Comforts of Home of River Falls-Tree Lighting Ceremony
/Such a fun night in River Falls!
COMMUNITY NEWS
We offer a wide variety of activities at our communities. Below are just a few examples of the fun we are having at White Pine, Comforts of Home and Gracewood Senior Living.
Comforts of Home of Menomonie-Community Gift
/Community Gift
We received a surprise “Thank You” floral arrangement this past Friday from a few unknown members of our community. It is beautiful! What a sweet gesture and way to be appreciated by our community! Thank you for thinking of us.
Comforts of Home-Compassionate Touch Training
/Compassionate Touch as a Therapeutic Approach in Combating Behavioral Expressions
Being able to communicate is an essential skill needed to fulfill basic human needs. Imagine if you were no longer able to communicate your basic needs? What if when you spoke the words came out jumbled? Or, when you listened to others, you heard only garbled voices? Dementia can rob someone of their ability to communicate the way they once knew. In memory care it is not uncommon to see negative behavioral expression like verbal or physical aggression as a way of communicating needs such as hunger or boredom. Compassionate Touch is an approach combining skilled touch and specialized communication shown to prevent behavioral expression in people with dementia.
At Comforts of Home we are excited to have been able to participate in Compassionate Touch training. Our certified Compassionate Touch coaches are training all Comforts of Home staff in the techniques and we are seeing some exciting outcomes with our residents that include improved sleep, decreased anxiety, and decreased use of anti-psychotropic medications. Compassionate Touch has also given our staff tools to improve communication skills with residents and is allowing staff to further personalize care plans to meet the needs of each individual. Comforts of Home is eager to continue using the Compassionate Touch approach to enrich the lives of our residents and staff.
Comforts of Home of Menomonie-Flash back to 1950s!
/Flash back to 1950s!
We held a 50’s themed Car Hop last week here in our memory care building. Flash backs are often what we get to see glimpses of with many of our residents, so we thought it would be fun to hold an event to bring them back for a good time and it was such a fun era to highlight! We had burgers, sandwiches, fries, malts, music, poodle skirts, and after our meal we watched a few timeless classics on our big screen! Many smiles, laughs and memories were shared!
Comforts of Home of Hudson-Celebrate 63 years of Marriage
/Del visits his wife at Comforts of Home every day. And to celebrate 63 years of marriage
Comforts of Home of Hudson-Massage
/Who doesn’t love a massage? With our compassionate touch program, our residents get special treatment!
Comforts of Home of Menomonie RCAC-Great New Features
/We have some great new features in our building. Along with help we have redesigned the beauty salon. Made a nursery for our building newborns. Designed and refreshed some areas & also added a remembrance corner.
Pictures will include, the nursery, our refreshed L.I.F.E. board with events, basket to offer family recipes, the remembrance corner, refreshed Salon & Spa area. Our card & games area and more!
Comforts of Home of Chippewa Falls-Booth
/Christina the lead care giver and Sue the House Manager had a booth at the Chippewa Valley Family Caregiver Alliance Town Hall Meeting recently in Eau Claire. Over 300 hundred Caregivers were anticipated to pass through the door that evening.
Shenanigans: Resident Edition - Shirley
/Shirley is a resident at White Pine Assisted Living and Memory Care. She loves to share her jokes with people in our community and certainly keeps us smiling :)
We promise to make your senior living and elder care decisions a whole lot easier by providing affordable assisted living and memory care options that are simple to understand.