Rockwall Meals on Wheels and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging offer free online workshop “Managing Physical and Emotional Expressions in Dementia”

Rockwall Meals on Wheels and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging offer free online workshop “Managing Physical and Emotional Expressions in Dementia”

Rockwall, TX (August 1, 2023) – Dementia is a brain disease that impacts the individual’s behavior and causes unpredictable and unexpected emotions and physical actions. The thought that a loved one is now vulnerable where they were once solid and steady in thinking and capability is unsettling. Even though this disease catches many off guard […]

Rockwall Meals on Wheels and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging offer workshop “Aging Process and Dementia Risk”

Rockwall Meals on Wheels and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging offer workshop “Aging Process and Dementia Risk”

  Rockwall, TX (June  27, 2023) – Dementia is a thief, and its timing is unrelenting. It threatens the dignity and independence of those we love dearly and renders the caregiver and family utterly helpless in understanding what is going on and how to best remedy an unfamiliar and unwelcome situation. Caught in the middle of […]

Rockwall Meals on Wheels provides caregiver support for seniors and disabled citizens through routine tasks

Rockwall Meals on Wheels provides caregiver support for seniors and disabled citizens through routine tasks

Rockwall, TX (June 2, 2023) – The kitchen can be a joyful hub of the house and often a zone of comfort. When accidents happen in the kitchen, it is disheartening as it inevitably can be severe. An ounce of prevention can help mitigate these occurrences. As a caregiver to a senior or disabled citizen, […]

Rockwall Meals on Wheels offers help with disaster preparedness planning for seniors and their caregivers

Rockwall Meals on Wheels offers help with disaster preparedness planning for seniors and their caregivers

Meals on Wheels  partners with the North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging to provide caregiver support when preparing for natural disasters Free webinar offered May 25 ROCKWALL, TX (May 4, 2023) Disaster is defined as a serious disruption to the functioning of a community that exceeds its capacity to cope using its own resources. […]

Nominations underway for Rockwall Meals on Wheels ‘Older Americans Day’ celebration

Nominations underway for Rockwall Meals on Wheels ‘Older Americans Day’ celebration

ROCKWALL, TX (April 19, 2023) Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County i preparing for the annual Older Americans Day celebration, which this year will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 19 at Divine Peace Fellowship Hall, 305 S. Fannin St. in Rockwall. This year’s theme is “Aging Unbound.” Each May, Rockwall County […]

Why caregivers should confront, not avoid, a Dementia diagnosis

Why caregivers should confront, not avoid, a Dementia diagnosis

ROCKWALL, TX (April 11, 2023) Should we confront our relative’s memory deficits or poor reasoning or avoid bringing them up? With recent scientific advances, there may be more reasons to raise concerns that a parent’s or spouse’s thinking skills seem to be declining. In this workshop by a psychologist, author, and healthcare consultant Barry J. […]

Magic of Reading program delivers books along with meals to local seniors

Magic of Reading program delivers books along with meals to local seniors

Would you like a side of adventure with that? ROCKWALL, TX (March 31, 2023) In 2017, Lynn Fate, then owner of the much beloved Roma’s Books, had an idea. She knew senior adults could benefit from reading – she just needed a way to get more books directly to them. Through her inspiration, and after […]

Free services available for older adults, people of all ages with disabilities, and family caregivers

Free services available for older adults, people of all ages with disabilities, and family caregivers

ROCKWALL, TX (March 6, 2023) Information provided by Meals on Wheels Senior Services of Rockwall County and North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging. The North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging serves adults age 60 and older and their family caregivers who live in Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, […]

Rockwall Meals on Wheels joins month-long ‘March for Meals’ celebration with communities nationwide

Rockwall Meals on Wheels joins month-long ‘March for Meals’ celebration with communities nationwide

Support will help to fight senior hunger and isolation in Rockwall County ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 26, 2023) Meals on Wheel Senior Services announced today that it will be participating in the 20th annual March for Meals – a month-long, nationwide celebration of Meal on Wheels and our senior neighbors who rely on the vital service […]

When is the right time for someone with dementia to move into a care home?

When is the right time for someone with dementia to move into a care home?

ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 3,2023) Do you ever wonder when the time is necessary to move your loved one into a long term care facility? Join Dear Lucy from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 as she discusses when is the right time, how and who should make that decision and the pros and cons […]