There have been a number of studies done that document the benefits of walking for older adults, and it is considered by many experts to be the safest and best exercise for the elderly. Not only can it be performed at a low or moderate intensity and is easy on the joints, but it is also easy to start as it does not require any special equipment.
To get the most benefit out of walking, it is recommended you do it regularly. The heart-healthy exercise can improve cardiovascular health and has been linked to lower risks of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and strokes. Furthermore, researchers have found that “even small amounts of walking each week have been shown to reduce these risks around 15% to 20%.” Daily walking regimens have “shown a 30% to 50% reduction in participants’ risk of cardiac arrest.” Other benefits of walking include stopping or decreasing bone mass loss as well as strengthening leg and abdominal muscles, which can improve balance and stability. Walking can also lead to weight loss or help maintain weight if needed. Seniors who regularly walk have shown an improvement in their sleep patterns and an increase in mental sharpness. In addition it assists with joint support by moving the fluid within our joints/cartilage. It can also help make you feel happier. At MorningStar at Golden Ridge, we believe in providing seniors with opportunities to stay fit and keep moving. We also have lots of other activities to engage residents including crafts, sing-a-longs, games, movies and much more. Please visit our website to learn more about Peoria’s best senior living community. The unique mission statement of MorningStar at Golden Ridge, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. Our foundation is built upon honoring God, valuing all seniors, and investing in staff with a felt calling to serve. Dedicated to creating a real home for residents within a beautiful setting, we encourage you to schedule a tour to visit our exceptional community. Source: thecaregiverspace.org/8-science-backed-health-benefits-to-walking-for-seniors/
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If you have wondered how to make the most of your time when you visit a relative or friend suffering from Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, take some tips from the experts. They have the experience to help your visit go more smoothly.
Their first tip is to adjust to your loved one as they are now and do not expect to have the same type of conversations with them as you once did. As dementia care specialist Vivian Green Korner explains, “Conversations may become less intellect to intellect and more emotion to emotion.” Another thing, focus on what the person still has rather than focusing on what they have lost. They may enjoy stories about the past as well as love hearing music that reminds them of when they were young. Anthony Cirillo, president of The Aging Experience and host of the Virtual Summit for Caregivers, say that, “Music activates something in people no matter how advanced their dementia.” Also it may be helpful to bring photos, books or even tasty treats to share with your loved one. In addition don’t waste time asking a lot of questions that may just confuse the person, instead, just live in the moment. Talk about things you are seeing such as the color of the leaves on a tree outside the window or a pretty picture in the room. If the person appears to be getting agitated, suggest getting up and taking a little walk as often a change of scenery can help to change their mood. Remember it is important to make eye contact as a lot of your communication with the person will be non-verbal. Experts also suggest touching a person before you start to speak as touch is a powerful communicator especially as their verbal skills are starting to diminish. Along with 66 graciously appointed suites for assisted living, MorningStar of Beaverton offers 38 secure suites devoted to the individualized, specialized care of residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. As dementia specialists, we understand the disease and provide care that treats the individual with the dignity and respect they deserve. Please see our website for more. MorningStar of Beaverton proudly provides the very best in senior living with our unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents amid a beautiful setting. Please schedule a tour to discover our new assisted living and memory care community. Source:bluestonemd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/9-Tips-on-Visiting-Someone-With Dementia.pdf MorningStar Senior Living is a company of servant-minded leaders who strive every day to help us advance our mission of honoring, valuing and investing in others. Currently our Phoenix MorningStar at Arcadia, MorningStar of Fountain Hills, MorningStar at Arrowhead, and the new MorningStar at Golden Ridge are seeking individuals with a felt calling to serve to fill a variety of assisted living positions. People who feel as we do, that seniors are heroes who deserve to be treated with the utmost respect and dignity, and love the idea of working for a company that shares their values.
As one MorningStar team member so adeptly explains, “People always ask me why I love my job so much. For me it’s not always about money, but the difference you can make in someone’s life. MorningStar has done so much for me in the short time I have been here. Not only am I changing residents’ lives, but they are changing mine.” Serving others will give you the opportunity to not only grow professionally but personally. MorningStar is deliberate about the kind of culture we wish to create, and thus are building a team of service professionals who feel called, connected and empowered. As our founding mission statement includes investing generously in our team’s ability to serve well, we provide all MorningStar employees training in our proprietary service excellence initiative, Radiance. We also provide training in Lavender Sky, our holistic approach and philosophy to memory care along with mentoring and support each step of the way. Our assisted living jobs include all of the roles required to smoothly run our gorgeous Phoenix residential homes such as care managers, housekeeping staff, dining room servers, directors, chefs, and more. As we are a 24/7 operation, openings include full and part-time positions, and various shifts. All team members receive competitive wages and a full range of benefits. We seek people who embody our core values – love, kindness, goodness, honesty, fairness, and respect to work at one of our Phoenix communities. At MorningStar’s Arcadia, Arrowhead, Fountain Hills & Golden Ridge communities, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. Our foundation is built on honoring God and valuing all seniors, and we are currently recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve. If you wish to make a difference in the lives of our beloved seniors, please visit MorningStar’s Career page for a link to fulfilling assisted living jobs in Phoenix. Our Phoenix area MorningStar senior living communities are looking for extraordinary individuals with big hearts and a felt calling to serve to join our dedicated team of MorningStar care managers. Our gorgeous communities are in and around the greater Phoenix area, and while they all boast exceptional architecture and design, we are most proud of the loving atmosphere that dwells within our homes.
This would not be possible without our remarkable team who strives every day to build our MorningStar family one relationship at a time and who truly care for our residents as if they were their own moms or dads or grandparents. Our MorningStar care managers are no exception and are an integral part of our success. As a care manager you will be encouraged to build relationships with our residents, their families and fellow team members. You will receive meaningful training as well as enjoy working with such a supportive team in a family-like setting. Responsibilities include providing the assistance residents need with their personal daily care activities and to help ensure their physical comfort, safety, and mental well-being. You will also be encouraged to share creative solutions to help improve our residents’ lives and the operations of our home. Along with care managers, our posted assisted living jobs in Phoenix include cooks, medication care manager/QMAPs, dining room servers, and housekeepers. Moreover regardless of your position you will receive competitive wages and comprehensive benefits. On our website, you will find complete job descriptions as well as an online application. Communities include MorningStar at Arcadia, MorningStar of Fountain Hills, MorningStar at Arrowhead, and our soon to open, MorningStar at Golden Ridge. MorningStar communities are intentional about populating our speech with these key motivators: to love from a deep place, to serve rather than be served, and to focus on that which matters most: relationships. If you would love to be part of something special, we invite you to join our MorningStar family. At MorningStar’s Arcadia, Arrowhead, Fountain Hills & Golden Ridge communities, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. With a foundation built on honoring God and valuing all seniors, we are currently recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve. Would you like to make a difference in a senior’s life? If so visit MorningStar’s Career page for a link to fulfilling assisted living jobs in Phoenix. Throughout all of MorningStar’s communities, we are privileged to have veterans from all five branches of military service call us home. Whenever we hear that veterans or families of vets are interested in MorningStar at Golden Ridge, we are pleased to direct them to local resources that can help to ease and quicken the application process for “Aid & Attendance”. This is a monthly benefit payment allocated by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to certain wartime veterans and their survivors who qualify for financial need and have a doctor’s order for regular assistance with daily living activities.
Additional qualifications for the vets include having served at least 90 days of active duty, of which at least one day was spent serving during a period of a foreign war. Also, the vet must not have been dishonorably discharged. The Aid & Attendance benefit does not require the vet to have served overseas, seen combat or retired from the military. For surviving spouses to be eligible for the benefit, they must have been married to the vet at the time of their death and never remarried. Every state (including Arizona) has a Department of Military/Veteran Affairs staffed with Veteran Service Officers who will assist in completing the Aid & Attendance application. Their services are free of charge and the process typically takes three to four months. We encourage you to contact us to learn more about applying for the benefit. MorningStar at Golden Ridge offers assisted living suites in a range of floor plans as well as secure suites devoted to the individualized care of those with memory impairment. For those looking for independent living, we have well-designed Casitas with attached garages. Visit our website to set up a tour of our beautiful community. MorningStar at Golden Ridge represents the finest in senior living with our unique mission statement “to honor, to serve, to invest.” Our foundation is built on honoring God, valuing our seniors and hiring staff with a felt calling to serve in order to provide a true home for residents. Please schedule a visit to experience firsthand our exceptional independent and assisted living. At MorningStar of Beaverton, we proudly take dining to a new level with beautifully prepared meals served restaurant-style. We recognize that good nutrition is especially important to the wellbeing of seniors, which is why we put so much emphasis on ensuring our food service is A+.
Furthermore, we believe food is a healing medicine unlike any other and is one of the great joys of living, especially when enjoyed within a community setting. When we break bread together, it is much more than just physical nutrients as it helps to bond us as a family and as friends. To ensure our food service is both delicious and nutritional, we have our own highly-trained professional chef who is in charge of all meal prep. Residents enjoy seasonal menus that are prepared largely from scratch and feature the freshest of ingredients of which come from high-quality producers and/or are locally sourced. Meals are also modified to include an array of low sodium, sugar free, no sugar added, vegetarian and low fat choices so that residents can self-manage any dietary restrictions. Recognizing that nutrient-rich foods can help stimulate the appetite as well as support brain health, MorningStar of Beaverton’s meals are also prepared using ingredients with high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. These “super foods” include leafy, dark greens; dark chocolate; acai; berries, and Omega 3 fats. Most importantly mealtime at MorningStar is a time for residents to relax and enjoy the company of fellow residents or family and friends. Located in a suburb of Portland overlooking a beautiful natural wetland, MorningStar of Beaverton residents enjoy a lifestyle of comfort, wellness and community within a loving atmosphere. Please visit our website to learn more about the area’s best senior living community, and while you are there, set up a tour to see for yourself why residents are proud to call us home. The unique mission statement of MorningStar of Beaverton, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. Our foundation is built upon honoring God, valuing all seniors, and investing in staff with a felt calling to serve. Dedicated to creating a real home for residents within a beautiful setting, we encourage you to see for yourself the finest senior living in Beaverton Oregon. If you have been longing to make a difference in the world, please look into the various career opportunities at Phoenix’s beautiful MorningStar senior living communities. As MorningStar’s Founder/CEO, Ken Jaeger, who does not mince words when it comes to inspiring others to live a life of selfless giving, says, “Don’t wait to serve. Serve now. Today. Get involved somewhere, anywhere. It will make you a better person (and if you work for MorningStar, it will make you a better team member). He goes on to explain that if you give now and give generously, see what happens in your life “for you cannot out-give God.” In fact many of our MorningStar team members relate stories of how when serving others, and seniors in particular, they have been surprised to discover that while striving to better the lives of our residents, their own lives became better. Moreover our assisted living jobs are rewarding careers with opportunities for advancement as we promote from within the company whenever possible. We will also provide the training and support you need to ensure your success. So whether you are a MorningStar’s housekeeper, care manager, concierge, food server, or other at one of our loving residential homes, you are a valuable member of the team. If this sounds like something you wish to be part of, please visit MorningStar’s Career page to find a link to “Assisted Living Jobs – Phoenix for a full listing of open positions, descriptions of each job, and a link to an online application. Our locations include MorningStar at Arcadia, MorningStar of Fountain Hills, MorningStar at Arrowhead, and the new MorningStar at Golden Ridge. Our communities proudly offer the finest independent living, assisted living and memory care in the area. For more information, please email or give us a call. At MorningStar’s Arcadia, Arrowhead, Fountain Hills & Golden Ridge communities, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. Our foundation is built on honoring God and valuing all seniors, and we are currently recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve. If you wish to thrive professionally and personally, please visit MorningStar’s Career page for a link to rewarding assisted living jobs in Phoenix. At MorningStar at Golden Ridge we work hard to provide all the amenities and services our residents need to ensure their utmost comfort and wellbeing. Our 8.8-acre campus is conveniently located at North 67th Avenue and West Golden Lane in Peoria AZ.
Our beautiful community has 65 spacious assistant living suites that come with lighting, high ceilings, large windows, wall-to-wall carpeting mini blinds and more. All you need to do is to bring your furnishings and personal items. We offer large studio; one-bedroom, one bath; and two-bedroom, one/or one and a half bath options in a range of floorplans to meet seniors’ personal preferences and needs. If you take a look at our website, you will see a few examples of floorplans but keep in mind that actual suites vary in overall shape and dimensions. Each of our assisted living suites are equipped with a kitchenette, handicapped-accessible bathroom and an emergency call system as well as offer a private heating & air conditioning system, and stackable washer/dryer in most suites. We also provide weekly housekeeping and laundry/linen services in addition to daily spot cleaning and trash removal. Tucked into their own nearby neighborhood, our 38 independent living Casita homes feature details such as high-quality stainless-steel appliances, premium quartz countertops, stained wood cabinets, and high-end wood-laminate plank flooring. Each Casita also has a dishwasher, breakfast bar, side by side washer/dryer and more. Furthermore, we encourage you to improve and personalize your Casita (you just need to fill out an Alteration Request Form). Please visit our website for more information on our beautiful senior living community. However, to really appreciate all we have to offer, we encourage you to set up a tour and see for yourself why our residents are proud to call MorningStar “home.” The unique mission statement of MorningStar at Golden Ridge, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. Our foundation is built upon honoring God, valuing all seniors, and investing in staff with a felt calling to serve. Dedicated to creating a real home for residents within a beautiful setting, we encourage you to schedule a tour to visit our exceptional community. MorningStar Senior Living’s first Oregon community, MorningStar of Beaverton, opened last November and will be joined by MorningStar of Happy Valley at the end of this year. While MorningStar may be new to the state, our team is highly experienced in serving seniors, understanding how to provide residents with a quality of life unmatched by other assisted living communities.
To start to get to know our new Beaverton community as well as the MorningStar Senior Living Company, we suggest you visit our website. Here you will find a wealth of information regarding FAQs and the types of services and amenities we offer our residents. You will learn about our mission and the core values we aspire to as we care for seniors, who we consider to be heroes, and the exceptional individuals that work for our company. Our brand standard of Service Excellence is “Radiance,” which guides the way we want to deliver service at MorningStar – with warmth, sincerity and depth. Our website also addresses ways to help make assisted living affordable, a decision guide to help families determine their care options, a special message to veterans regarding often under-utilized benefits and much more. We additionally discuss the importance of a healthy diet for residents, which is why our community has an Executive Chef to provide nutritional meals that are not only tasty but feature fresh ingredients and “BrainWise” foods. MorningStar of Beaverton offers 66 assisted living suites in a variety of floor plans along with 38 secure sites devoted to caring for seniors suffering from memory loss due to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Our community is located in a western suburb of Portland and enjoys a picturesque setting overlooking a natural wetland. We are near the popular retail/entertainment center of Progress Ridge Townsquare and convenient to medical facilities and other services. MorningStar of Beaverton proudly provides the very best in senior living with our unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” With a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve, we create a true home for residents amid a beautiful setting. Please schedule a tour to discover our new assisted living and memory care community. MorningStar at Golden Ridge understands that for many seniors making the decision to move to assisted living can be difficult. While change for any one can be hard, for seniors contemplating assisted living, it can feel like they are losing their independence. This is why MorningStar offers both respite stays and short-term stays that give you the opportunity to experience our community and see what you think.
A respite stay offers the perfect place to recover from surgery or to convalesce in quiet quarters while getting the personal attention you need. At the same time, you will have the companionship and community that can be just as important in the healing process. A short-term stay gives you a chance to see firsthand how carefree and easy your life could be. During your stay, you will be afforded all of the amenities offered to our regular residents including 24-hour care, medication management, three daily meals prepared by our Executive Chef, and a whole range of activities, entertainment and outings. We also offer group transportation along with courtyards and an outdoor dining patio that allow you to take advantage of our beautiful grounds. Additionally, we have an onsite library, theatre, fitness centers and more. While under our roof you will have the opportunity to enjoy wonderful meals, meet new friends and join in our many intellectual, physical, social and spiritual activities offered to all residents. Our caregivers are a team of truly special individuals who have a felt calling to serve and are the type of people who go out of their way to see to it that our residents have all of their needs met, even their unexpressed ones. If you are interested in a senior living community that feels like home, please visit our website for more details. We are honored to offer the finest independent living, assisted living and memory care in the Peoria, AZ area. The unique mission statement of MorningStar at Golden Ridge, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living options. Our foundation is built upon honoring God, valuing all seniors, and investing in staff with a felt calling to serve. Dedicated to creating a real home for residents within a beautiful setting, we encourage you to schedule a tour of our exceptional independent and assisted living community. |
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