World Alzheimer’s Day, on September 21, serves as a reminder that, in the 11 years since the World Health Organization declared dementia a public health priority, LiveWell, in Connecticut is one of only a few organizations in the United States that are investing in...
Allow Nature to Inspire You By Jenna Weiss R-DMT, LNHA, Director of Learning at LiveWell “When we ask nature, first we quiet our human cleverness. Then we ask, and then we listen. The answer is the echo that bounces off of the land herself. With the solution in hand,...
The phrase living well and dementia don’t traditionally arrive in the same sentence. It’s time to change that.
According to my friend and colleague Bob Savage, who is self-proclaimed ‘living well with Alzheimer’s”, the first step is to listen.
Researchers from across the country extoll the benefits of playing a musical instrument like it’s the physical fitness of brain work-outs.
If you are a professional who is looking for community supports for your clients to access post diagnosis, or like me who is interested in preventative health, LiveWell is excited to launch its new summer semester of courses and workshops focused on well-being.
Why Focus On Well-being? by Jenna Weiss, R-DMT, LNHA, Director of Learning LiveWell Feeling good in everyday life is an achievable goal. With life’s continual ups and downs, its good to know that people who are able to experience a good quality of life because of...
Intergenerational Opening Minds through Arts (OMA) program Featured in International Federation on Ageing, AFIX Newsletter Winter 2019/2020 By: Erica DeFrancesco & Tom Hayden Over the years, LiveWell, a nonprofit focused on caring for individuals at all stages of...
LiveWell Alliance Granted Funding to Expand Memory Cafes in ConnecticutExciting news! LiveWell has been awarded a prestigious grant to develop, support and sustain a memory café network across Connecticut. A memory café is a social gathering for people living with...
People are more than the problems that their diagnosis creates or their need for care. We believe that language shapes intention and that the places we chose to live in should be labeled by our aspirations for living not the challenges to our memory. Most assisted...