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National Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 6. This day also marks the beginning of National Nurses Week, ending on May 12 – the birthday of the most famous nurse, Florence Nightingale. Today, we’d like to pay tribute and special thanks to our nurse, Tracy Strand. Tracy joined the Paradise Living Centers team in […]

If you’re reading this, you probably know a senior(s) with dementia or you’ve probably heard about the effects of dementia. However, you may not yet realize that once the disease progresses, memory loss diminishes the minds ability to make safe decisions. There are several different types of dementia, but they all affect the brain’s ability […]

March 31st marked a very important milestone for Paradise Living Centers – the public unveiling of our second assisted care home located in the heart of North Central Phoenix! More than one hundred guests turned out for the open house, which included neighbors, care advocates, health care professionals, many of our vendors and friends and […]

More and more research is being conducted with results showing negative outcomes from an overly sedentary lifestyle. One study found a strong correlation between stagnation and a shorter life expectancy, stating “If Americans would cut their sitting time in half, their life expectancy would increase by roughly 2 years, by reducing sitting to less than […]

Mark your calendars – March 14 – 20 is Brain Awareness Week. , According to The Dana Foundation, Brain Awareness Week “is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research.” Many of the conditions benefiting from further research continue to ail our elderly population. Alzheimers and Parkinson’s disease […]

When the time comes to consider the move of an aging family member from their relatively independent environment into an assisted living facility or group home, it is rarely an easy decision or transition. The reality is that as our population is aging it’s a choice that more and more families have to make. We […]

As we age, our sensory cells and nerves of the inner ear progressively decline. Surgery is not always a treatable option, and in most cases using hearing aids can minimize the condition’s symptoms. Hearing loss manifests in many different ways and ranges from mild to severe.  Below are five signs your parent may be suffering […]

Exciting news from Paradise Living Centers – An announcement of a second home! That’s right, we’ll soon be opening up a brand new assisted living facility. This latest residence will operate in conjunction with our Paradise Valley home, but is located in Central Phoenix. However, the new home will provide the same level of exceptional […]