Seniors

Alzheimer's Disease and dementia are tough things to deal with. As of right now there is no cure for either, but steps are being taken to help those with these diseases and those who love these individuals. Bickford Assisted Living and Memory Care of...

We are very excited and blessed to welcome the beginning of another year. With the new year come many exciting changes and additions to the activity program. I am pleased to join your Bickford family as your new Life Enrichment Coordinator. I have...

Older adult wellness programming is one of our fastest growing program areas. Our AOA programs (age 50 and over) will help you not only physically, but emotionally and spiritually. Flexibility & Balance Exercise Class Flexibility and Balance...

Certain people are meant for certain jobs, and when the right people fit into the right positions it's a win all around. This seems to be the case for Bickford Assisted Living and Memory Care in Crown Point. The employees, or the "Family" as they...

The holidays bring families together to reconnect and celebrate the season. It also tends to be the time of year when grown children who’ve left home return to visit their parents. As we get older, there is a greater risk of developing medical...

In the weeks leading up to the holidays, Residential Clinical Services Home Health Care partnered with Bickford Assisted Living and Memory Care, Cedar Creek Health Campus, and Hartsfield Village to bring holiday cheer to their residents. RCS...

Silver Sneakers Exercise Program is being offered at the branch. We will have a certified instructor at the branch 5 Days a week to lead an amazing exercise program for our residents. It is stimulating, fun and adds great benefits to the health of...

Autumn has arrived. It is time to get out and enjoy the wonderful fall weather. The residents and I will be going out to take a Fall Color Tour to enjoy nature and to seethe change of colors. The colors of the trees are magnificent and God surely...

The Bickford Family recently added a new addition. Susan Tipton-Huttel joined Bickford in July 2014 as the new Executive Director and so far she's loving every minute of her time there. "It was God's blessing that I came here," Huttel said. "I...

The public is invited to attend the Sept. 11 meeting of the Franciscan Alliance Senior Promise group. The topic will be basic lifesaving skills, including CPR; how to assist someone who is choking and how to use an automatic external defibrillator....