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Photo credit to the Columbia Missourian

Pat Etienne, resident at The Village of Bedford Walk, was recently featured in an article by the Columbia Missourian for how she confidently lives her life while having Alzheimer’s.

Pat was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s seven years ago, and ever since, has been determined to live a full, determined life despite her diagnosis. Not only does Pat lead a very active social life at The Village of Bedford Walk, but she also uses her vigor to volunteer. She actively advocates for funding and research for the Alzheimer’s Association, as well as volunteering for the Greater Foundation of Women’s Clubs, the League of Women Voters and the Columbia Newcomers Club

We are continually inspired and impressed with Pat and are so lucky to have her in our family at The Village of Bedford Walk!

Read the full article here.

At The Village of Bedford Walk, our staff and residents are always excited when a holiday comes up because of the chance to celebrate together! For St. Patrick’s Day, the community decided to host a themed event, and residents gathered and enjoyed green beer, basil lemonade and traditional Irish cuisine.

See below for a video showing the residents enjoy the St. Patrick’s Day party:

The Village of Bedford Walk residents and staff pose in front of their Bedford Boone Saloon booth at the chili cookoff.

Recently, The Village of Bedford Walk residents participated in the Boys & Girls Club of Columbia’s 13^th Annual Rootin’ Tootin’ Chili Cookoff.

Residents created a saloon themed booth and spent a whole month preparing for the fundraiser. On the day of the cookoff, the Bedford Walk team dressed up and spent the day passing out chili and raising money for the club. They loved the opportunity to dress up and bond, and were even able to raise over $700 towards the cause!

Alzheimers.net recently published an article discussing a new study that recognizes the power of lifestyle choices in dementia prevention.

The article discusses that over one-third of all dementia cases may be preventable due to positive lifestyle choices. Encouraging public health strategies, such as regular exercise, protecting hearing and staying in school, can have large impacts on the numbers of people afflicted with dementia.

In their study, the researchers found that avoiding the below risk factors would reduce the global prevalence of dementia by 35 percent.

• Discontinuing education before the age of 15
• Untreated hearing loss in middle age
• Smoking after the age of 65
• High blood pressure
• Obesity
• Depression
• Physical inactivity
• Social isolation
• Diabetes in adults over 65

While there are many risk factors related to dementia that researchers are still trying to understand, they believe that working on reducing the known risk factors is a good start to prevention.

Read the full article here.