As ECH’s care team manager, Paula Cates receives many questions about memory care from potential residents’ families. Here, she tackles several popular ones.
There are several steps caregivers can take to support their aging loved one while simultaneously mitigating difficult dementia behaviors.
With guidance and preparation, you can make traveling with Alzheimer's or dementia a positive, productive experience for all.
Research suggests that intergenerational programming has lasting health benefits for both seniors and children.
Money management issues are a subtle symptom of Alzheimer’s and dementia that could manifest years before other warning signs.
Asking for a dementia screening is a vital step in taking control of your health.
ECH memory care residents moved into the updated Memory Care Center of Excellence in September. Here’s a closer look at the many benefits available to seniors there.
How do you know when it’s simply not safe for your aging loved one to remain in their home? Here’s a closer look at how to make this call.
All long-term care communities aren’t created equal, so how do you find the best fit for your loved one? Here are eight things to ask when assessing long-term care options.
Personal care should be something you’re thinking about for your parents, likely sooner than you might realize. Here’s what you need to know about getting your aging loved one on a waitlist.
Feet to the Fire creative writing class provide ECH residents with an opportunity to share their stories through writing.
The daughter of former Episcopal Church Home residents has turned her blog about her mother’s dementia into a book.
Here are five tips aimed at helping you handle the holidays while caring for an aging loved one with Alzheimer’s.
Ask these five questions when choosing a retirement community or memory care provider for the senior you care about.
Keep an eye out for these seven red flags while touring prospective memory care centers.
Twice a week, ECH residents participate in a program called Bingocize®, which strategically integrates exercise and health education into a fun game of bingo.
Here are five tips to help you cope with feelings of guilt while transitioning your elderly loved one into a memory care community.
Here’s a closer look at how the financial pieces stack up between aging in place and aging in a retirement community.
Here are some benefits of retirement living that you might not have thought about.
Find out why ECH was recently named one of Louisville’s Best Places to Work — and how you can join our team.
Depending on the stage of their cognitive loss, you can help your elderly loved one cope by talking about the benefits of moving to a memory care community.
Deciding whether to move your parents into a retirement community or let them age in place? Check out these pros and cons first.
Here’s how to make the most of your time with a parent who has Alzheimer’s or dementia.
The need never ceases for critical dementia and neurological research funding. So, what happens when June is over?
There are tried-and-true tactics that can help your loved one move into memory care without feeling fear or disruption.
Here’s what families can expect, from a financial perspective, as their loved ones transition into residential memory care.
Here are first steps our memory care team recommends your family take after an Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis is made.
Here are the primary documents you need when your elderly loved one moves into a residential memory care community.
What can you do to cheer up elderly loved ones who are moving out of their longtime homes? Here are some techniques to try.
Seniors should follow these three tips for positive and healthy aging.
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