Monthly News & Updates from APTS
JANUARY | 2020

“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Happy New Year to everyone!

We hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday and we are looking forward to what is in store for 2020 !!

Thank you to all our supporters and those within our community who have helped us to continue on with our mission!

Cheers to a New Year &
A New Decade!!
Joy. Patience. Gratitude.
Meet Steph Jackson. She is the primary caregiver for her mother who has dementia. She is also the creator of Caregivers Connect and started this in an effort to share her journey; the good, the bad and the ugly. She is also in the process of writing a book to share her journey.
Her website offers personal blogs, videos and a look into her life as a wife, mother, daughter and caregiver.

~Upcoming Events~ing

Start the New Year right with some fun programming! Be sure to RSVP for those you can attend!! You won't want to miss it!

Get your January calendar HERE.

~ Out and About ~

A special thank you to the
Seacoast Garden Club
for donating Boxwood Trees to our clients again this year.

These kind gestures guarantee a smile on their face :)
A huge thank you to Gay Benshimol (and special guest, Muriel, her mom) who came to share the spirit of the holidays by singing carols with the group! What a great way to celebrate together and enjoy each other's company. Gay is a wonderful musician who brightens up any room with her smile and her cheery tunes!
A HUGE shoutout to Kalynda Beal, a French teacher at Kennebunk High School. She and a group of her students put together gifts for our clients here at APTS. They dropped those gifts off at the office during our holiday luncheon. It is so heartwarming to see young adults taking part in their community!
Thank you Kalynda and thank you to your students!
~Reminders and Community News~
Nancy Bariluk-Smith
Personal Assistant

Call 207-502-7118
Text 518-222-5029

  • Do you have a project that needs finishing?
  • A room that needs organizing?
  • Are you thinking about downsizing?
  • Do you have a loved one that could use a little help?
  • Would you like to simplify your life?
  • Have some errands you need to run?

Reach out to Nancy for a helping hand!

Nancy Bariluk-Smith 
Advanced ThetaHealing® Practitioner 
Sacred New Beginnings 
at The ART CO-OP 
Kennebunk ME. 207-502-7118
Let's start 2020 with the intention of
clarity and simplification.

Did you Know......?

We have covered this in the past but the
proof is in the pudding.....

Music is Therapy.

We learn Christmas carols at a very young age. We are exposed to them for a very short time over the course of a whole year. Yet, year after year, we are able to pick up where we left off and recall the tunes, the lyrics and evoke the memories that come along with it. The article below shows testament to the fact that music therapy for those living with Alzheimer's has profound effects on their well-being. It has been working its way into the programming of assisted living facilities across the world and has proven to elicit some amazing behavior and mood changes.

We use music throughout our programming--
here is a group singing carols during our
2019 Holiday Luncheon Party!
~ Local Support Group ~
Huntington Common, located right off Route 1 in Kennebunk, hosts a Caregiver Support Group on the first Wednesday of each month from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. You may bring your loved one where an activity will be planned while you are with the group.

Huntington also hosts a Parkinson's Support Group on the second Thursday of each month from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm in the Cafe
at Huntington.
For more info please contact Jessica Lewis at 207-985-2810.

A PLACE TO START | aplacetostartfordementia.org

(207) 502-7238