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Award-Winning Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
The Sunny Vista Living Center in Colorado Springs, CO is proud to announce that they have received, for the third year, the Pinnacle Customer Experience Award. Achieving this award across 5 categories, is a great honor for the Living Center. Activities Cleanliness Individual Needs…
Read MoreHow to Assess the Signs of Change in Your Parents
Recognizing the Signs The first step in assessing the need for memory support or an assisted living community is to recognize the signs that indicate a decline in your parent’s ability to live independently. Unlike normal, age related memory loss; memory loss due to…
Read MoreEmbracing the Advantages: Moving Early to Memory Care
Making the decision on when memory care is the best option for your loved one, is an exceedingly personal and emotionally challenging decision. Memory care communities are designed to provide a supportive community for individuals with Alzheimer’s, Dementia or other cognitive impairments to thrive….
Read More15 Communication Strategies for Someone with Dementia
Communication can be difficult with a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or any other type of dementia. Faced with forgetfulness and a decline in memory, language, and problem-solving and critical thinking skills, our loved ones can quickly lose their individuality, confidence, and sense of…
Read MorePhysical Therapy and Assisted Living: Your Independence
While some people are eager to return home after receiving short-term physical therapy, it’s not unusual to feel nervous and insecure at the thought of managing your care at home as you continue to recover. You may be worried about keeping up with daily…
Read MoreUnderstanding How Moving to Assisted Living May Affect the Parental Relationship
Adult children’s feelings about moving their parents to assisted living can vary widely depending on the circumstances and individuals involved. Some may feel guilty about moving their parents to assisted living because it feels like they are abandoning them. They may question whether they…
Read MoreNormal Aging vs Dementia
We’ve all had those awkward moments when we can’t remember a word, or when we spot someone familiar but can’t put a name to the face. As our loved ones age, we may notice this type of thing happening more frequently, and we…
Read MoreOvercoming Guilt: 7 Assisted Living & Memory Care Decision Steps
Moving a loved one to an assisted living or memory care community can be an emotionally challenging decision. Guilt, in particular, can be one of the strongest emotions to deal with. Getting over guilt when placing a loved one in assisted living or memory…
Read MoreHelping Parents Transition to Assisted Living
Moving to a new home is one of life’s most stressful events. Helping your parents transition from living in their own home to an assisted living community, even if they are ready and willing to move, can be challenging for the entire family. Employing…
Read MoreA personalized approach to dementia care benefits.
If you have a loved one living with dementia, be it your spouse, your parent or even a neighbor, we consider you to be living with dementia too. We view dementia as a whole community disease. The Retreat at Sunny Vista’s skilled…
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