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Senior living residents positive about pandemic experience: MIT AgeLab study
Older adults who live in senior living communities and took part in a recent study overwhelmingly felt positive about their experience during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Taylor Patskanick, a researcher at AgeLab, a multidisciplinary research program at MIT. Patskanick discussed the study findings during the Gerontological Society of America 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting Online. […]
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Finding Love during COVID
Catching Love Instead of COVID Amid the restrictions of COVID-19, seniors are finding joy in each others company. In the case of these two, they are now planning a future together. Watch this video to learn their story! https://player.vimeo.com/external/448630285.hd.mp4?s=9bae68836b1932b1afe9ed76495303029f5081e2&profile_id=174
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Alexa Community at Fellowship Square-Mesa
Our Alexa Community at Fellowship Square-Mesa is one of the newest technological advances in Senior Living today. Alexa Community uses smart technology devices that are programmed to be a daily household helper
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COVID-19 Update, March 27th
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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Fear of Falling
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
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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What Does Your Walk Say About You?
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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Isolation? Is it a good thing for Seniors?
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?
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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