Many families across the United States are hesitating to seek the long term care services they need for their loved one if it means putting them in a facility. This makes sense considering that it was a long term care facility in King County,...

   Three months ago, assisted living communities were instructed to lock their doors to visitors. For a gentleman who ate lunch with his wife every day, a son who stopped by to visit Mom on Sundays, or a daughter who visited Dad on Tuesdays...

   There does not seem to be any part of our daily lives that have not been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. And, for some of us what was happening in our life before Covid-19 appeared has not suddenly stopped. The effects of the pandemic...

Social distancing, isolation, quarantine, empty store shelves, a constant barrage of information - this is a particularly stressful time for our whole country. The frustration of not being able to engage in your regular routine; the anxiety produced...

  The team at Spring Village at Dover is thrilled to announce that on Friday, March 13, 2020, we received our license and can now welcome residents into our community. We have planned, prepared, and practiced for this moment for nearly a...

Every one of us should have advanced directives as soon as our parents are no longer able to legally make medical decisions for us at the age of 18. Life is fickle and we never know what may happen. Yet, an article in NH Magazine by Karen A. Jamrog...

Many of the following winter safety tips are good advice for anyone during the cold winter months. However, as we grow older our bodies respond differently to the cold weather making us more vulnerable; and living with dementia can further complicate...

October may be a bit early to be thinking about turkey and stuffing and Christmas presents. However, it’s never too early to prepare for a visit to your older loved ones. Learning what to look for that may warrant further inquiry is important....

It’s time. The difficult decision to begin the search for assisted living has been made and now you are faced with the task of finding the right place for your loved one. What can you expect to find in your search? What are the needs of your...

The Alzheimer’s Association has released new statistics for 2019 reporting that over 16 million Americans provide unpaid care to people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. These caregivers provide 18.5 billion hours of...