The Professional Geriatric Care Manager’s Blog

Make Your Memory Work for You

We’re looking forward to a busy year at Distinctive Care Geriatric Care Management in Ridgewood, New Jersey.  Of course, care management is always our primary focus and we want to provide the best care for our elderly clients as our nurse care managers can.  But we also feel strongly about giving back to the community through free community presentations and CEU’s for nurses, social workers, Certified Assisted Living Administrators and Licensed Nursing Home Administrators.

We had a fairly busy schedule last year.  Our Maximizing Your Memory presentation got rave reviews at many of the senior centers throughout the area.  It covers all aspects of dementia including Alzheimer’s.  But it also puts the older adults’ minds at ease when they find out that forgetting where you put your keys is not a sign of dementia.  (But forgetting what you use your keys for is.)  We offer many tips on how to prevent dementia whether it is through activities both physical and mental, or diet and medication.   So we are starting 2011 with this presentation at another Bergen County senior center, the Bergenfield Senior Center,on January 20 at 11am.  The facility is open to the public so call Tara at (201) 387-7212 if you want to attend.  We always enjoy seeing all the seniors, too, and hope you will join us.