Article from the Assisted Living Federation of America. A new study indicates that obese seniors are more likely to fall than their recommended weight counterparts. When these falls resulted in injury, researchers found obese individuals less likely to recover. The study, published in the Journal…
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Comment Period Opens for U.S. Alzheimer’s Plan
From the Wisconsin Assisted Living Association (WALA) via ALFA. Welcome Home is a member of WALA. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an initial framework for a national plan addressing Alzheimer’s disease. The framework tackles the problem from different angles and…
Noticing signs of Alzheimer’s in friends or family at the holidays
The holidays offer busy and remote families an opportunity to gather and spend time with loved ones who they see only occasionally during the year. While visiting, you may notice changes in a relative that raise questions about their health. It’s often difficult to…
Know the 10 Signs Info Graphic
For more information about the Alzheimer’s Association, visit them at www.alz.org.
Calendar Girls and Guys
Every day, right before lunch, there are about 10 to 15 people that wait in the hallway right outside the dining room doors for seating to begin. This is an excellent time for socializing with each other because sometimes, this is the only time some…
Thanks and Gratitude
The years seem to fly by so quickly sometimes. It seems like we just wrote our annual Thanksgiving post here on the blog. Roman Bloemke, Welcome Home Management This post for me comes really easy every year, because we have so much to be thankful…
Home for the Holidays
By Todd Corrow, Marketing Associate at Legends at Heritage Place and Lisa Lehmann, Director of Resident Services at Twin Town Villa. As families gather together during this upcoming Holiday Season, some may face seeing changes in their parents. Our goal is to assist all families…
Noticing signs of Alzheimer’s in friends or family at the holidays
The holidays offer busy and remote families an opportunity to gather and spend time with loved ones who they see only occasionally during the year. While visiting, you may notice changes in a relative that raise questions about their health. It’s often difficult to know…
Heart and Soul – LCM Workshop
Today, the heart and soul of the care providers visited Welcome Home for their Fall Workshop. We covered a variety of topics, but the overall goal was sharing information between all of the communities. What works, best practices, scheduling ideas, taking inventory, and being a…
Great day of discussion – Community Life Coordinator’s Fall Workshop
What an amazing day filled with ideas and great discussion among a bunch of talented people! Today, we hosted our Community Life Coordinator’s and the Director’s of Resident Services from our communities. Quite honestly,
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