Senior Communities

1. Alzheimer’s Association Benefit: Bay Square at Yarmouth this Saturday

2. Coastal Rehab Cape Elizabeth, ME hosts Open House at new location: Ocean View, Falmouth

3. Art and Alzheimers: new program fosters creativity

   Studies have shown that art therapy might be particularly beneficial for people with Alzheimer’s disease because though they gradually lose the ability to express themselves with words, other parts of their brain that deal with colors and composition … Continue

4. Are you Prediabetic? Take the CDC quiz here!

   The Center for Disease Control has put together some interesting little awareness quizzs that you can take to see if you’re at risk for certain diseases or health complications. Since diabetes is one of the health issues that is … Continue

5. Piper Shores in Scarborough, ME Earns Ranking for Best Nursing Homes

   Holbrook at Piper Shores Receives 5-Star Ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2012 Best Nursing Homes Holbrook Health Center at Piper Shores has received a high ranking of five stars overall in U.S. News & World Report’s … Continue

6. Incontinence: new hope with sacral nerve stimulation

   New Hope for People with Urinary and Bowel Incontinence By Roxanne Jones, Freelance writer specializing in health and medicine If you think that incontinence is a normal part of aging and something you just have to live … Continue

7. Georgianna Preacher: Brunswick poet exhibits at USM

   Congratulations to Georgianna Preacher, a resident of Thornton Oaks in Brunswick who is featured as a solo exhibitor at the Chappell Center for Book Arts at USM. The exhibit is open from February 1 to April 30. … Continue