Fitness Classes to Help you Overcome Movement Disorders Extensive research has been done in the realm of movement disorders and show that Tai Chi and yoga, when practiced consistently, have shown improved balance, spatial awareness, reduced fall risk, improved management of stress and anxiety, as well as improved cognitive function, according to Natalie Vance, a […]
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Hiring a Caregiver: Establishing Expectations
Whether families hire a caregiver privately or through an agency, Kayla Cook, owner and director of Caring Excellence at Home, says they need to let their expectations be known from the first. Do they want the caregiver to engage the client with games and conversation? Do they want the caregiver to ensure the loved one […]
Hiring a Caregiver: What Information Needs to Be Communicated
When a caregiver is hired, one of the things that needs to be communicated by the family is what is normal for the client. By having this information, the hired caregiver can then know what is abnormal. “Once normal is established, then abnormals should always be communicated to the family,” says Kayla Cook, owner and […]
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Louisville: You Have to see These Costumes (Made out of Paper!)
Many people had a lot of downtime in 2020; so much downtime that they began developing new hobbies and taking up craft projects. The Speed Art Museum’s exhibit Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper, which will run through August 22, 2021, takes the idea of crafting with paper, glue, and paint to a mind-blowing […]
Louisville: Go See “The Cool Kentucky” Exhibit
The Cool Kentucky exhibit at the Frazier History Museum is exactly what it sounds like: information about cool geologic features that exist in the state, cool products that are created within the state, and people who were born in the state and went on to do cool things. “It spans all areas of interest; it […]
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Better Your Balance
Fitness Classes to Help you Overcome Movement Disorders Extensive research has been done in the realm of movement disorders and show that Tai Chi and yoga, when practiced consistently, have shown improved balance, spatial awareness, reduced fall risk, improved management of stress and anxiety, as well as improved cognitive function, according to Natalie Vance, a […]
They Are Traveling Around on Electric Bikes
Bill Dennis says he feels fortunate that he was able to work in two distinctive fields that he enjoyed. For 22 years, Bill worked for the Western Electric Company. “I loved it because I was working with machines and engineers,” Bill says. When Western Electric closed, he moved on to a job at Home Depot, […]
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Louisville: You Have to see These Costumes (Made out of Paper!)
Many people had a lot of downtime in 2020; so much downtime that they began developing new hobbies and taking up craft projects. The Speed Art Museum’s exhibit Isabelle de Borchgrave: Fashioning Art from Paper, which will run through August 22, 2021, takes the idea of crafting with paper, glue, and paint to a mind-blowing […]
Hiring a Caregiver: Establishing Expectations
Whether families hire a caregiver privately or through an agency, Kayla Cook, owner and director of Caring Excellence at Home, says they need to let their expectations be known from the first. Do they want the caregiver to engage the client with games and conversation? Do they want the caregiver to ensure the loved one […]
They Are Traveling Around on Electric Bikes
Bill Dennis says he feels fortunate that he was able to work in two distinctive fields that he enjoyed. For 22 years, Bill worked for the Western Electric Company. “I loved it because I was working with machines and engineers,” Bill says. When Western Electric closed, he moved on to a job at Home Depot, […]
The Written Word Endures and So Does She
Carol Butler, president and CEO of Butler Books, continues to publish books so she can keep her husband’s legacy alive. “My husband Bill and I founded Butler Books in 1989,” says Carol, 70. “When Bill died of cancer in 2009, it was very important to me and to our sons that we keep our family […]
Louisville: Go See “The Cool Kentucky” Exhibit
The Cool Kentucky exhibit at the Frazier History Museum is exactly what it sounds like: information about cool geologic features that exist in the state, cool products that are created within the state, and people who were born in the state and went on to do cool things. “It spans all areas of interest; it […]