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FIT Interactive, a start-up company from Falls Church, VA, has won the Community Business Partnership’s 12th annual Business Plan Competition for its FIT Kits™, dementia care engagement products that help improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and those who care about them. FIT Kits™ are the creation of two Northern Virginia gerontologists and dementia care experts, Karen Love and Elia Femia, PhD. Matt Whitaker, one of the competition judges, noted that the FIT Kits™ business plan [...]
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Radio documentary profiles the two bronze medal winning Canadian Soccer Players living in a retirement community while they play on the Washington Spirit Womens Professional Soccer[...]
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Washington Post article, Seniors with dementia express themselves, connect with others in drumming circle features an innovative program, The Beat Goes On, an organization that brings drum circles[...]
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Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: 10 Things You Should Know, According to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America
1. "Old age" is not an excuse.
2. Look for patterns.
3. Symptoms can mimic other[...]
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Anniversaries are a time for reflection, a time to relive happy memories and anticipate future milestones. Martha Moore Wooldridge has celebrated quite a few anniversaries in her life, but she never[...]
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When residents at FutureCare CherryWood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Reisterstown, Md., head to dinner, they enjoy a first-class dining experience. While nursing homes aren’t usually known[...]
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Homecrest House is excited to announce that they have hired a Marketing/Wellness Coordinator, Esther Kaleko-Kravitz to help support our missionary based affordable senior community and reach out to[...]
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Canadian-born Don McPherson recalls skiing for the first time as a boy in Toronto’s High Park. “At that time, there were no lifts, no lessons – just a hill covered in snow,” said[...]
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By Christy Brudin
Music knows no boundaries. It can transport you – taking you back to your youth or helping you recreate a special memory. It can also foster strong connections, bringing[...]
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