Many families may be unaware of the extensive care services that assisted living communities such as MorningStar of Rio Rancho offer to residents. One term that is useful to know is Activities of Daily Living (ADL), which describes the various care services found in an assisted living community. These activities typically include dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, etc. At MorningStar a resident’s care level is determined after a thorough evaluation with our Wellness Director.
One of the care services we offer is medication management by a Certified Med Care Manager. The cost for this service is factored into a resident’s level of care and is part of their monthly fee. Our service includes both the ordering and supervised administration of the medications, and we have two price points based on the number and type of prescriptions involved. For many elderly people, medication management is a very important service. Statistics show that “many hospitalizations are due to just a few drugs that should be monitored carefully to prevent problems. Blood thinners (such as warfarin), diabetes medications (such as insulin), seizure medications (such as phenytoin), and opioid analgesics are some examples of these medications.” Forgetting to take prescribed medications, not taking the right dosage or not finishing prescriptions is common among seniors and can lead to serious medical problems. Knowing a certified MorningStar medication manager is in charge of your loved one’s medications can provide a family with peace of mind. Dominick Bailey, a clinical pharmacist specializing in geriatric care reminds his elderly patients that, “Medications only work if you take them.” He adds, “If they sit on the shelf, they don’t work.” After visiting our website or once you take a tour of our community, you most certainly will understand what sets us apart from other senior housing Rio Rancho NM offers. Along with a whole array of amenities and services and a compassionate, loving team that is honored to serve seniors, we also offer well-designed suites to please a variety of tastes and preferences. MorningStar of Rio Rancho represents the finest in senior living with our distinct mission statement – “to honor, to value, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents within a beautiful setting. Please contact us to learn more about the best senior housing Rio Rancho NM offers. Sources: cdc.gov/medicationsafety/adult_adversedrugevents.html khn.org/news/americas-other-drug-problem-copious-prescriptions-for-hospitalized-elderly/
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Research shows that one of the best benefits of exercise is a longer life. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that even gentle, regular exercise such as walking or swimming can increase a seniors’ lifespan by approximately three to five years.
Regular exercise is also attributed to preventing falls, which is a big problem for elderly adults and can have serious consequences. WHO explains that regular exercise improves muscle strength and bone density as well as improves balance. Statistics indicate regular exercise reduces the risk of hip fractures by up to 40%. Seniors who participate in regular exercise can help to reduce their risk for osteoporosis and fractures. Bone density is improved by doing weight-bearing exercises such as walking or jogging. The risk for other common health conditions such as stroke or heart attack are reduced by doing exercises that raises the heart rate and increases blood flow. Research also suggests exercise may help to delay or reduce the risk of developing dementia. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, staying physically active appears to be as good for your brain as it is for your heart. Another unexpected benefit is elderly adults appear to feel more confidence and independent. So how much do older adults need to exercise to receive the most benefit? WHO recommends that seniors do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intense aerobic physical activity a week. Aerobic activity should be done in at least 10 minute intervals. WHO also states older adults with poor mobility should “perform physical activity to enhance balance and prevent falls on 3 or more days per week.” Examples of Morningstar of Fountain Hills’ exercise opportunities include our Total Body Workout, Parkinson's Exercise Class, and a walking group as well as a fitness center and other special activities. We offer 63 assisted living suites that include spacious studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom floor plans with some over 850 square feet. Our Reflections Neighborhood provides 28 suites devoted to the individualized care of those with memory impairment. Before starting any physical exercise, be sure to check with your healthcare provider. At MorningStar of Fountain Hills, we represent the very best in senior living with a unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” We have built a foundation on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve to create a true “home” for our residents. Please schedule a visit to our exceptional assisted living and memory care community. While many older adults wish to live out their senior years at home, for some, it is not a manageable option. Moreover, no matter our age, change can be challenging, and it is no different for seniors when the time comes for them move into an assisted living community.
To ease the transition, experts offer several tips that can help make the move less stressful. One suggestion is to start planning way ahead of the time you anticipate you will need to make the move. So if you can, do not wait until your parent needs to go from a hospital stay into assisted living. The advantage to starting your search way in advance of the move is it allows you the time to find a place ideally suited to your loved ones’ needs and personality. Always remember it is a huge life transition and should be treated as such. If possible, it is recommended to try and pick from one of the assisted living communities in the area they reside in as it allows them to retain some continuity in their lives including keeping their doctors. They can also continue to visit area friends and companions. If you will be moving the person to another town or state to be closer to family, keep in mind this can be especially difficult and your parent may need even more support. Experts advise in this situation to have more services in place rather than less. If later you find you do not need some of them, you can cancel them. Another tip is to visit the new community as often as possible before the move. Along with a formal tour of the community, make arrangements for them to have lunch there several times before they move in or participate in an activity or special event. The more familiar they are with their new home the easier the transition will be. MorningStar of Happy Valley’s goal is to be the best assisted living and memory care in the area, and we work hard to create a true “home” for residents. Our community has 61 private assisted living suites available in a variety of configurations including spacious studio and one and two-bedroom floorplans. We have another 27 suites in our Reflections Neighborhood dedicated to the specialized care of those with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. Please visit our website for pricing and availability. MorningStar of Happy Valley represents the finest in senior living with our distinct mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we are honored to create a true “home” for residents. Contact us to learn more about exceptional assisted living in the Happy Valley – Clackamas area. For years research has suggested children should have limits placed upon their daily screen time, and now a large study suggests the same may be true for older adults. A published report from the University College London in the United Kingdom indicates that older adults who spent at least 3.5 hours a day watching television experienced a greater decline in verbal memory. The study’s data was taken from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), which included 3,662 participants age 50 years and older.
Participants answered researchers’ questions in 2008-2009 and then again in 2014-2015 regarding the time they spent watching TV. Afterward they were given a series of tests that measured verbal memory and fluency. Results showed adults who watch 3.5 or more hours of TV daily had an “average decline of 8–10 percent in word- and language-related memory over the 6 years the study covered. This is compared with a lower 4–5 percent average decline in those who watched fewer hours of TV per day over the same period.” For the verbal memory tests, participants were asked to memorize and then recall lists of words within a given time. The verbal fluency tests required them to list as many examples, such as animals, they could in a given amount of time. The semantic fluency of the study’s participants did not seem to be affected. It was noted that most of the studies involving the effects of TV watching have been done on children and little to no studies on older adults. One of the study’s co-authors, Dr. Daisy Fancourt, who works in the Department of Behavioral Science and Health says, "Much less attention has been paid to the effects of television viewing at the other end of the lifespan, despite it being hypothesized for over 25 years that watching excessive television could contribute to the development of dementia." At MorningStar of Rio Rancho, residents have a whole lot more to do than just watching TV. Our senior living in Rio Rancho NM provides the care services residents’ need as well as a range of wellness programs and activities designed to enhance health and wellness, stimulate the brain and encourage connection. With such a broad range of activities, we are sure you will find something of interest, such as exercise classes, reading groups, painting classes, trivia and card games, arts and crafts, entertainment and much more. Please call or visit our website for more information. The unique mission statement of MorningStar of Rio Rancho, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents within a beautiful setting. Please contact us to learn more about the finest senior living in Rio Rancho NM. Source: medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324598.php Have you heard that the MorningStar of Rio Rancho assisted living and memory care community opened to residents a few months ago? If not the MorningStar name may still be new to you, and as such, you are unaware of the extensive amenities, wellness programs and care services we offer. You also may not know that MorningStar already has a highly respected community in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
There are several ways to keep up with the goings-on at MorningStar of Rio Rancho including visiting our website periodically. Right on our home page, we have links to our monthly calendars along with a map and directions to our community. We also have direct links to our amenities page as well as one to our suite features and various floor plans and a gallery of pictures. If you wish to set up a tour or learn more about pricing and availability, you can do it through our online forms. Another convenient way to learn more about our community or to keep in touch with us is to sign-up for our EVENTful Blog to hear about upcoming events and our newest offers. All you need to do is to fill out your email address and let us know if you are a senior or the family of one; or a health or business professional, and we will send you updates. What sets us apart from other senior housing Rio Rancho NM offers? MorningStar of Rio Rancho is staffed by a team of compassionate caregivers who consider seniors to be heroes and feel privileged to serve them. While luxurious and beautiful, our mission is to value all seniors as gifted and contributing individuals. MorningStar is committed to creating a home for our residents that promotes a healthy, engaged lifestyle, while at the same time, providing security and independence. MorningStar of Rio Rancho represents the finest in senior living with our distinct mission statement – “to honor, to value, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents within a beautiful setting. Please contact us to learn more about the best senior housing Rio Rancho NM offers. At MorningStar of Rio Rancho, our mission is to provide the best senior housing Rio Rancho NM offers, which includes specialized, loving memory care to those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
MorningStar Senior Living operates over 25 senior living communities throughout the Western U.S. This means MorningStar of Rio Rancho benefits from the extensive knowledge and expertise our company has gained over their 16 years of operation regarding all facets of senior living, including a deep understanding of Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. MorningStar has earned a reputation as trusted dementia care specialists, and we feel it is our calling to provide care to our most special residents. By devoting a separate area to memory care called our Reflections Neighborhood, residents have the independence to safely move about their expansive surroundings. Our holistic approach to dementia care is encompassed under the expanse of possibilities we call “Lavender Sky,” and is how we thoughtfully enter, embrace and explore the entirely different and isolating world of dementia. Providing loving support for our residents, we enter with insight and intentionality as we step into their “purple world” and cross over the physical and emotional boundaries that would otherwise separate us. We also feel it is our job to help support our residents’ families. Along with education, we show them how to follow our lead and enter into the world of their loved ones. In addition to our Reflections Neighborhood for memory care, MorningStar of Rio Rancho offers 51 graciously appointed suites for assisted living with a choice of spacious one-bedroom and two-bedroom floorplans. Please visit our website to learn more about our approach to memory care and our exceptional community. MorningStar of Rio Rancho represents the finest in senior living with our distinct mission statement – “to honor, to value, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents within a beautiful setting. Please contact us to learn more about the best senior housing Rio Rancho NM offers. At MorningStar of Happy Valley, we understand the importance of gathering together as a community to “break bread” each day. We believe food is a healing medicine unlike any other, and when our residents sit down to a delicious meal served restaurant-style, it creates lasting bonds and fellowship within our “family.”
We recognize that good nutrition is especially important to the wellbeing of seniors, which is why food is prepared largely from scratch and feature the freshest of ingredients from high-quality producers and/or are locally sourced. MorningStar’s meals are prepared under the direction of our Executive Chef. As a resident, you will be treated to seasonal menus and special holiday feasts such as those we enjoy at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Also, we modify menus and recipes to accommodate residents’ changing needs and tastes. Moreover, you can easily self-manage any dietary restrictions as we offer a wide selection of low sodium, sugar free, no sugar added, and low-fat foods. MorningStar of Happy Valley also believes that nutrient-rich ingredients can help stimulate the appetite and support brain health. This is why we prepare meals using BrainWise super foods that contain a high concentration of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. Super foods include acai, leafy dark greens, dark chocolates, berries, and fish, nuts and other foods high in Omega 3 fats. For our memory care residents, food is as much about Community as it is about Nutrition. To encourage appetites, our team members sit and share meals with residents and many are served “family style” as they are in private homes. Much of our food is modified out of respect for residents’ somewhat compromised eating abilities and include finger foods, texture-modified diets and easy-to-recognize balanced meals that taste as good as they look. Please visit our website to learn more about our senior living community. You will find links to set up a tour or for pricing and availability. MorningStar of Happy Valley represents the finest in senior living with our distinct mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we are honored to create a true “home” for residents. Contact us to learn more about our exceptional senior living community. A large study out of Europe found a link between older adults who take blood pressure-lowering drugs and a lower risk of developing dementia. Medical News Today explains that while researchers are still unclear as to what causes dementia, much work is being done to improve prevention strategies. By studying “potential risk factors that may contribute to the development of this condition,” scientists say they hope to learn more about connections between certain health conditions and higher rates of dementia.
Another study published last year in the journal, Neurology, found that patients with hypertension had a higher risk of experiencing brain lesions related to dementia. In this newest study from the University of Leipzig in Germany, the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in France, and the Frankfurt, Germany branch of IQVIA, researchers had access to a large database that collects and stores health information on millions of people. Using the Disease Analyzer database, researchers looked at 12,405 people, aged 60 and older, with or without dementia. They compared those who took antihypertensive drugs with those who had for periods of time or had never taken the drugs. Results showed that those who took “certain antihypertensive drugs — including beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin II receptor blockers — seemed to have a lower risk of dementia.” The study authors warn that antihypertensive drugs do not guarantee a person will not develop dementia. They say rather it highlights the benefits of such drugs. At MorningStar of Fountain Hills, an assisted living and memory care community, we offer comprehensive care services including 24-hour care managers, medication care managers, routine Health & Wellness Evaluations, and much more. Please visit our website to learn more about the area’s finest senior living. At MorningStar of Fountain Hills, we represent the very best in senior living with a unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” We have built a foundation on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve to create a true “home” for our residents. Please schedule a visit to our exceptional assisted living and memory care community. Source: medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325393.php As we reach our senior years, research indicates socialization is more important than ever. In fact, a Harvard University study shows that “elderly individuals, who had active social lives, were happier, healthier and more likely to live longer, than elderly people who did not have an active social life.” Results suggest that “loneliness can deter an elderly person’s life, while socializing can enrich it.”
Seniors who regularly socialize are less likely to become depressed and are better-equipped to get help if they experience mental health problems. Also older adults with a variety of social support are more likely to regularly exercise, which has been shown to keep the mind active and help slow down memory loss as well as improve overall health. In addition, strong social support can help maintain a senior’s self-esteem and sense of worth. As we socialize, our brains are mentally engaged, which improves our cognitive functions and may prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. Activities we do with friends can be fun and stimulate our mind such as playing cards, Bingo, and word or trivia games as well as something as simple as carrying on a conversation. MorningStar of Fountain Hills offers 63 private assisted living suites and 28 secure memory care suites devoted to caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Our beautiful community has plenty of common areas to sit and relax or enjoy a pleasant conversation with a friend. To keep residents entertained or as busy as they want to be, our monthly calendar is loaded with a wide range of activities and wellness programs including daily exercise classes, games, live entertainment and special events. If you are looking for senior living Fountain Hills, AZ area, please visit our website to learn more. At MorningStar of Fountain Hills, we represent the very best in senior living with a unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” We have built a foundation on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve to create a true “home” for our residents. Please schedule a visit to our exceptional assisted living and memory care community. Sources: www.negeriatrics.com/blog/how-socialization-can-benefit-the-elderly If you have started searching for assisted living for a parent, you know if can be overwhelming. You are probably looking for a place that fits their budget, care needs, and lifestyle preferences. Moreover you know it is not a decision to make lightly as you will not want to move mom or dad out of a place after just a few months. That is why the experts suggest that if the circumstances allow that you take your time and you get it right.
The Internet has several checklists and suggestions on what to look for when searching for senior living communities including questions to ask when talking to the staff. One thing everyone agrees on is that it is a good idea to take a tour of the place. Questions you will want to ask include suite sizes and configurations such as studios or one- and two bedrooms, and what is the availability. If you plan to have both of your parents move in, ask if they can share a suite. Also, if applicable, find out if the community supports Companion Living (where two people of the same sex share a suite). You will also want to learn more about the care services your loved one will receive. Will they have access to care 24/7? How close is the community to a medical care facility and how are medical emergencies handled? Does the staff receive any type of special training? Do any of the caregivers have CPR training? Location is another thing to consider as you will want a place that is convenient to all of the family and friends that will want to visit. Be sure to ask if you will be allowed to visit at any time or is there a set schedule when residents can receive visitors. MorningStar of Fountain Hills looks forward to answering all of your questions. Our community is designed with warm and inviting interiors both inside and out, and our loving staff works hard to give our residents a lifestyle of comfort, wellness and community second to none. MorningStar of Fountain Hills offers assisted living and memory care along with a wide range of resort-style amenities and care services. At MorningStar of Fountain Hills, we represent the very best in senior living with a unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” We have built a foundation on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve to create a true “home” for our residents. Please schedule a visit to our exceptional assisted living and memory care community. |
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