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On May 18 th had the privilege of speaking at Concordia Lutheran High School in front of an Advanced Placement Psychology class. When asked to do this my first thought was, how can we engage a high school psychology class to want to learn about dementia and Alzheimer’s? We could put together a slide show…

One of the hardest questions to answer is “When is the right time to move my loved one to memory care?” Maggie Cattell, Program Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana Chapter sat down and spoke with us about this question and how to best answer it. To start, we must first understand what…

Writing by: Jessica Substanley, Community Relations Director at North Woods Village at Edison Lakes Hearing the news that a loved one has dementia, isn’t only devastating for the individual diagnosed but also for the family. I am speaking from experience. My father was diagnosed with dementia. He explained it as looking through a foggy windshield…

North Woods Village at Edison Lakes, a Michiana assisted living memory care community, is celebrating its rising star Executive Director, Deejra Lee. Mrs. Lee was recently honored at the Indiana Assisted Living Association (“INALA”) annual conference as the 2021 Leader Under 40.  Mrs. Lee is a natural-born leader and outstanding citizen. Deejra has gained a…

Since opening our doors, North Woods Village at Inverness Lakes has worked to be the gold standard for Assisted Living Memory Care in Fort Wayne and neighboring areas. We set about achieving this goal not only with purposefully designed architecture but with an outstanding resident-centered approach to care and overall life-enriching programming.  With North Woods…

Chances are that you’ve been taking care of a lot of other people lately. You listen, encourage, provide funds, coordinate details, pick up the pieces, worry about and give a huge part of your heart and soul so the people you love will be “okay.” Amid that, however, the self-care you know you need gets…

Early this spring we hosted an educational webinar on Effective Communication Strategies for Persons with Dementia. Maggie Cattell, Program Manager for the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Indiana Chapter, was our guest speaker. We learned that communication is more than just talking and listening – it is also about sending and receiving messages through attitude, tone…

Relief and renewed hope is here at North Woods Village with the first Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic for residents and staff took place, January 18th and January 20th.  North Woods Village partnered with Walgreens to bring the Covid-19 vaccinations on site for the residents and staff. The clinics at North Woods Village will be followed by…

We are working hard 24/7 to keep all of our residents safe from COVID-19.  However, for those residents who may contract the virus and get sick, we will now be able to provide, under Doctor’s orders, Monoclonal Antibody Therapy in the comfort of their home with us at North Woods Village via our partnership with…