September 30, 2015 (Hickory, NC) ─ This month has been a great opportunity to shine the spotlight on seniors with holidays such as National Assisted Living Week (NALW) September 13-19 and World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21.

Residents at Hickory Village Memory Care, a DePaul Senior Living Community in Hickory, celebrated both events with a month full of activities focused on “Nourishing Life: Mind, Body, Spirit,” which is the theme of this year’s NALW, as well as drawing attention to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease which is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.

Hickory Village celebrated National Assisted Living Week with activities intended to nourish the body, mind and spirit such as religious services and music with area churches, bingo and word games, a breakfast social and cut-n-curl with Vivian, and a 1950s Sock Hop and photo booth! Pictured above, Hickory Village Memory Care resident Gladys Anderson is all smiles at the NALW Sock Hop dance!

On September 21, Hickory Village Memory Care celebrated World Alzheimer’s Day with a balloon launch for the community, staff, families and residents. Pictured at the event are resident Ila Montecalvo and her daughter Jane Ries. Manager of the Foothills Region Alzheimer’s Association Meghan Lawton spoke at the event.

“The balloons were released as a symbol of our hopes, dreams and remembrance of those who are currently living with Alzheimer’s or who have been impacted by the disease,” said Hickory Village Memory Care Activities Director Anna Wilson.

For more information about Hickory Village, please contact Administrator Susan Blizzard at (828) 322-2230.