Health and Wellness How to Tell the Difference Between Normal Aging and Dementia
As we age, we can experience physical challenges like aching joints or decreased mobility. In addition to these physical challenges, we also increase the chances of cognitive decline as we get older. However, it is important to note that not all cognitive loss is a normal part of aging. In fact, though Alzheimer’s disease and dementia diagnoses do increase with age, these types of progressive conditions are not a normal part of aging at all.
Our Neighborhood Book Review: The 36-Hour Day
To celebrate Read a Book Month, Alex Raftakis read and reviewed the book, The 36-Hour Day, by Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins. Alex is the lead front desk concierge at Arbor Terrace Naperville. Her strong relationship with her grandparents and desire to enter a career that helped others influenced her towards the senior care industry. She came to Arbor soon after graduating from North Central College in 2018 with a degree in Sociology. Her review, below, details her thoughts and experience reading the 6th edition of this helpful guide.