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Mums for MemoriesTM 2018 – You Were the Key to Success

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On October 10, 2018

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AOSfcare Mums for Memory

Thanks to all sponsors, individual contributors, and volunteers for making the 2018 Mums for MemoryTM such a success

  • Mums for Memory

Your generosity will greatly help AOS & Friends Care in providing a variety of free services to the community including direct care grants, personalized music players, robo companion pets, resources, and education. In addition, to hosting the monthly Memory Café, in partnership with Thyme and Place Café.

We depend on you to allow us to continue this important work.

Thank you from the AOS & Friends Care, Inc. Board of Directors

John Barrett | Kathryn Doddridge | Mia Lorenz
Amy Natt | Sam Smith | Karen Sullivan

Companion Robo Pet Program Something to Bark About

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On November 7, 2017

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Joyce Gross, a resident at Pinehurst Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, cuddles and talks softly with a pair of companion robo pets. Her smile is simply contagious and grows broader with each stroke of the cat and dog.

After reading an article about the use of companion robo pets in a skilled nursing facility with its residents who have dementia, John Barrett, of Pinehurst, wanted to make a program of this kind a reality here in Moore County for residents like Gross. Barrett had already witnessed the impact of making visits with his own therapy dog firsthand and how the visits left residents asking for more time with the dog.

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Memory Cafe

Hosted by
Thyme & Place Cafe
155 Hall Ave | Southern Pines, NC 28387

HELD THE 4TH WEDNESDAY OF MONTH

2:30-4 P.M. Drop-in
A welcoming place for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, brain disorders and mild cognitive impairment and their family member or friend.

UPCOMING MEMORY CAFE DATES:

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | 2:30-4 P.M.

Visit the AOS & Friends Care Memory Cafe page for more information.

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Caregiver Resource Books Available

Did you know that AOS&FC has copies of some valuable resource books available for those coping with a dementia diagnosis? To learn more, click here: AOS & Friends Care Caregiver Resources

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    Health care transitions, such as moves from the nursing home (or home) to the hospital, can result in medical errors, lack of care coordination, and for persons with advanced dementia – emotional distress and agitation.This study finds such transitions are not consistent with goals of providing dying patients with comfort.By Alzheimer's Reading RoomA study in […]

Contact AOS & Friends Care, Inc.

  • Email
  • Phone
    910.585.6757
  • Address
    230 North Bennett St
    Suite 2
    Southern Pines, NC 28387

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