Research and experience shows those living with dementia have an increased sensitivity to emotions, and cultivating emotional engagement is what the new Java Memory Care program is all about. “The program is fabulous! I am working with residents with very advanced dementia with help...
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Dr. David Sheard presented recently at the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors Conference in Toronto. He has developed a model for dementia care called ‘Feelings Matter Most’, that focuses on nurturing emotions. Mattering means to be of importance and to...
Graceworks Housing Services recently implemented the Java Music Club at Good Shepard Community, in Greenfield, Indiana. “I love the excitement of people coming together and relating together. It was not like this before.” Sharon, Resident. “Helps to lift my spirits and deal with loneliness,”...
Shining a Light on Depression Is it time for us to pull out all stops and shift our primary approach to depression from treatment to prevention? Prevention is better than cure—stop it before it occurs. Keep something from happening rather than fixing it after...
Arbutus Care Centre is part of Revera, one of North America’s leading providers of seniors’ care and services since 1961. Boyd Foster lives at Revera’s Arbutus Care Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia and recently shared about the residents’ experiences surrounding the implementation of the...
Providing opportunities for residents with to support and help one another is an excellent daily intervention and preventative treatment to address unmet needs (Cohen-Mansfield, 2014). Peer support has a significant impact on loneliness and depression and yet we rarely include this concept in programs....