
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Staff Meet and Greet
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Take a “New” Year’s Look
Take a “New” Year’s Look By Brenda Lecco, CMC The holidays are a time of family gatherings and frequently relatives that haven’t visited in a while detect a decline in loved one. The new year is a great time to take a new look at the health of a loved one in your care. There is a medical specialty for older adults called Geriatrics. A Geriatrician is a physician specialty that focuses on the unique health needs of seniors. A geriatrician can perform tests that will detect memory loss, geriatric depression, bone loss that might put an older adult at risk for fractures and can also take a look at…