When we decided to move my mother, Cecily Peters, into One Kenton, we didn’t have much to go on. One Kenton hadn’t opened yet; the building wasn’t even completed when we made the decision. So why did we decide to move my mother into One Kenton? It was simple; it...

During my years of working with people who have dementia, I’ve had moments where I feel an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment, especially when I’ve had a hand in making someone’s life better. Unfortunately, I’ve also had moments of terrible frustration when I felt that the rights of my...

This concept is especially relevant as we approach Rosh Hashanah. We are now reaching the eighteenth day of Elul, “Chai Elul.” This day is the first of the final twelve days of Elul, leading up to a new year of the Jewish calendar. Each of these twelve days symbolizes one...

In over forty years’ experience in the field of Senior’s Healthcare, family and friends have often consulted me as a resource and have asked me, “When our parent/loved one needs more care, what should we do?” For the same forty years, my answer has been, “If you can afford it,...

Throughout our lives, we interact with friends, family and strangers on a daily basis, and for someone with dementia it’s important that they continue to have these sorts of meaningful encounters, even as their disease progresses. While it is true that your loved one may have trouble retaining memories or...

Unlike many health conditions, which tend to develop or at least come to light all at once, dementia comes on gradually, and the signs can be confusing and easy to miss, or misunderstand. And the dementia symptoms most people are familiar with, such as memory loss, confusion, and disorientation, are...