KANSAS CITY, MO — Integral Senior Living (ISL), a leader in managing senior living communities, is pleased to announce a new community it is managing will soon break ground. Stonecrest at Burlington Creek is a new assisted living and memory care community owned by Stonecrest Senior Living. Located in the Northland area of Kansas City, Missouri, the community anticipates breaking …
CAREGIVERS
By Tricia Elliker, Community Marketing Director at Claremont Place Senior Living. If you are a caregiver, consider making some special caregiver resolutions this New Year. Go beyond the pledge to loose weight, work out or give up that favorite no-no and think about resolutions that promote your health and wellbeing in a positive way. The New Year is a good …
Alzheimer’s News
There is a new film coming out in January about Alzheimer’s that is receiving a lot of attention. The film is “Still Alice” starring Julianne Moore. Moore plays Alice Howland, a brilliant college professor grappling with early-onset Alzheimer’s. Happily married with three grown children, the renowned linguistics professor starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and …
Tax Season is a Good Time to Talk Money
When it comes time to do taxes, it can also be a good time to start the conversation about money with the senior in your life. Discussions about their financial well-being are necessary but not easy. But tax time is an excellent time to open the dialogue — and perhaps an upside to this trying annual rite we experience each …
Holiday Gift Ideas for the Senior in Your Life
HOLIDAY GIFT GIVING Having trouble buying holiday gifts for people who’ve already had a full life of being naughty and nice? What can you give them that they haven’t already bought for themselves? We have a few ideas that will please the senior in your life. The key to holiday gift giving for seniors is to remember what their individual …
10 Caregiver Survival Tips
November is a month that celebrates many events like voting, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving and even family caregivers. Yes every November family caregivers are reflected upon and we would like to take a moment to acknowledge all the sacrifices and help they provide for those that need assistance. And while November may be the official month to recognize the a caregiver, …
Make the Holidays Better for the Senior in Your Life
Easy Tips to Keep in Mind This Season The holidays can be a wonderful time of year, especially when families and friends get together to share the old times and the new. Yet for seniors, the joy of the gatherings and the season in general can be a mixed bag of eager anticipation and additional stress. Careful Planning: Before an …
Alzheimer’s Breakthrough
As the nation celebrates Alzheimer’s Awareness month every November it gives all of us the opportunity to learn more about what is being done to find a cure for the disease. Recently the New York Times reported on an important breakthrough. Two Boston neuroscientists Doo Yeon Kim and Rudolph Tanzi created what many are calling “Alzheimer’s in a Dish”- a …