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Dementia Support Group Offers Help

“Through education, we are better preparing caregivers for the future,” said Brittany Camden-Smith, resident services coordinator for residential and assisted living at Kalex and one of two dementia capable care…

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Home Hazards: Keeping Loved Ones with Dementia Safe

Home is where the heart is. It’s also where multiple dangers for seniors exist. For older adults with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, those risks are even greater, as…

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Kendal at Lexington Granted Funding for Dementia and Aging Project from the Rockbridge Community Health Foundation

Kendal at Lexington’s “Community Experts on Dementia and Aging” project was granted the full amount requested Lexington, Va. – June 27, 2022 – Kendal at Lexington announced today that they…

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Kendal Walks to End Alzheimer's

The Kendal Corporation and affiliates across the system recently participated in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The event, held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, is the…

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Smiling Faces Still the Focus at the Borden Center

Residents of the Borden Center have a lot to smile about even in the midst of modified programs and gatherings due to COVID-19 precautionary measures in place. Katie Harlow, Resident…

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Hope and Help for Those Dealing with Dementia and Alzheimer’s

Most people associate grief with physical death. But a loved one developing dementia or Alzheimer’s evokes a similar sense of loss. As journalist and political commentator Candy Crowley so poignantly…

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Virtual Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion of Preston at Barclay Friends

July 30, 2020—Preston has 60 apartments, including 20 for residents in need of secure memory care. When it opens later this summer, the building also will provide accommodations for personal care and residential living. The look and feel of Preston will be intimate, with small memory care "neighborh

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Memory Support for Residents with Dementia

As an accredited organization with significant expertise in the field of aging, staff at Kendal at Lexington strive to be bring understanding, compassion, and care to residents with cognitive impairment,…

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Traveling with Someone Living with Dementia

This is the time of year when families and friends are making plans to reunite and celebrate the holidays, which often means boarding an airplane or sitting in a car…

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