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Dementia Friends
Launched in 2009 with a mission to better support individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their families, the ACT on Alzheimer’s works with health care providers, community members, government officials, caregivers, those with Alzheimer’s, and local businesses to create a support system. The Hopkins chapter of ACT on Alzheimer’s is committed to supporting those who live with Alzheimer’s and other…
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Does Dementia Change Personality?
How situations and perceptions may affect those with dementia You are who you are. People certainly change with dementia. People become more forgetful, they don’t make new memories well, they don’t remember things they knew well, they don’t process information as well, eventually their brains no longer know how to perform functions like walking, or…
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How Dementia Affects Conversation and Relationship
Dementia can create differences in the way we connect with others. 1 Corinthians 13:7 “(Love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” Self and Others: Recognizing Dementia Many of our residents, especially those in our higher functioning houses, have a sense of not fitting in with their housemates. They look around and interact with their housemates…
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Pet Therapy and Seniors
Emerald Crest often has visitors stop by to spend time with our residents. We make sure to have a wide variety of activities and entertainment to allow our residents the opportunity to experience different things. It’s always a big hit when therapy animals are in the house and six-year old Border Collie, Shadow, and his owner…
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Caring for Someone with Dementia
The Love of Family Caregivers: Strength, Devotion and Unique Perspectives I am often amazed by the families who cared for our residents at home prior to moving in. Many times, I have met residents who just moved in, and I’ve seen firsthand the amount of care they need. I then meet the family, and learn…
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Emerald Crest: Voted Best Memory Care, Best Retirement Community, and Best Assisted Living!
Emerald Crest was recently voted “Best Memory Care” by the Sun Media readers in Wayzata and Minnetonka along with “Best Retirement Community” by readers in Excelsior and “Best Assisted Living” by their Wayzata readers! To be voted Readers’ Choice is an honor we are proud of and thankful to the Sun Media Sun Sailor and their…
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Benefits of Moving to Memory Care
A Chaplain’s Perspective – The Benefits of Choosing Memory Care Moving into a care facility can be rough. It can be rough on the person themselves and it can be rough on the family. Sometimes this move happens more or less voluntarily and sometimes there is little other option. A Bit About Me:…
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Memory Loss and Discussing the Death of a Loved One
Ecclesiastes 3: 1;4 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance” Considering How to Talk About a Death I got a phone call the other day from Jane, one of our…
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Holiday Survival Guide: Practical Tips for Family Caregivers
Celebrating the holidays is special, but at times can be stressful for families and caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. As the disease progresses, the person with dementia and their family caregivers have a hard time reacting to their needs while continuing to keep up the traditions their family has experienced…
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Worship Services at Emerald Crest Loved Ones with Memory Loss, Family, Caregivers and Community: All Are Welcome! The worship services at Emerald Crest are quite the time. They generally have the same content in terms of songs, scripture, prayers and Holy Communion. Even though the content is similar the services are all unique. Different people…