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Two ladies enjoying their lunch in senior living

July 11, 2024

5-4-3-2-1 Get Excited for Senior Living!

Although any change requires adjustment, moving to senior living shouldn’t be scary. Senior living should be exciting because it has many benefits, some of which you may not have even considered. Here are five reasons to get excited about it! 1. The Kindness Abounds Moving to a new place and getting the hang of a […]

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Daughter-and-father-looking-at-house

July 1, 2024

Boxing Up a Lifetime of Memories

  If we’re lucky enough, our parents will stay around for years to come. That can also mean that you might be helping mom, dad, or both shop for senior living. While finding the perfect senior living that we can trust feels like a tricky process, the next challenge is helping them clean out their […]

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Female caregiver helping male residents for choosing care you can count on blog

June 25, 2024

Choosing Care You Can Count On!

  Finding the perfect senior living residence can be complex. If you live in a highly populated area, there may be many choices available to fit your needs. Some people like shiny new buildings, while others prefer a quaint apartment with modest amenities where they can access healthcare quickly. Everyone has a different wish list, […]

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Shannon Conroy and Don Conroy pictured for finding the right diagnosis means the world blog

June 12, 2024

The Right Diagnosis Means the World!

Sales and Public Relations Director at Edgewood in Minot, Shannon Conroy, has helped seniors and their families find peace of mind through senior living services for 25 years. Recently, Shannon faced an eye-opening experience with her own father, Don, which deepened her understanding of the importance of healthcare advocacy. By sharing her family’s journey, Shannon […]

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3 ladies with party favors

May 15, 2024

Spring into Senior Living—For Your Health!

May is here, and while we’re all anxiously awaiting those spring flowers to pop up, it’s also National Stroke Month and Mental Health Awareness Month. What do they have in common, you might ask? According to the American Heart Association, those who have a serious mental illness are at a higher risk of suffering a […]

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Senior living nurse, monica lund

May 6, 2024

The Hearts and Soles of Healthcare

It’s Nurse’s Week, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to honor the heartfelt contributions we see every day from the caring hands of our nurses! They offer our amazing residents kindness, compassion, and healing every day while putting miles of steps beneath their feet. Saying that we’re grateful is an understatement. In truth, we couldn’t […]

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Female senior wearing a green party hat, orange eyeglassess, and holding a party blower in her mouth

May 6, 2024

8 Ways to Celebrate Mom

Mother’s Day is fast approaching. Have you made plans yet? If not, here’s your reminder to make those reservations right now for her favorite restaurant or arrange to cook her favorite meal! Perhaps you are late to the party to get a Mother’s Day gift? Have you decided what to buy? If your mom is […]

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Holding Hands

April 11, 2024

With Memory Care, You CAN!

Most of us spend decades chasing the fountain of youth, and no one dreams of the day they can finally move into assisted living. If it comes to memory care, that’s even further from our minds until the time comes when it’s truly necessary. When most people think of memory care or memory loss, the […]

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Senior male holding playing cards seated near senior female who is smiling

April 1, 2024

Laughter is Truly the Best Medicine!

Let’s celebrate National Humor Month with a darn good laugh! Check out this video of a baby giggling by clicking here. There’s nothing like a good belly-busting laugh to take us away from all of life’s seriousness now and again. Some may say they don’t have time to laugh, and to those folks, try to […]

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Nurse and senior female about to embrace

February 26, 2024

Love What You Do!

When you choose a caregiving profession in senior living, you’re in the people business. Whether your role is sales, accounting, management, cooking, cleaning, or nursing, long-term care is all about the people needing help. Helpers Need Help Too Helping others is genuinely fulfilling, but it can also be taxing. While we set out to improve […]

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