by Rosewood | Aug 2, 2018 | Memory Care
When Should Chattanooga Seniors Move to Assisted Living? Everyone with a parent over 60 has a moment of dread when mom or dad forgets something or repeats the same information more than a couple of times. While it may be nothing, it’s a good idea to look into...
by Rosewood | May 30, 2018 | Assisted Living
Social connection improves physical health and mental and emotional well-being It’s so easy for seniors living on their own to lose connections to family and friends due to isolation and the kind of cognitive loss that comes with advanced age, making it more...
by Rosewood | Mar 30, 2018 | Assisted Living
A diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is life-changing. But breathe. There are solutions to make the road ahead easier for you or the loved one struggling with it. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects one in 100...
by Rosewood | Mar 19, 2018 | Assisted Living
We are excited to announce that we were chosen as The North Georgia Best of the Best for 2018 by the Chattanooga Times Free Press. This is the 8th straight year we have won in the Assisted Living category. We so proud of this award and want to thank the voting public...
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...
