When you have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, celebrating holidays can be tricky and disaster-fraught.  It’s important to be prepared for a holiday and the emotions and logistics it may bring up.  With Easter upon us, let’s [...]

Point Loma offers a lot of charm and draw.  People come from all over to experience the beach, the cliffs, the restaurants, and the university.  What are some of the ways that you can get the most out [...]

Last Saturday, December 8th, we took a small group of our residents to Balboa Park’s December Nights celebration as the first step to getting them back into the community. It was a day filled of music and [...]

Losing a loved one comes with many grieving moments. You not only have to deal with their passing, but figure out a way to move forward without them. How do you celebrate their birthday when they’re [...]

We’ll start off with some honesty here.  I am a mom to two little boys, thick in the years of sleep deprivation. I haven’t slept well in over five years. In the last year, [...]

Set on a hilltop overlooking the ocean, Point Loma Nazarene University is a high-ranked school offering a range of undergraduate, graduate, and adult completion programs.  As a faith-based liberal arts university, Point Loma offers an academic [...]

It’s that time of year.  The time of year when all the festivity of the holiday season is over.  The time of year when, for many, it’s dark and cold and the months of [...]

The holidays can be a stressful time of year under the best of circumstances. But if you add to that a family illness like Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, a whole new layer of exhaustion and complication comes up. [...]

The holiday season is winding down.  Christmas music will start fading away.  The lights and decorations will soon be taken down.  People will put away the festive treats and start to consider a diet for the new year. [...]