Living in a home that offers complete assistance with daily tasks can be extremely helpful if you find that you are unable to keep up with maintaining the house due to an injury or illness. You can consider moving into a personal care apartment where they will help handle some of your responsibilities like cooking…
If you have an aging parent who lives alone, it’s important to be aware of the red flags that indicate that your parent should no longer live alone. According to the United States Census Bureau, nearly 4 million Americans over the age of 65 live alone and may need help with daily tasks like managing their medications…
If you are wondering when is the right time for you to shift from assisted living to memory care, the short answer is that it depends. The longer answer is that the right time to shift is highly dependent on the progression of a person’s dementia or memory loss, as well as their need for…
If your loved one is coping with symptoms from dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, or other forms of memory-related conditions, it can be a heartbreaking and challenging time. As their condition starts to deteriorate due to the progression of the disease, you may be struggling with the question of where you can get the best care for…
When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, there are many symptoms that cause a progressive decline in memory, reasoning, and thinking abilities. While there is no known cause or cure, having an early diagnosis can help with slowing down the decline as well as alleviating any existing symptoms. To do so, it is important that caregivers…
There is a misconception that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are the inevitable conditions of growing older. This is definitely not true. Even though there currently isn’t a known cure or cause for the disease, there are changes that you can make to your lifestyle in order to lower your overall risk of contracting Alzheimer’s. Here…
Around 70% of older adults will require some form of long-term care during their lifetime. This can range from memory care communities, assisted living, or even nursing homes. This is largely because older adults will start to struggle as they experience different forms of deterioration – cognitive, physical, and mental. It can be hard for…
Memory loss is something that most people associate with growing older; some people even view it as an inevitable part of aging. This is not necessarily true. Just like how it also isn’t always true that memory loss in older adults happens as a result of Alzheimer’s Disease. In fact, there are many different causes…
For many people, moving into a memory care community is like taking a step into the unknown. In fact, it is generally a new phase of life for the entire family. As such, there can be a lot of misconceptions and myths that surround the care that is provided within the memory care community. Here…
Exciting news! Discovery Village At Sugarloaf has recently won an award for the 2021 Best Senior Living Community. This award is given by Gwinnett Daily Post as part of Gwinnett’s Best Of The Best, The Official People’s Choice Award of Gwinnett County. We have recently been given this award in November of 2021 in the…