by Susan Geier | Mar 20, 2023 | Ask Joan - Weekly Q and A Column, Healthy Aging, Resources
Q: My husband and I usually drink a few glasses of wine each week along with the occasional beer, but I’ve heard different things about risk factors around drinking and aging. We are in our early 70s – what should we know? Joan Hatem-Roy, CEO of AgeSpan...
by jgirodat | Dec 2, 2019 | Caregivers Connect, Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
The path of caregiving is fraught with twists and turns and ups and downs and most often, unique in and of itself. That path can be challenging in its navigation. John Gormley of Salem officially stepped onto the path of caregiving for his wife Collette 5 plus years...
by bartlett | Apr 2, 2018 | New to Caregiving, Resources
Because it’s always too soon until it’s too late. Whether it is denial, avoidance or procrastination some of us just plain don’t want to deal with an issue that is as intensely emotional as considering completing End of Life wishes documents. Unfortunately as...
by Susan Geier | Mar 23, 2018 | Caregiver Events and Workshops, Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia
This Magic Moment Memory Café presents Paint Your Springtime Day with guest artist Karen Keenan Takis from Express Yourself. The Memory Café is for caregivers and their loved ones to escape the cold and enjoy a couple of hours relaxing and being creative. Free...
by chession | Nov 21, 2017 | Caregiver Events and Workshops, Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, New to Caregiving, Resources, What’s New Out There
The Family Caregiver Support Program at Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley has collaborated with the Newburyport Council on Aging (COA) to present “This Magic Moment Memory Café, Enjoying the Holidays Together”. We would like to invite you and your loved one to...