by Jess Heydlauf | Nov 7, 2024 | Featured, Health, Wellness, & Care, Nutrition & Dining
Seniors: Manage Your Blood Sugar Around 16.5 million Americans aged 65 and older have diabetes – that’s about 30% of seniors! If you live with diabetes, you must closely manage your blood sugar levels. While it’s natural for blood sugar levels to rise and fall based...
by Jess Heydlauf | Oct 17, 2024 | Featured, Grand Oaks Team
Get to Know the Grand Oaks Team: Jordan Asrat Activities play a vital role in everyday life at Grand Oaks. Committed to engaging and entertaining our residents, Jordan Asrat, Director of Activities since 2015, takes the lead in this initiative. As a Certified Dementia...
by Jess Heydlauf | Oct 3, 2024 | Caregiver Support, Featured, Health & Wellness
Supporting Your Senior Loved One with Breast Cancer When a loved one is diagnosed with breast cancer, it can be a frightening experience for everyone involved. Providing crucial support is essential, especially since elderly individuals with breast cancer face a...
by Jess Heydlauf | Sep 19, 2024 | Caregiver Support, Featured, Health & Wellness, Memory Care
Eating with Alzheimer’s Disease Mealtimes can be challenging for individuals in the middle or late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Distractions, memory loss, confusion, an overwhelming number of options, and changes in perception, taste, and smell can all impact...
by Jess Heydlauf | Sep 5, 2024 | Featured, Health & Wellness
Prostate Cancer: Myths vs. Facts Although prostate cancer is common – 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed in their lifetime – many men avoid talking about it or hear myths or misconceptions about the disease. With all this confusion, many men avoid screenings, misread...
by Jess Heydlauf | Aug 22, 2024 | Featured, Health & Wellness, Nutrition & Dining
Diet & Psoriasis: What to Eat, What to Avoid Psoriasis is a condition that causes the body to make new skin cells in days rather than weeks. It results in thick, scaly patches that often appear on the knees, elbows, lower back, scalp, nails, and joints. The...