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Activities to do with your parents that are fun and therapeutic
Here are some ideas for things to do with your parents or grandparents during the summer months and beyond
Resident Spotlight: Merle B.
“My favorite time of life to live in was when I got married. I met this girl named Margaret”
Resident spotlight: Teresa G.
“Flying across the Grand Canyon in a helicopter was scary. It was my husband’s idea; everyone said we just had to do it while we were there. It was beautiful, but scary.”
CHCC adds new robotic pets to assist in dementia care
In dementia care, robotic pets are used in many ways to improve quality of life. With a lifelike look and feel, robotic dogs, cats and other animals can be a soothing diversion during times of stress. Notably, robotic pets also have been shown to improve brain...
Washington enacts long-term care insurance tax
Update (Jan. 28, 2022)The long-term care insurance tax has been delayed through 2022 while lawmakers "make refinements to the bill," to quote Gov. Jay Inslee. For more information, https://mynorthwest.com/3286162/gov-inslee-delays-long-term-care-tax-through-2022/....
Resident spotlight: Grace Mc.
“In my mind, I got to travel on every trip that I booked — I would visualize everything as I planned it. That’s what made me a good travel agent.”
Resident spotlight: Eric H.
“I am most proud of my family. My wife, Dorothy Joan, and I both graduated from Mount Baker High School. She was 16 and I was 17 when we started dating. We’re still high school sweethearts, and we still love each other.”
How to support mental health in the elderly
You are not alone. That’s one major theme of Mental Health Awareness Month, celebrated throughout May. Mental illness affects one in five adults in the United States (including one in five older than 55), with about five percent experiencing serious mental illness....
CHCC reopens indoor visitation, with a high level of caution and care
The decision to cautiously allow visitors inside CHCC — made possible by the state’s relaxing of restrictions on indoor visitation — has been one that CHCC leaders have not taken lightly.