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BMA Management is developing one of the five Affordable Memory Care pilot projects that have been approved statewide to operate under the Illinois Supportive Living program. The apartments are under construction on the campus of our Heritage Woods affordable assisted living community in South Elgin, Illinois. Full Article
Benefits of Coffee
 A large U.S. National Cancer Institute study links drinking three cups of coffee a day to lower odds of dying from typical causes, notes a May 16 report in HealthDay, News for Healthier Living. Full Article
Director of Maintenance Honored with Hearts & Hands Award
Barry Hart, Director of Maintenance at Heritage Woods of McLeansboro, was honored with the 2012 Hearts and Hands Management Staff Award by the Life Services Network. Full Article
Secrets for Living Longer
Maintain a sense of purpose, keep moving and make friends are among the 18 Secrets for a Longer Life posted on the MedicineNet.com website. Full Article
Wii Bowlers Claim Silver
The 'Oy Vey' bowling team from Heritage Woods of Bolingbrook took home the Second Place Trophy in the statewide 2012 Wii Bowling Tournament hosted by the Affordable Assisted Living Coalition (AALC). Team member Michael Malina was honored for bowling the High Game in the Final Four competition, and Manny Shellist, who will soon turn 101, was recognized for being the oldest bowler to compete to date in an AALC Final Four. Teams from Prairie Living at Chautauqua in Carbondale and Cambridge House of Maryville took home the Third and Fourth Place trophies. Full Article
Alzheimer's Association Launches Networking Site
 The Alzheimer's Association has launched an online social networking site where people with Alzheimer's disease, their caregivers and others affected by the disease can connect. Go to alzconnected.org to learn more.
BMA Shares Expertise
BMA staff members conducted presentations on brain fitness, dining, leadership and nursing assessments at the 2012 Life Services Network Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Full Article
Medicare Home Health Compare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid now has available a tool that you can use to find and compare home health care agencies. Information on Medicare Home Health Care benefits also is available at Home Health Compare. Site
 Exercise Can Help in the
Fight Against Heart Failure
Exercise can help improve the health of heart failure patients regardless of their age, says a report posted in HealthDay News on May 7. Full Article
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In Our Blog
 This Blog looks at a woman who lived to 122 years of age with no signs of dementia and features comments from Dr. Gary Small of UCLA about what we can do to potentially delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Blog Remembering the World of Fashion The staff of the Heritage Woods of Moline affordable assisted living community delighted residents with a "Remember When" fashion show that recalled fashions through the decades. Blog Coconut Oil & Alzheimer's 
A video by a physician in Tampa, Florida, about the positive impact that coconut oil appears to have had on her husband has prompted BMA to launch a pilot project at an assisted living and memory care community that we manage in Champaign County, Illinois. Blog Celebrating a Wonderful Model for Affordable AL In a guest blog, Wayne Smallwood of the Affordable Assisted Living Coalition (AALC) looks at the Illinois Supportive Living program as a model for affordable assisted living and provides highlights of the 2012 Supportive Living Week celebration. Blog |
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Photo Gallery
During Supportive Living Week 2012, BMA communities hosted special events in celebration of the Supportive Living program. Below are just some of the community events.
Heritage Woods of Dwight
Petting Zoo (right top)
Heritage Woods of Plainfield
Random Acts - 1939 Radio Murder
Heritage Woods of Belvidere
Luau Open House (right middle)
Heritage Woods of Mt. Vernon
Elvis Lives
Cambridge House of Maryville
Old Hollywood
Heritage Woods of Chicago
2nd Dancing with the Stars (right bottom)
Heritage Woods of Moline
Remember When Fashion Show
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