COVID-19 Update March 27, 2020 A message from Jon Scott Williams, Fellowship Square Mesa’s Executive Director Dear Residents, Family, and Staff: Fellowship Square Mesa regards the safety and well-being of our residents and staff as our primary goal and responsibility. The global pandemic, COVID-19 (or coronavirus), represents a severe threat to sustaining those goals, so […]
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We recently were at a health fair at a Sunland Village, a 55+ senior living community in Mesa Arizona. We talked about the benefits of living at Fellowship Square Mesa and the levels of care from Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and the technologies we have available to promote living more independent. One of the guests at […]
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Exercise and Physical Activities for Seniors in Assisted Living For those in an assisted living community, seniors want to make sure they keep a strong and healthy body. They achieve this through a well-balanced diet, good hygiene, and a positive outlook on life. Thankfully, these are all provided by the staff of the senior community […]
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September is Fall Awareness Month, and as I was reading about articles relating to falling, I came across this article on Webmd.com. I found it very interesting about how your gait or stride affects our health. As we age, our gait can tell us a lot about ourselves, more than we know if we know […]
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We all know people who say I like to be alone but is that really true? Here is an article I came across that I found very interesting. States With Highest Proportion of Isolated Seniors Could Be Best Place to Age Alone Aging alone is a very popular topic and I find many articles that […]
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Take Care of your Gums…Help your Heart? In 2016 we started an oral hygiene program at our Reflections at Fellowship Square-Mesa (our Memory Care Unit). This oral hygiene program helps each resident in our memory care get their teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist each week. The hygienist cleans flosses and checks the teeth for […]
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How to Reduce Risks of Falling for Seniors It’s an unfortunate truth that as we get older, our stability and coordination faculties begin to falter. It comes as little surprise, then, that one of the biggest causes of anxiety for older adults – especially those who live alone – is falling or tripping when going […]
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A Matter of Balance – Still Standing Fall Prevention An Inter-generational Program Beginning in November residents at Fellowship Square-Mesa will have the opportunity to participate in a national program. This program is titled “A Matter of Balance.” The classes will be held once a week at Fellowship Square-Mesa (building #5, 2nd floor) and will be […]
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