Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Blog

Have you heard of Aging Life Care Managers? We are often called the “best-kept secret” in aging care, but that is changing for the better. More people are learning how Aging Life Care Managers can help older adults - particularly those with cognitive impairment.

You’ve completed the intake assessment, squared away the physical paperwork, and signed all of the enrollment forms. Your loved one’s first day at the day center is on the calendar! But now you're wondering: What will the day look like? How will my loved one do? It’s why we do what we do – to bring quality of life and moments of joy to our participants each day. The participant’s first day is where all these opportunities begin!

Insight's Recreation Team provides a wide range of activities at the Adult Day Health Center. Our program utilizes a person-centered care approach to provide an environment that focuses on people’s strengths rather than their memory limitations, addressing the needs of the total person: physical, mental, and emotional. Learn more!

Receiving an Alzheimer's or dementia diagnosis is daunting enough, but navigating all the options for care can quickly become even more overwhelming. One option that many have never heard of? Adult Day Programs. In honor of National Adult Day Services Week, here are a few reasons to consider a day program.

It is back-to-school season, bringing fresh goals and aspirations for students and adults alike. However, for many, a dementia diagnosis complicates a dream of lifelong learning. Most people living with dementia can learn, and those that have trouble learning new skills can relearn a skill that had previously been acquired yet since forgotten. Learn more!

Insight completes an annual survey each spring, asking all of our participants, care partners, and families to provide their feedback on all of our programs. Here's what our families had to say about our programs over the past fiscal year, July 2023 to June 2024.

Financial planning is key when it comes to long-term care. With a diagnosis of dementia, the desire to stay at home is usually the first instinct, however, sometimes moving to a senior living community may make more sense. SEIA Client Services Director, Arvette M. Reid, shares some financial considerations.

This summer we were grateful to have two Claude Moore Community Builders volunteer interns working with our Reconnections Sterling program. Here's what they had to say about their experience.

Thanks to grant funding from Fairfax County's Trauma-Informed Spaces Grant Program we were able to make updates to our Fairfax Reconnections space guided by trauma-informed design elements.

Having a good day as a caregiver can mean different things - here are some suggestions we have put together of things to keep in mind when it comes to setting up your day so you feel your best.