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Gift-giving for people with memory loss

Gift-giving for people with memory loss

  Choosing a gift for a loved one with dementia poses some unique challenges at the holiday season. Will this person appreciate and enjoy the gift? Will they feel comforted by it? Or, alternatively, will the gift go unused or even worse, stress ...

Advice by Alicia: Agitation

Welcome to Alicia’s monthly advice column where she’ll provide tips on caring for a loved one with dementia. Alicia Seaver is the Director of Memory Care at Bridges® by EPOCH and is a certified memory impairment specialist. This month’s topic is ...
Meet Our Team: Mary O’Sullivan, Wellness Nurse

Meet Our Team: Mary O’Sullivan, Wellness Nurse

  Mary O’Sullivan hasn’t been working at Bridges® by EPOCH at Hingham long, but she’s already made a big impression on our residents. As a wellness nurse, Mary looks after their wellbeing, providing medication, health assessments and overall ...

Senate approves $350 million for Alzheimer’s research

In what could shape up to be great news for Alzheimer’s research, the Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved a historic 60 percent increase, or about $350 million, for Alzheimer’s disease research. If passed into law, it would be the largest ...

Meet Our Team: Debra LeMay, Wellness Director

Debra LeMay recently joined the Bridges® by EPOCH at Mashpee team as the community’s first wellness director. With more than 20 years of experience working with seniors as well as personal experience caring for a loved one with dementia, Debra has ...

Meet Our Team: LPN Karen Silva

Karen Silva, a licensed practical nurse at Bridges by EPOCH at Westford, has worked with seniors for approximately 30 years and has worked at Westford for about a year-and-a-half.An experienced nurse, Karen spends her time helping our residents with ...

The link between heart and brain health

February brings American Heart Month, but did you know a healthy heart promotes a healthy brain, too?According to the American Heart Association, following a heart-healthy lifestyle not only reduces your risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke, it can ...

Meet our team: Jasmin Hennebury, C.N.A.

Meet Jasmin Hennebury, another wonderful member of our wellness team at Bridges by EPOCH at Hingham. A few months after receiving her certification as a nursing assistant, Jasmin found her first job as a C.N.A. at Bridges and began her career in health ...
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