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Walking into Bobbie Hood's spare room is like stepping into a rainbow of color with beautiful fabrics and threads, neatly organized in every square foot of space, along with a table and sewing machine, always at the ready where she makes special gifts for children.
Making the move from a larger home into a senior living apartment is no easy task. For most, the chore of downsizing is the most overwhelming component. However, there are many ways the senior must adapt to apartment living. Let's explore some of the practical and emotional ways older adults can transition from a large home to an apartment, to help make the move smoother and more positive!
Would you like to spend your retirement years mowing the lawn and pulling weeds in this Texas heat? What about laboring in the kitchen to cook a meal for one or two people? Maybe you’d like to spend these golden years worrying over a big house with a never-ending to-do list? If the answer to these questions is a huge resounding NO… Arbor Oaks might be the place for you.
The color wheel holds a great deal of power over how we interpret the world around us. The same is true for those who live with dementia. The use of color is immensely important to help stimulate appetite, can be used for way finding, and can even promote greater participation. As a result, caregivers are often very intentional about the color of the spaces those living with memory loss will spend time in, as well as the clothes they wear, the plates they eat on, and more.
