Senior Fitness Expert Adrian Cagigas Q+A on Fall Risks
Adrian Cagigas is Prestige Senior Living’s senior fitness expert. He helps design and implement programs to help our residents stay active, while also providing expertise on how to prevent and reduce falls. Adrian is a licensed athletic trainer, and in addition to his work with Prestige, owns and operatesUptown Sports Medicine, LLCin Vancouver, Washington. His…
Practical Approaches to Nutritional Empowerment for Older Adults
Whether you’re a candidate for a Food Networkshowor someone who needs help making spaghetti, it’s important to practice good nutritional habits. Nutrition plays an important role in our health, particularly as weage. Did you know that after the age of30 we begin to lose 3-5%of our muscle mass each decade? Human muscle undergoes constant changes…
Finding The Right Doctor For Senior Care
Chances are you have a doctor you like. Maybe you’ve had the same doctor for a decade, or perhapseven longer. That doctor has likely helped guide you through a number of health concerns and they have your complete trust. However, as you age, your health needs change. From conditions like heart disease to vision loss…
The Importance of Mental Health Wellness in Seniors
When we think about healthy aging, we often think first of physical well-being. Exercising, walking, stretching, they all play an important part in keeping us in good health. But it’s not just the physical aspect of our health we need to be cognizant of – taking care of mental health is just as important as…
Medicare and Medicaid Demystified
The two program names sound the same, they are both run by the government, and they are related to health care…but what’s the difference? The fact is they are very different programs designed for different populations and needs. Medicare is a health insurance program run by the federal government for people who are 65 or…
Ageless Grace® Fitness Program & Neuroplasticity
At Prestige Senior Living, it is our goal to provide quality care with a focus on wellness. We believe that it is not enough to simply care for those we serve, but to also provide residents ways to stay active and engaged by nurturing body, mind and spirit. One way we help our residents focus…
What is Neuroplasticity and How Can You Increase It?
Neuroplasticity is defined as the ability of the brain to change and reorganize itself, allowing us to adapt to changes and experiences we may encounter throughout our life. Neuroplasticity also helps us learn new things and create connections between the regions of the brain as well as help the brain recover from injury and create more effective learning. Neuroscientists used to think…