Methuen Village at Riverwalk Park and Tufts University Exercise Physiology Department  have been partnering in a study for the past few months. We are excited to participate in V.I.V.E. (Vitality, Independence, and Vigor in Elders).  Seated ( l-r) Dot Nazzaro, Isabella Hutchings, Shirley Kelso. Standing (l-r) Pat Deeb, Deno Lombardi, Edith Galloway, and Kathleen Corey Rahme

On September 24th at the memory walk in Manchester NH associates of Methuen Village ran the registration for the walk.  The walk is sponsored by the Manchester
Fisher Cats Baseball team at their stadium, and this is us with their
mascot “Fungo” the fisher cat!

Methuen Village hosted its monthly Lifetime Achievement.

Receiving the awards are Mike Beshara, Katie Contarino, Jenny Ratcliffe and Louise Flynn.

Executive Chef Victor Casado prepared healthy hors d’oeuvres for the occasion for friends, family and fellow residents to enjoy!

Marianna Gabryjelski enjoys tending her garden at Methuen Village. Her zuchinis are almost a foot long and the tomatoes will be ripe by August! Betty Stafford enjoys checking the progress of the garden daily.

Residents decided to participate in the city-wide clean-up day. They received team tee-shirts and took advantage of the beautiful spring weather!

Ms Irene Fink is a Methuen Village resident.  Born in 1913, here she shares her talent of playing the harmonica with current harmonica student 15 year old Madeline Corey-Rahme!

Watch Irene Fink playing harmonica

Irene Fink and harmonica student Madeline.

For all of our wonderful families that attended the Methuen Village Holiday Party, your family photos are posted on the Senior Living Residences’ Facebook fan page. I hope you enjoy looking through them, and perhaps you’ll find a photo or two to frame for your own home! Thanks again for your support, and for sharing in holiday cheer with us here at Methuen Village Assisted Living.  Visit www.facebook.com/SeniorLivingResidences

Check out our casino night!

Held October 1st at Methuen Village at Riverwalk Park, our Casino Night for Alzheimer’s raised over $4200 for the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Guests were invited to “Roll the Dice for a Cure.”

In regard to this fundraiser, Senior Living Residence’s president Robert Larkin said, “We are continuously looking for ways to promote research toward better treatment and ultimately a cure for this disease. Our contribution to the Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is part of this important work.”

SLR is always looking for ways to support Alzheimer’s research and to raise awareness of the good work that programs like BU’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center are doing to promote these shared goals.

Senior Living Residences is proud to announce the launch of its new assisted living based Alzheimer’s care and treatment brand, “Compass Memory Support Neighborhoods”®.

Undergoing internal development for the past three years, SLR has worked with leading clinicians and researchers, including staff from the Boston University School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center, to create an array of cutting edge research-based programming designed to treat the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the residential-style assisted living setting. Compass Memory Support widens the traditional “Alzheimer’s Care” customer base by treating individuals with varying levels of memory loss and diagnoses, and emphasizes addressing the needs of those with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).

The Compass Memory Support Neighborhood® research-based non-pharmacological programming encompasses discrete disciplines that work together as a whole to treat the symptoms and potentially slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

These programs include:

1. Reconnections, a curriculum-based adult learning program developed by SLR that is backed by research that cognitive stimulation may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s.
2. Memory Preservation Nutrition® Program, based on research that shows a diet of “brain healthy foods” can actually reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. SLR is the first assisted living company in the nation to offer residents this innovative nutrition program, developed by internationally recognized expert Nancy Emerson Lombardo, PhD, one of the co-founders of the Alzheimer’s Association.
3. State-of-the-art post-hospital Rehabilitation Respite Stay program for seniors with memory loss.
4. Clinical “rounds” with a Boston University Medical School clinician and comprehensive medication assessments with a geriatric-specialized pharmacist in an effort to avoid hospitalizations.
5. Lifetime Achievement Award program designed by SLR to combat the isolation and anonymity experienced by seniors with memory loss.
6. Exercise program based on research that shows aerobic and strength training exercise is associated with a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Additionally, SLR’s strategic affiliation with the Boston University School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center offers residents top notch clinical consultation and opportunities to participate in clinical research studies, including trials of new treatments.

During the month of April, 3 special residents were honored with the  Lifetime Achievement Award.  Methuen Village held a lovely ceremony, and family and friends gathered to “toast and roast” the residents.  We enjoyed hearing great stories of childhood, raising families, and starting careers.  Here are a few photos from the event…