Page A-10
Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Senior SPoTLiGHT
SPonSoreD BY i.V. Wellness resources
Food & Friends Menu
FRIDAY – DEC 15
CHICkEN TETRAzzINI
MONDAY – DEC 18
BEEf MUSHROOM
PATTy
WEDNESDAY- DEC 20
MEATLOAf W/ GRAVy
Food & Friends Dining is
now located at the
I.V. Senior Center,
520 River St.
Call 541-955-8839
to volunteer or if you
need meals.
DEMENTIA/ALZHEIMER’S
Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental
ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.
Alzheimer’s is a disease that attacks the brain. It
is the most common form of dementia.
The following list is 10 warning signs of
Alzheimer’s:
1) Memory loss that disrupts daily life.
2) Challenges in planning or solving problems.
3) Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at
work or at leisure.
4) Confusion with time or place.
5) Trouble understanding visual images and
spatial relationships (driving and reading).
6) New problems with words in speaking or
writing.
7) Misplacing things and losing the ability to
retrace steps.
8) Decreased or poor judgment.
9) Withdrawal from work or social activities
CHAIR FITNESS
FREE at Healthy U,
Tues/Thurs from 1 - 1:45
p.m. 535 E. River St.,
Cave Junction Call 541-
592-4888 or visit www.
healthyucenter.org.
Sponsored by
I.V. Wellness Resources
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
**Senior Companions
**Caring Callers
Please call I.V. Wellness
Resources for more
information at
541-592-9781.
10) Changes in mood and personality.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
ALZHEIMER’S AND TYPICAL AGE-RELATED
CHANGES?
Signs of Alzheimer’s/dementia: Poor judgment
and decision-making, inability to manage a budget,
losing track of the date or the season, Difficulty hav-
ing a conversation, and misplacing things and being
unable to retrace steps to find them.
Typical age-related changes: Making a bad deci-
sion once in a while, missing a monthly payment,
forgetting which day it is and remembering it later,
sometimes forgetting which word to use and losing
things from time-to-time.
For more details go can visit www.alz.org or call
the Alzheimer’s Association at 1-800-272-3900.
You can contact I.V. Wellness Resources at 541-
592-9781 or www.ivwellnessresources@gmail.com
and please like our Facebook page at www.face-
book.com/ivwellnessresources.
HEATING
ASSISTANCE
For financial assis-
tance with heating
your home - electric or
wood - call UCAN at
541-956-4050
WELLNESS CHECKS DISASTER REGISTRY
If you need special help
If you know a senior that
you are worried about and in an emergency please
register online at www.
feel they need a wellness
rvcog.org
or call Senior
check. Please call Laura
&
Disability
at
at I.V. Wellness Resources 541-664-6674 Services
for more
at 541-592-9781.
information.
Owners Ed & Colene Gonzalez