(Newswire.net — November 15, 2014) North Andover, MA —
Holiday visit or wellness check? The answer is both. The holidays are often a time for happy reunions with aging parents, aunts and uncles who you haven’t seen in months or perhaps even years. A holiday visit is the perfect time to assess how your loved one is doing because you are able to look for visual clues indicating signs of change that you would not be able to glean through a telephone call.
Marlene Rotering, Chief Executive Officer of Edgewood LifeCare Community, an award-winning, non-profit, community based in North Andover and focused on enriching the lives of their members, advises family members of the important signs to watch for that indicate a shift:
Are they no longer interested in maintaining their home/lawn/etc.?
Are they concerned about the winter and shoveling, losing power, driving, etc.?
Are they lonely, isolated, not getting out and doing things?
Are they looking to participate in stimulating, engaging intellectual programs?
Have many of their friends moved to be near family, into retirement communities or passing away?
Are they less interested in the rigors of cooking for themselves.
Are they no longer able to drive due to medical issues, safety concerns?
According to Ms. Rotering, “There are many new faces of retirement. New retirement options have far exceeded the clichés of bingo halls, bus tours and isolation. Retirement can offer a rich opportunity to explore new friendships, new creative outlets and more carefree living. At the holidays sometimes you can just feel a change in a person even if you can’t articulate it. Your aging loved one may be ready for a change or a new living arrangement. You may feel better knowing that they are enjoying this time of their lives, as well as having the safety of the services and amenities.”
To discuss options, please contact the Edgewood LifeCare Community located at 575 Osgood Street in North Andover, MA, by calling (978) 738-6145 or visiting http://www.edgewoodrc.com.
The Edgewood Difference
Founded in 1997, Edgewood LifeCare Community is an award-winning, non-profit, self-managed community focused on enriching the lives of their members. Edgewood offers independent living, health care and support services, which empowers members to be the architects of their own well-being.
Edgewood is dedicated to providing a well-rounded, intellectually stimulating and physically active environment for older adults. Members can enjoy a wide range of unique lectures, classes and films through the on-site Edgewood LifeLong Learning (ELL) Program. Edgewood’s athletic training along with 80 acres bordered by conservation land and Lake Cochichewick, offer abundant fitness and recreation opportunities – ranging from aquatics, yoga, strength training and other fitness classes to walking the trails, kayaking and fishing. The Edgewood culinary experience is farm-to-table with locally sourced ingredients offered in two dining venues, each with different seasonal menus and daily specials.
As the only LifeCare community in the Merrimack Valley, Edgewood offers refined apartment and cottage independent living for active older adults as well as “Lifestyle Assistance” in an independent apartment or cottage, and short and long term health care for members, or the community on a space available basis, in need of additional support as they grow older. Edgewood LifeCare Community boasts lower entrance fees as compared to the Greater Boston area, and monthly rates for services remain stable regardless of the level of care needed. The Meadows Health Center at Edgewood LifeCare Community has been honored for the third year in a row as a U.S. News Best Nursing Home 2014.
Edgewood LifeCare Community is located at 575 Osgood Street in North Andover, MA. For more information, contact (978) 738-6145 or visit http://www.edgewoodrc.com.