by Sam Miedema | Jun 26, 2024 | Caregivers & Families, Memory Care
Part of our Recreational Therapy team at Waterford Place, Barb Smalligan has both personal and professional experience with dementia. With June being Brain Awareness Month, she is going to share her journey with Waterford Place Memory Care. Walking Through a Dementia...
by Sam Miedema | May 30, 2024 | Caregivers & Families, Health & Wellness, Senior Living
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and the older adult population is often overlooked and forgotten altogether when it comes to mental health. While some assume that depression is a normal part of aging, it is important to note that this is not the case and there...
by Sam Miedema | May 7, 2024 | Caregivers & Families, Sunset Service Lines
Meals a Home, a service offered by Sunset Senior Communities, delivers meals directly to seniors. Since the service began in 1997, we have expanded our delivery range to encompass parts of Hudsonville, Jenison, and Grandville. Our goal is to help those with physical...
by Sam Miedema | Apr 8, 2024 | Caregivers & Families
Caring for a loved one is very rewarding, but the demand and unpredictability can take its toll. With caregiving often being long-term, prioritizing your health as the caregiver is a necessity. And while some caregiver stress is completely normal, high levels of...
by Sam Miedema | Mar 17, 2023 | Caregivers & Families, Health & Wellness
When people hear the word “hospice” they think of a service that helps someone who is dying. While hospice care is for people who have been given a physician prognosis of six months or less to live, Sunset Senior Communities partner Emmanuel Hospice is “More About...
by Sam Miedema | Dec 8, 2022 | Caregivers & Families, Senior Living
Aging is an inevitable part of life that typically leads to changes in health and behavior. It’s important to take note of these transitions to ensure the quality of life of an older parent, grandparent, or family member doesn’t decline. After nearly fifty years of...
