by Rosewood | Apr 26, 2019 | Chattanooga Retirement Communities
We wanted to dedicate this month’s blog to recognizing one of the key reasons why seniors love moving to Rosewood of Fort Oglethorpe: The Chattanooga assisted living volunteers who give their time to enhance our lives. Shirley Irwin, Ted Turner, Marilyn Abney, and...
by Rosewood | Jan 31, 2018 | Chattanooga Retirement Communities
If you are new to estate planning, you might think the only option you have for outlining how you would like your assets handled after you pass on is a will. And while wills are excellent tools for dictating how to divide a home, money, property, and pets amongst...
by Rosewood | Nov 30, 2017 | Chattanooga Retirement Communities
We are all forgetful sometimes. That’s why we set reminders to make sure we aren’t oblivious to something important that we need to recall so we can take action. Forgetting to take one’s daily vitamin is not a major catastrophe, but when advanced age is combined with...
by Rosewood | Sep 21, 2017 | Assisted Living, Chattanooga Retirement Communities
There are many factors that change the way we eat as we age, from the ability to cook easily and safely to loss of appetite to a change in tastes. One study shows that some seniors experience a reduced sense of taste, which can lead to eating the same rich, salty...
by Rosewood | Jul 19, 2017 | Assisted Living, Chattanooga Retirement Communities
For seniors with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, the pressure to remember things can be one of the greatest sources of stress. Storytelling therapy can be a process for replacing the pressure to remember with the freedom to imagine. How does it work?...
by Rosewood | May 31, 2017 | Assisted Living, Chattanooga Retirement Communities
June is National Effective Communications Month. Being able to express oneself in a clear and understandable manner helps decrease misinterpretation, confusion and conflict. But what are we to do when a disease of the brain causes a family member to experience more...