Finding

The Right Memory Care Facility

When the time comes to find the right memory care facility, ask questions about whether the staff can adapt to your loved one’s evolving needs, says Marcia McMahon, director of sales and marketing with Juniper Village. “No matter what a loved one’s requirements become, knowing that staff can make changes and accommodate them is important.”

Examples include changing from one person who assists with activities of daily living to two staff members. This includes assistance with showering, getting dressed or getting into bed, she said. Adaptive facilities are built on the concept of aging in place, which McMahon said will recognize peoples’ changing wants and needs along the way. Forward-thinking communities accommodate such needs by anticipating age-related changes and planning ahead, while still maintaining quality of life.

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HEALTHY GUT, HEALTHY MIND

Knowing that food affects mood is the motivation for biting into more bananas and artichokes over processed foods in plastic wrappers. Yet many people still struggle.

“Food choices we make are based on information from our body and some of that information is related to gut microbiome health. Permeability of the gastrointestinal tract affects how we feel and whether we feel anxiety and depression.”

Exercise Body Activate Brain

Want more brain activation during exercise? Mix it up with five types of movement.

1. Movement classes help you memorize steps or choreography – think kickboxing or Zumba

2. Cardio builds heart health which correlates to brain health – think walking or jogging

3. Resistance training connects mind to muscle – focus on bicep contraction while curling a dumbbell

4. Restful restorative allows mental rest

Disability planning tips

– think yin yoga or chi gong

5. Spiritual fitness creates soul connections – think meditation

Are your legal matters in good standing? To avoid common missteps and unintended consequences, Dan Kapsak, Longmont-based estate and elder law attorney with Kapsak Estes LLC, shares legal tips to keep you on track When setting up a general power of attorney, Kapsak advises clients to keep a separate power of attorney that specifically addresses healthcare wishes His second tip: Select an “agent” which is a trusted person authorized to make legal decisions on your behalf This can catch spouses off guard when, Kapsak said, memory lapse and mental decline become evident “The loved one suffering cognitive decline should not be named as the agent in the power of attorney because they may not be capable of sound decision making ”