In Ohio, 11.3 percent of adults 65 years of age or older have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. It’s the 7th leading cause of death in our state, and 63.7 percent of caregivers are battling chronic health conditions themselves; that’s according to data shared by Magnolia Springs Loveland, a prominent senior living facility.
To say that Magnolia Springs Loveland has served our community well is putting it lightly.
“We average about 50 move-ins to our community each year, across both Assisted Living and Memory Care,” reports Debby Farmer, Magnolia Springs Loveland Community Resource Director. “With that, we estimate that we’ve touched about 1,000 family members in some way, helping them through one of the most difficult times of their lives …whether with a move to Magnolia Springs or through our educational resources.”
Magnolia Springs Communities have been serving seniors for more than a decade, founded by a family who weren’t happy with senior living services available to them at the time.
Today, Debby shares, there are seven different Magnolia Springs communities across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. In November, its Loveland location will be celebrating its 8-year anniversary—which happens to coincide with Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.
“Our focus has always been to celebrate our residents and their families,” Debby smiles.
“We’re dedicated to providing specialized care specifically tailored to each resident’s unique needs throughout their aging experience,” she continues. “We provide support in our more traditional assisted living setting, but also our ‘Memory Way’ setting.”
“In Memory Way, we incorporate each resident’s life story in our Meaningful Moments approach to care. Our Memory Way neighborhood has 48 studio-style apartments. We’re a smaller environment by intent and design, to help promote as much independence as possible, but with nurses and caregivers 24 hours a day to support our residents’ ever-changing needs.”
Magnolia Springs supplements its work with a number of fundraising events throughout the year, from October’s Fall Fest, summer lemonade stands and raffles to “Dine to Donate” events hosted by local restaurants such as Mezedes and Shooters. That includes this month’s Annual Spaghetti Dinner on November 12, which raises funds for the Alzheimer’s Association’s Greater Cincinnati Chapter.
More to the point, Magnolia Springs services are constantly evolving to meet patient needs.
“We’re definitely trending toward technology-driven services for the incoming ‘Silver Tsunami,’” states Katie Huff, Executive Director of Magnolia Springs. “The baby boomer generation has worked incredibly hard, and will want to see a return on investment. On the flip side, more people will likely choose to ‘age in place’ in order to avoid high nursing home costs ... which will impact the average length of stay.”
The good news is that treatment options are showing positive results. Debby points out that better education and resources, coupled with advances in medication, are already helping organizations prepare for individuals with complicated scenarios, such as Lewy bodies in addition to Parkinson’s, individuals who have Down syndrome and exhibit signs of dementia, and other life-impacting factors such as PTSD.
“It’s all the more reason to continue fundraising efforts,” Debby says. “So the actual dollars get put back into our Greater Cincinnati chapter to have an impact in our own community. The goal is a world without Alzheimer’s.”
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“Education and resources provided by the Alzheimer’s Association help us to provide the most appropriate care, tailored to that individual.”