IRC Blog
Posted: Thursday, April 30, 2020
By: IRC Blog
Taking care of your brain health: 10 fun and functional ideas to practice while at home
As we remain at home during COVID-19, this could be the perfect time to concentrate on your brain health. Habits formed now will help integrate these exercises into your future daily routine.
Review this list and choose a few to start with. Schedule at least 30 minutes a day for activities and incorporate the other ideas to help increase your mind’s capacity and health.
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IRC Blog
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The role Independent Living can play in our happiness
What makes people happy? That’s not always an easy question to answer. It can be something as simple as the first warm day of spring. It can arrive with more fanfare, such as a substantial promotion at work. And when our children and grandchildren are born? It can be life-changing.
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IRC Blog
Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020
By: IRC Blog
Learn these cognitive therapy techniques to promote memory or compensate for early memory loss
If you’re worried about memory loss for you or a loved one, you aren’t alone. Memory loss ranks at the top of concerns adults have about growing older. But for those diagnosed in the early stages of dementia, the research for delaying or compensating for a loss of memory is promising.
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IRC Blog
Posted: Friday, April 10, 2020
By: IRC Blog
How to Support Senior Loved Ones during COVID-19
While most everyone is washing their hands, keeping their distance and only going out when necessary, those considered high-risk of more severe illness such as seniors and/or those with chronic health conditions are advised not just to social distance, but to stay away from others entirely. It’s hard to fathom that keeping our senior loved ones safe means being apart from them, but that’s our new reality. However, there are still plenty of ways you can support them at a distance.
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