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Meet Our Dementia Hub Medical Director, Dr. Mercado!

Did you know? Oakwood Creative Care's Dementia Hub is Arizona's first-ever all-inclusive approach to improving care for people living with dementia and their care partners. Today, The Dementia Hub helps families pave a path that begins with a loved one’s diagnosis and continues along their entire journey with Alzheimer's or another form of...

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A Letter to the Caregiver Navigating Hard Days

Being a caregiver is never an easy feat. It’s a long-term commitment that comes with watching someone you love age with a disease known to change the person you once knew, all while you juggle various roles and responsibilities to make sure your loved one is still being provided for. Some days, it feels like the world's weight is falling on your...

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WELCOME to Oakwood Creative Care’s blog and resource hub! Here, you’ll find news, advice, and support for all things related to healthy living for older adults, families, and caregivers. To learn more about Oakwood, visit our website’s homepage, here.

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Getting To Know You: An Engaging At Home Activity

A Game Changer For Senior Care As part of our mission to bring light, hope, and dignity beyond a diagnosis to seniors living with Alzheimer’s...

Oakwood’s Spotify Holiday Playlist

Looking for some holiday music to listen to with your loved one? Check out our new Spotify Holiday Playlist with some of the greatest generational hits!

Dementia- Friendly Cooking: Peanut Butter Cookies

We hope you and your loved one enjoy this Dementia-Friendly recipe and find great fun in the preparation process! Just remember: The cookies do not have to come out of the oven looking picture perfect. As long as they taste good and you get to enjoy time connecting with your loved one, then that’s all that really matters. So put on those aprons, don’t mind the mess, and share in those priceless moments of laughter and joy!

Raising The Bar For Alzheimer’s Support

Oakwood Creative Care’s CEO and President, Sherri Friend, sounded a call to action in her article written for AZCentral, where she focused on the vital importance of offering more innovative and holistic approaches to treating those living with Alzheimer’s. Read our latest blog to learn more about how Oakwood Creative Care is raising the bar for Alzheimer’s support!

Engaging At Home

Oakwood Creative Care believes in the possibility of cultivating positive life experiences, even after diagnosis. Seniors living with dementia are growing and fostering new lifelong experiences each day. Through Engaging at Home, we look to ensure all participants and their families have the opportunity to experience real moments of creativity and joy while feeling valued, loved, connected, and respected.

#GivingHope

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! This season, we encourage you to join us in #GivingHope to seniors living with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other age-related challenges by donating to Oakwood Creative Care. Check out our latest blog to learn more about the impact your donations can make for seniors and their caregivers.

Coming Soon: Oakwood Creative Care Dementia Care Studio & Clinic

As an innovative leader in challenging, reshaping, and revolutionizing the standards of care for seniors living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, Oakwood Creative Care is excited to announce its newest initiative coming soon in the spring of 2022: The Oakwood Creative Care Dementia Care Studio and Clinic!

RealTalk With Rosemary: Holiday Traditions

The holidays are upon us and it’s time for a real talk about expectations. Hear from Rosemary Fuller, Oakwood Creative Care’s RN and dementia care expert, on shifting holiday traditions to match the needs of caregivers and their loved ones.