Elderly individuals often require some form of care and assistance during their golden years, because leading an independent everyday life is not as easy as it was once before. Not all seniors will need the same amount of help, though. Some seniors who need help at home will only require part-time assistance while others will require full-time home health…
Perhaps you saw the video that went viral a while back about the elderly Alzheimer’s patient who was transformed when he was given a iPod loaded with the music of his era? (You can watch the video on the “Music and Memory Project” website.) Over the past few years, researchers have offered new insight into the ways music promotes healthy aging…
Elderly Care in Lake Park FL: Use these tips to help you cope with family conflict during your caregiving journey with a senior with Alzheimer’s disease.
Florida’s Department of Elder Affairs has a new program that aids that assists the elderly with dementia who live at home. With the help of a donation made by the Florida Alzheimer’s Association, families can now ask for a JoyForAll robotic therapy pet or an MP3 filled with different music genres. They can choose between the two options and because…
Missing a monthly bill payment or forgetting what day it is are signs of mild memory loss. Older people commonly experience mild memory impairment, which is the result of an aging brain. While not all memory loss suggests dementia, seniors with memory issues benefit from support in daily life. Adult children might worry when mild memory loss impacts their parents’…
Recently, Marina Ramirez, owner of Assisting Hands gave the seminar Healthy Body, Healthy Mind in front of an eager group of seniors at Your Life Assisted Living and Memory Care in Palm Beach Gardens. Marina, a certified educator with the Alzheimer’s Association, spoke about the importance of the four pillars for healthy aging: Eating right, Exercising the mind, Exercising the…
The holiday season is a time of joy and coming together – the perfect time of the year to spend with loved ones, have fun with family and friends, and show the people who matter to you how much you care for them and how happy you are to have them in your life. And what better way to do…
Bridget Hom, Community Relations Manager for Assisting Hands Palm Beach, brings an afternoon of songs and fun to Consulate Health Care of West Palm Beach. Residents responded with joy to songs from the American standards of the 1940’s. Residents also enjoyed a refreshing bowl of watermelon, courtesy of Assisting Hands Palm Beach. Marina Ramirez, owner of Assisting Hands Palm Beach,…
Marina Ramirez presents “Know the Ten Signs” at Palm Beach County’s Adult Protective Services Program on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association. Alzheimer’s is an overwhelming, incapacitating and incurable disease of the brain. Its symptoms progress gradually, although scientists now believe that the neurological injury starts years or even decades before the first challenges with memory or confusion show. In our…
As a volunteer for the Alzheimer’s Association, Marina Ramirez recently gave a presentation titled Healthy Body / Healthy Brain at the Palm Beach County Library – Greenacres campus. People are often surprised because many of the habits which support a healthy body are also essential for a healthy brain. Research published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s…
