As we enter the month of May, spring is in full swing in Oklahoma City, bringing with it vibrant flowers, the sweet melodies of singing birds, and a warmer climate. This time of year can be particularly invigorating for many seniors, as they are reminded of memories associated with the upcoming warm and sunny months,...
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In 2008, a chance encounter led to a career change for one woman. "My then mother-in-law ran the beauty parlor and I started running it by accident," Chastity McCann, operator of the beauty parlor inside Sommerset Neighborhood, recalls. "Do you think you could come in and do some pedicures?" she was asked, and with a...
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Beverly is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and is our Charge Nurse at Sommerset Neighborhood in Oklahoma City. She shares an office with the director of nursing, but she spends most of her day on the go, helping and visiting seniors all around Sommerset Neighborhood! In a day, she walks from one end of the...
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Judy had been living with her daughter in Oklahoma City and maintaining an active and independent life. But her daughter started to notice that her mother wasn’t drinking enough water and seemed to be forgetting certain things. She worried her mother might also be forgetting to take her medication or change her clothes. This process...
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The magic of the winter season can be just as cumbersome as it is beautiful. The colder temperatures call for steaming cups of hot chocolate while snuggled up under a blanket in the warmth. If you have a senior who lives in an assisted living home here in Oklahoma City, you may be thinking about...
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The best time of the year has come. Seniors here in Oklahoma City and across the nation looked forward to all the festivities, seeing family, good food and little gifts that remind them they are loved. And now it’s time to transition into a new year. If you have a loved one in an assisted...
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Thanksgiving was such a highlight for Marcy this year. Several years into her retirement she began having some memory deficits and her loving family made sure she would have the proper care and mind stimulating activities in her assisted living home and Memory Care program. Even though it was already becoming a bit chilly in...
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There’s something about falling rain or snow, a cozy blanket and a good book. Fall is the best season to stock up on a few good books or other reading material, especially here in Oklahoma City where the days and evenings can get too chilly to be out and about much. Books also make great...
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Now that summer is over, seniors across Oklahoma City are welcoming the cooler weather and anticipating the best holidays of the year coming up. For family, it is a busy time of year with the kids going back to school and life getting back to all the regular commitments. And for those in retirement, fall...
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August was winding down. It was still hot out during the day in Oklahoma City, so Jean would take her short strolls outside during the cool mornings and sometimes she would even venture outdoors in the evening just before bedtime. But Jean didn’t mind. Her family had gifted her an iPad for her birthday last...
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