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Caring for a Spouse with Alzheimer’s: 5 Tips for Spousal Caregivers

Caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s is a deeply emotional and uniquely challenging journey. In this blog, we share five essential tips to help spousal caregivers navigate the evolving responsibilities while preserving connection, identity, and support.

Tips for Navigating Holiday Traditions

The holidays are a time for togetherness, but when loved ones are aging or living with memory challenges, celebrations might need a little adjustment. From planning meaningful visits in assisted living to adapting traditions at home, small changes can make the season enjoyable for everyone. Discover expert tips from Northbridge's Kelly McCarthy on how to create warm, joyful holiday memories tailored to your loved one’s needs.

5 Tips – Caregiver Support and Self-Care

Navigating the demands of caregiving, especially for an aging parent, can be challenging and rewarding. In honor of Caregiver Appreciation Month, discover essential self-care tips and learn how friends and family can best support those who give so much of themselves.

Thanksgiving Tips: Supporting Aging Parents with Insights from PT, OT, and Speech Therapy

This Thanksgiving, take time to observe how aging parents manage mobility, communication, and daily tasks during the holiday bustle. Learn how rehabilitative services like physical, occupational, and speech therapy can help ensure their independence and well-being.

Guest Blog – Physical Therapy in Assisted Living

October is National Physical Therapy Month, and it's a great time to highlight how physical therapy helps seniors maintain independence. At Northbridge, our partnership with FOX Rehabilitation brings physical, occupational, and speech therapy to residents.

Northbridge Recipe – Anisette Cream

Stroudwater Lodge Culinary Director, Beau Marchitelli, shares one of his oldest, but most beloved, recipe's with us, anisette cream! This cream is best in a seafood casserole, with either haddock, shrimp, scallops or a combination of them all. We hope you try this recipe for yourself and enjoy the strong and bold flavors that it creates.

Northbridge Recipe – Chef Victor’s Homemade Spaghetti & Meatballs

Spaghetti and meatballs is a classic comfort food that has been shared among friends and family for generations. Culinary Director, Victor Casado, has worked to put together the perfect spaghetti and meatballs recipe that he prepares as a classic comfort food for his residents! We hope you try out this recipe for yourself and are able to enjoy it among your friends and family!