Memory Care

• Sibling Conflict Over Care

  How to face the demands of your parents’ health care needs as a family.Keep the peace with your siblings when dealing with the questions and expense. Continue Reading Sibling Conflict Over Care

  January 18, 2017
• When the Signs Point to Needing Help

  How to plan for you parents’ move to Assisted Living. Continue Reading When the Signs Point to Needing Help

  January 18, 2017
• Talking About Quality of Life With Your Aging Parents

  Transitions are challenging, but ones that involve aging parents are especially difficult. Read on to learn how to talk to aging parents about change. Continue Reading Talking About Quality of Life With Your Aging Parents

  January 18, 2017
• Staff Spotlight: Bringing Innovation to California Memory Care

  Ashley Hill makes the rounds to spend quality care time with California dementia care residents Continue Reading Staff Spotlight: Bringing Innovation to California Memory Care

  January 17, 2017
• Helping Your Aging Parent Adjust After a Move

  Here are a few things to think about as you help a loved one adapt to life after moving to an assisted living community. Continue Reading Helping Your Aging Parent Adjust After a Move

  January 17, 2017
• Signs Your Parent May Need Assisted Living

  How do you know a parent needs more help than you can give? Here’s how to tell when they need assisted living. Deciding that your parent would benefit from round-the-clock, comprehensive care, it’s good to understand all that assisted living communities offer to support your loved one and for you. Continue Reading Signs Your Parent…

  January 17, 2017
• Mercy Retirement & Care Center Plans for Its Second Century

  Mercy Retirement & Care Center, an Oakland assisted living community founded by the Sisters of Mercy, is reconfirming its commitment to the holistic wellness of the city’s seniors and the surrounding Fruitvale neighborhood with plans for an ambitious expansion. Continue Reading Mercy Retirement & Care Center Plans for Its Second Century

  January 17, 2017
• Staff Member Spotlight: Carmel Dolcine-Joseph

  You might expect a Corporate Director of Clinical Services and Memory Care Programming to be sitting in an office making big decisions about processes and implementing new programs for the care of approximately 500 residents in four communities based solely on feedback from people in the field and the big picture. But Carmel Dolcine-Joseph takes…

  January 17, 2017
• What You Think You Know About Dementia May Be Wrong

  New approaches to memory care are part of the movement to reduce fear and misconceptions about dementia. Continue Reading What You Think You Know About Dementia May Be Wrong

  January 17, 2017
• Creativity Opens Doors in Memory Care

  A resident art project represents the best of Elder Care Alliance’s memory care communities. Continue Reading Creativity Opens Doors in Memory Care

  January 16, 2017