Encore Communities Celebrates National Senior Health and Fitness Day
Five Tips to Make Physical Activity Part of a Regular Senior Routine As a leading provider of senior care in the Pacific Northwest, Encore Communities places significant value on regular physical activity for its residents. As individuals age, physical activity can...
Webinar Recap: The Importance of Therapeutic Activities in Alzheimer’s Care
Encore Communities® & the Best Friends™ Approach On March 22, David Troxel, MPH, led a webinar on a variety of therapeutic activities for people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. A key component of Troxel’s Best Friends Approach, these activities can help...
Choosing the Right Senior Care Community
According to the U.S. Administration on Community Living, nearly 70% of adults will need long-term care at some point in their lifetime; however, the type of care, its duration, and its costs will vary greatly from person to person. While assisted living and nursing...
Caring for Your Loved One with Cognitive Impairment
As we get older, nearly everyone will experience some degree of memory loss. Caused by changes in both the body and brain, mild memory loss is often negligible, resulting in mostly innocuous acts like forgetting to pay a bill or misplacing objects like glasses or...