25 Sep 2017
0 Commentscardiac rehab: an overlooked path to better health
When Elizabeth, a 76-year-old woman who had heart valve surgery, began her outpatient cardiac rehabilitation program, she used a walker. Halfway through the More
25 Sep 2017
0 Commentsdance therapy: enhancing memory care
Seniors in Senta Perez-Gardner’s dance movement therapy session arrive in wheelchairs and walkers, some with low energy and long faces.More
18 Sep 2017
0 Commentsmemory loss: 2017 studies of note
18 Sep 2017
0 Commentswhat high cholesterol truly means for your health
Evelyn is 72 years old and has been healthy most of her life. She watches her diet and exercises regularly. Her father, who smoked and was overweight, died from a More
18 Sep 2017
0 Comments7 best tips for organizing your estate now
Beyond preparing and updating the legal documents in estate planning, people often ask how else they can best organize their estate. Here are seven tips worth More
11 Sep 2017
0 Commentsan innovative day program
Dawn Meyerski, Executive Director of the Mount Kisco Child Care Center, still recalls the day when one of the 4 year olds at the center asked ‘Grandpa’ to help him More
11 Sep 2017
0 Comments4 things scammers hope you don’t know
Many people have heard the great news about the new Medicare cards… we had a party when we first found out! However, there still seems to be a lot of confusionMore
11 Sep 2017
0 Commentsthe road (trip) less traveled
How fortunate we are to live in the Northeast, where each fall we’re treated to Mother Nature’s color explosion. No matter which direction you head, there are endlessMore
28 Aug 2017
0 Commentsinsurance news: hybrid policies
Amy and Jeff W. reached out to me just days after Jeff’s father had passed away, Along with other family members, they had cared for Jeff’s father for three years. More
28 Aug 2017
0 Commentsback to school!
Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” We agree with Henry. Here are some More
28 Aug 2017
0 Commentscreative arts for memory care
Jane, a nursing home resident, had suffered multiple strokes and lost all functioning in her body except for the movement in her right hand. Sitting next to More
15 Aug 2017
0 Commentswalk to end alzheimer’s
Walk with us this fall to help those facing dementia More than 5 million Americans nationwide — and nearly 40,000 people in the Hudson Valley — are affected by More
2 Oct 2017
0 Comments5 things i wish i told my dad
In 2014, my father was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia which is the second most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease. Little did my family know More