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Terra Vista of Oakbrook Terrace – Oakbrook Terrace, IL Terra Vista recently partnered with Glen Ellyn Public Library to offer the community a free seminar on Alzheimer’s disease as well as free memory screenings. Executive Director, Natalie McFarland, RN, BSN & Dementia Care Educator, presented “Understanding Alzheimer’s” to almost 50 attendees. McFarland covered such areas as the difference between Alzheimer’s

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Many families of those with Alzheimer’s have struggled with the same feelings. At some point on the Alzheimer’s journey, it becomes nearly impossible to keep your mom safe and active. It requires training and experience to give someone with Alzheimer’s everything they need – a safe environment, brain-stimulating activities, caring experts who know just what to do in virtually any

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You should consider Terra Vista for one key reason: we redefine what Alzheimer’s care should be. Our entire memory care community is dedicated exclusively to Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Every single person is trained in the latest safety measures and protocols.

In the previous blog, we discussed the issues of long distance caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. Because Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, your loved one will more than likely get to the point where they need more care than you can provide from a distance. Once you realize this, there are several options to consider. You and your

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Moving a family member into a memory care community is rarely easy. There are, however, a few telltale signs that you can look for to recognize when you might start seriously considering residential care. Home safety issues: Is your family member becoming increasingly unsafe in his or her own home? An honest answer to this question might give you clues

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Baseball, apple pie and mom…oh, and cars! These are quintessential symbols of America and our culture. Cars, especially, represent the American spirit on several levels, including ingenuity, invention, hard work and, of course, freedom. The vast majority of us own automobiles and if not, at the least, have a license to operate one. The auto industry is a large part

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In the last two entries, we discussed long-distance caregiving and in-home caregiving, respectively. First we covered the steps to take when caring for a loved one in the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s from long-distance. Secondly we included deciding if/when you should move the loved one into your home for more constant care. Odds are; there will come a time when

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Older adults have long been the target of fraud and scams. There are several reasons for this but the most common is impaired judgment and loss of cognitive ability. The onset of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia may make your loved one a target for scammers and con artists. The Prevalence of Modern Scams Let’s face it, we have

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As a longtime professional caregiver to people with dementia, I learned many years ago, from a dear friend at the Alzheimer’s Association, three very simple but powerful words; Live Their Reality. Research and experience has taught us that the mind of a person with Alzheimer’s tends to regress over time as the disease progresses.  Unlike the approach for certain psychiatric

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You may have heard the familiar phrase, “ If you know one person with Alzheimer’s, you know one person with Alzheimer’s.”  As a longtime caregiver to people with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, I have had the opportunity to encounter so many different scenarios and learn from them.  Some have been very pleasant, while others have been something less

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