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For You at Home Dementia Care Providers – Useful Items to Have Around the Home

30 September 2024

We want you all to know that our primary mission is to provide a loving, safe, and life-enhancing living experience within our assisted living community and our memory care community. For you at-home dementia and other assisted living care providers, we sincerely hope to assist you via this assisted living...

Should Your Senior Loved One Still Be Driving?

23 September 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill senior assisted living and memory care blog! Have you ever found yourself worried about the driving abilities of a senior in your life? Maybe they have been caught in too many close calls or minor accidents. Maybe they refuse to give up the...

Supporting Your Aging Parent Requires Deep-Thought Planning

16 September 2024

Welcome back to our blog page for our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living and our Manor Lake BridgeMill memory care community. You know that all of us here at Manor Lake are professional caregivers, but we don’t expect our blog readers to think much about the fact that many of...

Protecting Your Seniors from Fall Injury and Risk

9 September 2024

We have not authored a “fall focused” senior living and memory care blog post since September of 2022. The risk of injury to our assisted living and memory care seniors increases in the fall and winter season. So, let’s revisit the topic in the interest of getting everyone focused upon...

Labor Day Recognition for All You At-Home Caregivers

26 August 2024

Hello and welcome back to our Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care blog. Today we turn our focus to the upcoming Labor Day weekend and how all of you providing assisted living care and/or memory care support services to a loved one. We take this moment to remind all...

The Benefits of Voice Technology for Seniors

12 August 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living and memory care blog! We exist to enhance the quality of life of our assisted living residents, our memory care residents, their families, and their friends. In an era marked by the swift evolution of technology, voice technology shines brightly as...

Surprise Benefits of Living within an Assisted Living Community

5 August 2024

Many people erroneously believe that assisted living communities are living options only for those who have reached the point where they physical or medical support to lead a healthy life. While this is true, many other benefits come with moving into an assisted living home. Let’s review three lesser-known benefits....

Weather’s Effect Upon Memory Care Loved Ones

31 July 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill senior assisted living and memory care blog! Our goal today is to have every reader reconsider the effects of extreme weather upon our Canton area memory care loved ones. August is here, and extreme heat is a real threat to all of us....

The Importance of the Family Bond for Seniors

24 July 2024

Greetings once again to our dear residents and family members of our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living community and our Manor Lake BridgeMill memory care community. Let’s get the obvious out of the way right up front. It is a primary goal of every employee of Manor Lake to be...

How Memory Care for Alzheimer’s or Dementia Differs from Assisted Living

10 July 2024

Although professional assisted living is often a great choice for aging adults who need some help day-to-day, professional memory care is more suited for those with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. This is because they provide a more structured environment as well as specially trained staff and engaging...

Extreme Heat At-Home Assisted Living and Memory Care Guidance

26 June 2024

We pride ourselves here at Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living & Memory Care in Canton, GA for helping more than our residents and their families. We take great pride in helping you, our neighbors here in Canton who lovingly provide at-home assisted living care and/or memory care support to your...

June is Elder Abuse Month – What You Need to Know

19 June 2024

By now, most of you know that our sole reason for existence here at Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care in Canton, GA is to provide a loving, safe, and life-enhancing living experience to our assisted living community and our memory care community. Through our assisted living and...

Fine Tuning Mental and Emotional Wellness

12 June 2024

The golden years are a time for seniors to enjoy life to the fullest. These years should be relaxing and hassle-free, with more time to explore new passions and make new friendships. To achieve this, it’s important to prioritize mental and emotional wellness. Staying healthy – physically, mentally, and emotionally...

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

5 June 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill senior living and memory care blog. At first, someone with Alzheimer's disease may notice mild confusion and difficulty remembering. Eventually, people with the disease may even forget important people in their lives and undergo dramatic personality changes. Alzheimer's disease is the most common...

Just Some of the Benefits of Assisted Living

29 May 2024

One of the greatest benefits of an assisted living community is right there in its name – a community. However, the perks of living in Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living community or Manor Lake BridgeMill memory care community go far beyond the welcoming, social aspects. Convenience, compassion, and connection are...

Time To Celebrate Summer

15 May 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill senior assisted living and memory care blog! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), loneliness and isolation are connected to low levels of activity. And here’s the thing to know about inactivity. The hardest part is…..simply getting started. Sir Isaac...

How to Handle Difficult Questions from a Loved One With Memory Loss

8 May 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living and memory care blog where we strive to pass along our love and professional knowledge to all of you caring for special needs loved ones at home whether you provide senior assisted living services or memory care services to your loved...

Make Your Assisted Living or Memory Care Community Feel Like Home

24 April 2024

Although moving yourself or a loved one from your home into an assisted living community or a memory care community can be an emotional and overwhelming life change, it is also a chance for a new start. This is your chance to create a warm, welcoming environment that feels like...

Caregivers, Please Take Care of Yourselves…Here’s How

17 April 2024

Greetings once again from your Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care community here in Canton, GA. We manage our assisted living and memory care blog as a labor of love for all those who care for our local seniors and memory care dependents. Yes, we are in the...

The Multiple Paths to Paying for Assisted Living or Memory Care Services

3 April 2024

One of the most common questions from those new to us here at Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care in Canton, GA is: "How will I pay for it?" There are numerous ways to pay (fully or partially) for assisted living services and/or memory care services. Those ways...

Stressed About Easter Visitation – Some Tips to Make it Easy

27 March 2024

So, you’re planning what to do this Easter with your loved one and our cherished resident of here at Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living & Memory Care in Canton, GA. You want so much to be uplifting, innovative, inspirational, but most of all, loving. But some of you are stressed...

Stop In for A “Palm Sunday” Discussion with Your Family or Dear Friend Here at Manor Lake

20 March 2024

Here’s an idea to make your senior family member or friend’s face light up. Regardless of the degree of your religious faith, chances are you senior loved one residing within our Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living Community or our Manor Lake BridgeMill Memory Care Community are rooted in religious faith....

Simple Thoughts for Celebrating Easter with Your Loved One

13 March 2024

Many of you are already thinking of ways to make this Easter special for your loved one here within our Manor Lake BridgeMill senior living or memory care community. We’re here today to comfort you by suggesting that you don’t overthink this. Spending time with your loved ones is far...

Medication Management Tips for At-Home Caregivers

28 February 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living and memory care blog where we strive to pass along our love and professional knowledge to all of you caring for special needs loved ones at home whether you provide senior assisted living services or memory care services to your loved...

Debunking Dementia Myths: High Sugar Diet Causes Dementia

21 February 2024

Greetings once again to all our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living and Manor Lake BridgeMill memory care community residents, family, neighbors, and friends. There are plenty of myths and non-truths out there regarding dementia, its causes, effects, and expectations. Today we’re going to discuss a common belief that sugar alone...

Wondering Why You or A Senior Loved One Always Feel Cold?

14 February 2024

As you get older, you might notice you’re reaching for sweaters more often, shivering even when you think you should be warm, or maybe turning up the thermostat often. Is it really getting that much colder every year, or is it something else? As we get older, we often feel...

Elder Self-Neglect: How to Spot the Signs Within Your Senior Loved One

7 February 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill assisted living community and our Manor Lake BridgeMill memory care community’s blog. Most of you know that we manage this blog on behalf of our cherished residents, their families, and of course for all of you homecare heroes taking care of your assisted...

Make Your Own (And Wise) Decision to Transition to Assisted Living

31 January 2024

IF YOU’RE STRUGGLING over the decision to move into an assisted living community to begin the next chapter of your life, we’re here to help. Here are eight great benefits of embracing a loving living environment like ours here at Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care in Canton,...

Tips for Choosing a Loving Assisted Living or Memory Care Community

17 January 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care blog! To start 2024, we began this mini-series addressing the basic difference between assisted living and memory care communities. Last week we covered “Do We Need Assisted Living or Memory Care”. We’re going to finish the series today...

Do We Need Assisted Living or Memory Care

10 January 2024

Welcome back to our Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care blog! Last week we started our mini-series addressing the basic difference between assisted living and memory care communities. The fastest way to decide what type of service would best support you or your loved one is to take...

Manor Lake Mini-Series: Assisted Living vs Memory Care

3 January 2024

Very warm 2024 greetings to you all from Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care in Canton, GA! To start off the new year, we’re going to author a short series of posts here on our Manor Lake BridgeMill Assisted Living and Memory Care blog to address the numerous...

Tips for At-Home Providers of Memory Care and Assisted Living Care During the Holidays

11 December 2023

While the Holiday season is a time for celebration, joy, and time together here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care, it can also be a time of added stress for those of you providing at home care. This is true for those of you who deliver memory...

You Can Make Today a Good Day for Your Memory Care Loved One

4 December 2023

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. Not much introduction to the linked video below is required. What is required is the due credit to the Chevrolet Motor Company for producing a heartwarming Holiday season video reminder that the joy...

Winter Tips for Seniors to Stay Fit and Healthy

27 November 2023

Greetings once again to all our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community residents, family, neighbors, and friends. Physical activity is important at any age, but it’s essential for seniors. The CDC recommends that people 65 and older devote at least 150 minutes a week to exercise to...

Senior Socialization – Just One Health Advantage of Managed Care

13 November 2023

Welcome back to our Canton-area assisted living and memory care blog here at Manor Lake. There is so much to celebrate as a resident or family member here. Today, we’re going to focus upon a benefit here that our residents and resident family alike don’t truly appreciate until sometime after...

Reinder: Veterans Day is This Saturday (Nov 11)

6 November 2023

Hello and welcome back to our Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care blog. Today we turn our focus to the upcoming Labor Day weekend and how all of you providing assisted living care and/or memory care support services to a loved one. While Veterans Day is celebrated every year,...

The Varying Stages of Dementia

30 October 2023

Getting the news that your parent, in-law, spouse, or other loved one has dementia is devastating. There’s no other way to put it. Here at Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care here in Canton, we will be honored to help you every step along the way. Whether that help...

Regarding Halloween and Alzheimer’s

16 October 2023

We have a longstanding tradition here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Canton to celebrate Halloween with both our assisted living and our memory care residents. We do, however, celebrate a bit differently within our two unique care communities. The scary and ghoulish themes of Halloween...

A Primer for Signs of Anemia in Senior Adults

9 October 2023

Welcome back to our Canton-area assisted living and memory care blog where we strive to pass along our love and professional knowledge to all of you caring for special needs loved ones at home whether you provide senior assisted living services or memory care services to your loved one. One...

Questions that Help Define the Need for Professional Assisted Living

25 September 2023

Hello to all our blog fans here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Canton. Today we return to the daily subject of inquiry from seniors and their caregivers alike: What are the critical indicators that it is time to pursue professional assisted living services? We answer...

If You Find It Difficult to Talk with Someone with Dementia

18 September 2023

Most of you are aware that our team of professional memory care and assisted living care providers here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care are there for all of you, young and seasoned alike. Whether you are a cherished resident, a family member, or someone caring for...

Age-Related Memory Loss is NOT (Necessarily) a Factor of Dementia

4 September 2023

Greetings once again from your Canton-area assisted living and Canton memory care community here at Manor Lake. Today’s blog post is for all of you at-home memory care support providers who might be stressing about periodically (or maybe even often) misplacing your keys, your cell phone, your TV remote, or...

Vascular Dementia – About the Heart and Brain Connection

28 August 2023

Welcome back to our Canton-area assisted living and memory care blog! A healthy heart is conducive to brain health which helps mitigate the chances of cognitive decline and impairment. While the exact risk factors for dementia are not set in stone, certain lifestyle changes do seem to have a significant...

Music Therapy for Dementia

21 August 2023

Welcome back to our Canton-area assisted living community and our Canton memory care community’s blog. We manage this blog on behalf of our cherished residents, their families, and of course for you Canton-area homecare heroes taking care of your assisted living and/or memory care loved ones. Today, we hope you...

We’ll Help You Build Your Social Circle in Our Assisted Living Community

14 August 2023

Welcome back to our Canton senior assisted living and memory care blog! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), loneliness and isolation are connected to serious health problems. A national Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report found that nearly one-fourth of people over age 65 are...

Key Indicators of the Need for Professional Assisted Living Services

7 August 2023

Greetings and welcome back to our Canton senior living and memory care blog. When an elderly parent or family member is living independently, there will come a day when you can’t escape the reality that their well-being is at risk. As time goes on, your loved one may require additional...

Just Some of the Blessings of Professional Alzheimer’s Care

31 July 2023

It is never easy to make the decision to transition a loved one into an Alzheimer's care community. You'll be forced to grapple with tough questions like, "Is it the best decision for my loved one?" and "Will the quality of care be worth the cost?" Once you have a...

Brain Games: Cognitive Exercises for Healthy Minds

24 July 2023

Greetings once again to all our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community residents, family, neighbors, and friends. Today we’re going to share with you a few fun ways to stimulate cognitive health and have a lot of fun while doing it. Cognitive decline is a natural part...

Addressing the Stigma Related to Alzheimer’s Disease

17 July 2023

Today five million people in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease and related memory loss, and as our population ages, that number will increase. Professional memory care support services such as those provided to our cherished residents here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care empower them...

Alzheimer’s Care Is All About Family

10 July 2023

What makes our memory care team at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care so good at their beloved profession is a both an innate and learned powerful shift in perspective. Our staff is innate in their perspective because this profession draws a loving and kind heart for our...

The Importance of Keeping Seniors Properly Hydrated

26 June 2023

We’re glad to have you here on our assisted living and memory care blog and hope you find it useful. Through the kind feedback from you, our blog readers, we know we’re making a difference with our efforts. We received feedback about a blog post we did way back when...

Senior Assisted Living and Memory Care Protects Against Social Isolation

19 June 2023

Transitioning into an assisted living community like ours here in Canton can (and should) be a welcome and exciting chapter in life. Your new community will be filled with newfound freedom and the luxury of time. But for some, this transition can also bring an unexpected sense of loneliness and...

Neat Ideas to Help Celebrate Dad this Father’s Day

12 June 2023

We pride ourselves here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (Canton) for helping more than our residents and their families. We take great pride in helping you, our neighbors here in Canton who lovingly provide at-home assisted living care and/or memory care support to your loved ones. Today...

Your Stories Make Us Better Care Givers

5 June 2023

One of the truly rewarding aspects of serving our senior assisted living community and our memory care community is chatting with visiting family, friends, clergy, and all other kind souls that visit us on a daily basis. Those engagements are rewarding to us personally, but more importantly, they are teaching...

Intimidated About Visiting Your Friend with Dementia? Don’t Be.

29 May 2023

Our focus for today’s senior assisted living and memory blog post is for you, the friends and relatives of our cherished memory care residents here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care. If you are hesitant to visit a friend or relative with significant memory care issues because...

Proximity is Key When Choosing Assisted Living & Memory Care

22 May 2023

Are you or a loved one considering professional assisted living services or professional memory care services here in Canton? While there are many factors to consider when making this decision, one that can't be overlooked is the proximity of family and friends. Being close to loved ones can provide emotional...

Remembering Those Who Served and Sacrificed All on Memorial Day

15 May 2023

Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner. While Memorial Day signifies the start of summer to many, to those who have served our country or have a loved one that fought and did not come home, Memorial Day is a sacred day of remembrance. Here at Manor Lake Senior...

Senior Assisted Living or Memory Care Could Very Well Be the Best Option for Your Parent Today

8 May 2023

Many older adults plan to age independently but are ultimately forced to make decisions about their care as their health and physical independence decline. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 12 million Americans over the age of 65 live alone. At some point, together with their aging parents, adult...

Managing The Stress of Moving and/or Downsizing

17 April 2023

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. Most older adults know the day will come when it’s time to downsize. But no matter how realistic you are about the necessity of downsizing — or rightsizing, as it’s sometimes called —...

Legal Documents Every Senior Should Have

12 April 2023

Our senior living and memory care blog team considered changing the title of this blog post to: “Legal Documents Every Adult Should Have”. The focus of this blog clearly is not limited to our beloved Canton senior living community and our Canton memory care community, however, on average, the urgency...

Celebrating the Easter Holiday Here at Manor Lake

3 April 2023

With the sun out shining bright and winter starting to loosen its grip, it’s the best time to celebrate spring and Easter! Just like any other special occasion and holiday, it is possible to keep up your favorite Easter traditions here in our Canton senior living and memory care community....

Your Dependent Parents Won’t Listen to You – What Next?

27 March 2023

Hello everyone from your friends and neighbors here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care. If you’re struggling with aging parents who refuse your best efforts to help, you’re far from alone: A whopping 77% of adult children believe their parents are stubborn about taking their advice or...

FAQ: When to Admit It’s Time to Move to Senior Assisted Living?

20 March 2023

Hello to all our blog fans here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Canton. Today we return to a FAQ, a subject that we’ve covered before, and a topic that is understandably stressful for both our seniors and their families. Transitioning to managed care means saying...

St. Patty’s Day Senior Fun Ideas

15 March 2023

Welcome back to our blog page associated with our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. We’re also here for you Canton-area homecare heroes taking care of your assisted living and/or memory care loved ones. If you looking for ideas on how to celebrate St. Patty’s day with...

Why Do Seniors Often Feel Physically Cold?

8 March 2023

Welcome back to our assisted living and memory care blog here at Manor Lake. As we get older, we start reaching for sweaters more often, shivering (even when you think you should be warm), or maybe turning up the thermostat more often than not. Is it really getting that much...

Make It One Day at a Time as a Home Memory Care Provider

6 March 2023

Greetings once again from your Canton-area assisted living and Canton memory care community here at Manor Lake. Dementia changes lives and introduces new challenges seemingly on a daily basis. Dementia changes the way a person thinks and feels, and it changes the way a person makes even the smallest decision....

Senior Financial Scams - To Make You Aware, Not to Scare

27 February 2023

We hear horrible stories from at-home care providers concerning an elderly loved one who was short-changed or downright scammed, financially or otherwise. Our caring professionals here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care feel it is important to remind you that con-artists and scammers lurk, and you must...

The Link Between Loneliness to Dementia

22 February 2023

Welcome back to our assisted living and memory care blog here at Manor Lake. As your parent or other loved one ages, you almost certainly have worries about their health and wellness. For many, conditions like Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other memory issues are a top concern because of how...

Make Your Senior Loved One’s Valentine’s Day Truly Special

13 February 2023

Well, it’s “all hands on deck” time for your Canton senior assisted living blog team as well as your Canton memory care blog team here at Manor Lake. We’ve left our computers and are now busying about to brighten our communities in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Our beloved seniors and...

The Benefits of Senior Stretching Exercises

8 February 2023

Greetings once again from your Canton-area assisted living and Canton memory care community here at Manor Lake. As we age, our joints lose fluid and our muscles lose elasticity, leading to a natural decrease in flexibility. Seniors who lose flexibility find it hard to complete normal daily tasks like getting...

Professional Senior Living and Memory Care Keep Your Loved Ones Safe

6 February 2023

Greetings once again from your Canton-area assisted living and Canton memory care community here at Manor Lake. Everyone ages differently and will have a specific set of physical and emotional needs. For many, mobility issues make it difficult to do things like pick up groceries and attend medical appointments, or...

You Inspire US – Thank You!

30 January 2023

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. We take great reward in the form of personal feedback from our blog readers that we inspire you with our efforts here. But we humbly submit that it is YOU who inspire us!...

Health Initiatives Here at Manor Lake

25 January 2023

Heart disease is a significant threat to our cherished seniors, and we need you to understand that we take senior heart health seriously. The following items are primary goals of our assisted living community and our memory care community in an effort to reduce the risk of our senior residents...

Transitioning Your Memory Care Loved One to Managed Care

18 January 2023

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. In our previous blog post, we presented some facts about Alzheimer’s disease that hopefully helped you feel a bit better about your ongoing journey as a home care provider. Today, we offer some...

Alzheimer’s Facts to Help You Understand and Feel Better

16 January 2023

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that can seriously affect a person’s ability to carry out daily activities. And at the later stages of the disease, an Alzheimer’s patient will require more care than...

Try Music Therapy for Your Memory Care Loved One

11 January 2023

Welcome back to our Canton-area assisted living and memory care blog where we strive to pass along our love and professional knowledge to all of you caring for special needs loved ones at home. In last week’s blog post we covered “Ways to Make Your Assisted Living or Dementia Loved...

Ways to Make Your Assisted Living or Dementia Loved One Smile

9 January 2023

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. Last week’s assisted living and memory care blog post focused upon ideas how you can engage your support group for strength, insight, and reward for your journey as a assisted living or memory...

Share Your 2022 Holiday Most Memorable Moments with Your Support Group

4 January 2023

Happy New Year and welcome back to our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community blog. Today’s message is very simple and something we hope each of your will act upon. There is no doubt that all you special caregivers out there, selflessly tending to your assisted living...

Four Worst Habits for Good Cognitive Health

12 December 2022

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. A common discussion during the Holiday season is: “During the happiest time of the year, why do I sometimes feel down”? Well, sometimes it’s explainable because a particular Holiday, month, or day of...

Looking Forward to Meeting You Again…For the First Time

5 December 2022

Hello dear residents, resident’s family, and the entire local community who are soldiering through the dedicated and blessed love in providing in-home assisted living services or memory care services. Today we share a story from one of your fellow Canton-area Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care blog readers about...

Five Things I Wish I knew When My Wife was Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

30 November 2022

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. This blog is adapted from Martin J. Schreiber’s "My Two Elaines: Learning, Coping, and Surviving as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver". Full credit is offered here to Mr. Schreiber as the author and owner of...

Early Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah Greetings To You All

28 November 2022

With Thanksgiving in the rear-view, early Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and other warm greetings assigned by your faith this Holiday season. Just so you know, we unapologetically say, “Merry Christmas” and “Happy Hanukkah” here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care. We’ll offer “season’s greetings” as well, but...

A Thanksgiving Tribute to Our Support Network

16 November 2022

Most of you are aware that our team of professional memory care and assisted living care providers here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care are there for all of you, young and seasoned alike. Allow us to deviate here to pay tribute to all of you who...

We’re Here to Help You Make Thanksgiving 2022 Truly Special

14 November 2022

Thanksgiving, 2022 is just a little more than a week away. We thought it would be appreciated to craft a Thanksgiving-focused blog reasonably in advance of the holiday to give all our readers time to reflect and hopefully act upon some of our notions. The Thanksgiving holiday conjures an assortment...

Act This Week to Honor a Veteran on THEIR Day!

9 November 2022

Very warm Veteran’s Day greetings from all of us at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care here in Canton. To all of our dear Veteran residents within both our senior assisted living community and our memory care community, we trust you’re feeling our love, admiration, and respect. For those...

A Holiday Checklist for At-Home Assisted Living and Memory Care Support Providers

7 November 2022

The holiday season is here, and we all look forward to spending quality time with our loved ones. While we will enjoy special meals and special events here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care, for at-home caregivers the holidays can be stressful. For you loved ones, the...

Send Your Pastor a Warm “Happy Pastor Appreciation Day”

31 October 2022

Greetings once again from your Canton-area assisted living and Canton memory care community here at Manor Lake. With apology in advance for being late serving notice here, but did you know that October is “Pastor Appreciation Month”? Even if you’re reading this blog post early in November, strongly consider reaching...

Celebrate Halloween with Your Loved Ones Here at Manor Lake

24 October 2022

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. One of the most common frequently asked questions this time of year is “what ideas do you have to make this Halloween holiday special for my memory care loved one”? Well, we thought...

Three Part Mini-Series on “Caregiver Stress” – Episode #3

19 October 2022

Welcome back to the third (and final) episode of our three-part blog mini-series covering the subject of “Caregiver Stress”. We looked back on the calendar year 2022 to date and discovered that issues related to caregiver stress was a regular and recurring subject that those self-managing assisted living services at...

Three Part Mini-Series on “Caregiver Stress” – Episode #2

12 October 2022

Welcome back to the second of our three-part blog mini-series covering the subject of “Caregiver Stress”. We looked back on the calendar year 2022 to date and discovered that issues related to caregiver stress was a regular and recurring subject that those self-managing assisted living services at home and also...

Three Part Mini-Series on “Caregiver Stress” – Episode #1

10 October 2022

Welcome to the first edition of a three-part blog mini-series that will cover the subject of “Caregiver Stress”. We looked back on the calendar year 2022 to date and discovered that issues related to caregiver stress was a regular and recurring subject that those self-managing assisted living services at home...

About Seniors and Knee Pain

3 October 2022

Our team of professional memory care and assisted living care providers here at Manor Lake Canton are there for all of you, young and seasoned alike. Today’s blog offers “food for thought” pertaining to senior knee pain. Knee pain is so very common within the senior community. So, let’s talk...

Helping Seniors Manage Rising Costs

28 September 2022

Welcome back to our blog page for our Canton-area assisted living and our Canton memory care community. We’re all feeling the pinch of rising costs due to inflation, but seniors are even more likely to worry about rising costs. Saving for retirement and closely managing your expenses are wise choices,...

The Benefits of Assisted Living and Memory Care

26 September 2022

Retirement can be a difficult time in life. You may find that you’re not as active or have health concerns, which means living on your own becomes harder. Daily tasks like cooking meals and doing laundry can become unwelcomed. Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care (Canton) offers senior care...

The Therapeutic Effect of Napping

21 September 2022

We’d like to share some keen insight regarding the subject of napping and how some scientists conclude that napping can help boost cognition. It is a professional obligation for the staff here at Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care (Canton) to exercise continuing education on the subjects of professional...

Why Osteoporosis Can Be Dangerous for Older Adults

19 September 2022

Today’s blog post is targeted for our entire assisted living and memory care blog-reading community. Whether you are a beloved senior assisted living resident here at Manor Lake, a loving family member of a memory care service resident, or one of the many providing loving care of a senior loved...

Six Festive Fall Activities for Seniors

12 September 2022

By now, most of you know that we manage our Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care blog for the benefit of all of you at home in the Canton area caring for your loved one with senior assisted living needs and/or memory care challenges. We do this because you...

September is National Alzheimer’s Month and National Shake Month (Among Others)

7 September 2022

Hello everyone from your friends and neighbors here at Canton’s Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care. Some of you might recall that in early August we produced an assisted living and memory care blog post focused on identifying the “national days” of August. We discussed the fact that many...

It’s Officially Senior “Fall” Season

6 September 2022

Labor Day is behind us. That means that the “fall season” is in full swing. We’re not referring to one of the four calendar seasons of the year (the Fall season officially starts on Sept 22), we’re talking about senior fall risk. We’re talking today about the risk of falls...

Use Labor Day for A Self-Care Day

31 August 2022

Hello and welcome back to our Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care blog. Today we turn our focus to the upcoming Labor Day weekend and how all of you providing assisted living care and/or memory care support services to a loved one. Labor Day is more than just an...