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New Resources and Respite for Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group

By Morgan Saunders, Gracewell Social Worker For many years the Eventide campus has offered an Alzheimer’s Caregiver support group open to everyone in our community for Alzheimer’s caregivers. We have a wide range of people experiencing the Dementia continuum who attend. At times we have those who are noticing memory changes for themselves and asking […]

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Dementia Experience Leads to Education, Empathy & Empowerment

Submitted by: Amy Schultz, Administrator Gracewell and Kara Webb, Assisted Living Director A group from the Eventide campus took the 3-hour drive to the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls to experience the Dementia Simulation house in January. The house appears to be a normal functioning house from the outside but on the […]

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Silveridge Assisted Living receives funds for Stairlift

Silveridge Assisted Living has received $12,000 in financial support from the Eventide Foundation, the Crawford County Community Foundation and SFM Mutual Insurance Company to purchase and install a stairlift in the building. Silveridge saw a need to improve accessibility and safety for tenants to navigate the facility. The stairlift will provide safety and accessibility for […]

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A Focus on Fall Prevention

Submitted by Kara Webb Monson, RN, Silveridge Assisted Living Manager With those dreadful winter months fast-approaching, our risk for falls increases. According to the Fall Prevention Center of Excellence, statistics show that: More than 40% of people hospitalized from hip fractures do not return home and are not capable of living independently again; 25% of […]

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