In this episode of Creating Dementia Solutions, we asked Amber Duncan – a Miles for Memories volunteer with Northpointe Woods in Battle Creek – to talk about the benefits of respite care. It's about you, caregivers, and making sure you are getting the support you...
There is no need to travel any further than Marshall, Michigan and Oaklawn Hospital for speech therapy related to Parkinson's Disease and other ailments. In the inaugural episode of Oaklawn Health Matters, speech therapist Dava Montgomery talks about programs like...
When you think of a caregiver for someone living with dementia or another illness, who do you think of? A spouse? A close family member? Certainly, a professional would be in that category, too, right? In this episode of Creating Dementia Solutions, we learn from...
Scott Wolfersberger has been a Ward 1 member of the Marshall City Council for six years. Now, he wants to be mayor. With council members thrust into the spotlight after the Ford Motor Company EV battery plant announcement for the Marshall Megasite, community response...
A Consumers Energy solar and renewable natural gas site on farmland near Battle Creek is an example of others the utility intends to build on other sites. That's the word from David Hicks, Consumers Energy vice-president of clean energy development, who says the goal...
OK caregivers, face it: Burnout is inevitable. Helping your person with dementia is demanding on one's time – on top of the other life expectations most caregivers are keeping up with. In the next caregiver-focused episode, Miles for Memories volunteer Christi...
Dr. James Gandy, Summit Pointe medical director, returns to talk about men's health. In particular, we asked Dr. Gandy to call to mind the top things he thinks of as it relates to men's health. Here's what he said. Episode Resources Tiny Habits website Summit...
Hear the story of a man whose vision to introduce kids to baseball in Battle Creek has turned into valuable lessons about teamwork and life. Evan Gray, Christa Dufraine and Britney Dowdy join Community Matters to talk about Gray's on Deck has hit a homer. Episode...
Caregivers: Has your person with dementia become discouraged over not being able to do some of the things they enjoy? Or, perhaps, they are anticipating a loss of function that will make those things impossible in the future. In this episode of Creating Dementia...
The attorney for the Committee for Marshall-Not the Megasite group fighting for a vote on the Ford BlueOval Battery Park zoning expects a Michigan Court of Appeals decision to go their way. Robby Dube returns to Community Matters to talk about the expectations for the...