Wash your hands. Stay six feet away. Wear a mask. The rules right now to staying healthy in the wake of COVID-19 seem endless and overwhelming. Yet, we must continue to focus on whole-person wellness. Use the ideas below to ensure you are addressing the 5 dimensions of wellness: Emotional: Check in with a friend […]
Red Wine: A Finely-Aged Merlot Keeps You Aging Finely Researchers from the Boston Medical Center found that your daily nightcap can do more than just ease your way to sleep. It can actually offset age-related disease such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and even stroke! In fact, the BMC team found that alcohol prevents about […]
To everything (turn, turn, turn), There is a season (turn, turn, turn), And a time to every purpose – The Byrds. The last 120 days has been the most challenging season of my career. As an organization – it has been challenging; as a leader – it has been challenging; as a caregiver – it […]
111 days ago, we asked our associates, our residents and our families to rise up and help keep everyone safe from COVID-19. When the world paused, our associates did not. Wickshire is proud to honor our nursing assistants today, this week and every day. They are the difference makers.
SING US A SONG The Wickshire Way is about making life better by drawing us together and fostering a strong community bond. We launched the Sing Us A Song program to foster the connection between generations through song. Few things can be as powerful a catalyst for spreading joy in our community as music. […]
Dimensions of Wellness, health and wellness, dimensions of wellbeing – you’ve heard it all. Every senior living community seems to have something similar that lives on paper. But what does that mean? How is it brought to life? Now, more than ever, an intentional focus on the whole person is vital to ensuring wellness. At […]
You say the words, but they now hold more weight than ever before: cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing. Each of these words means something different and as you work to protect yourself and those you care about to stay healthy and virus-free, it’s important to know what they mean. Cleaning removes germs, dirt, and impurities from surfaces or […]
According to the Pew Research Center, there are over 40 million unpaid caregivers providing care for someone over the age of 65 in America. Of that group, 9 out of 10 are providing care for a parent. In other words, you’re not alone. For most of us, the role of caregiving for a loved one […]
If you’re starting your senior living journey, it can feel overwhelming in the beginning. There are a lot of options, a lot of lingo and a lot of priorities to sift through. What began as a subject you may have known little about may be shifting to information overload as websites offer resources, sales people […]
