‘Tis the season for holiday festivities and fun! It’s time to gather around the tree or menorah to celebrate our loved ones and the season of giving. As with all holidays, the reason for the season stresses the importance of the occasion, but we all know the glittering lights, beautiful colors, and festivities help us feel holly and jolly. However, we also understand that the holidays can spark loneliness and depression as our community will miss family and friends who cannot visit or may have passed on. 

 

Spreading Holiday Cheer

Here at Mary and Martha’s, we will spread holiday cheer with decorations around our facility. We encourage family and friends to help our residents with holiday home decor to make each apartment feel extra special and meaningful. If you’re celebrating Christmas, mini trees, lights, and stockings can make each room feel a bit more holly and jolly; if you’re celebrating Hanukkah, pre-lit menorahs and white and blue decorations will help your space feel more festive. 

 

We know loneliness can set in especially hard during the holidays. Our staff carefully monitors all residents for signs of depression, suicide, and loneliness. We’ll encourage residents to call any family and friends or write letters or emails to them as well. We also encourage our residents to attend holiday events and festivities here in Rossville, Georgia, and our surrounding areas. 

 

Current holiday events: 

• Midsouth Symphonic Community Concert (Dec. 4th-8th)
• Holiday Jubilee at The Read House (Dec. 9th)
• Chickamauga Christmas Parade (Dec. 10th)

We know being diagnosed with cancer is life-changing, but choosing your first wig doesn’t need to be harder than it is. We can walk you through selecting your first wig. We’ll discuss each wig’s types, styles, and fit and feel. With The Wig Palace, we’ll care for you and help you feel more like yourself after this life-changing event. 

Wig Education

Our educated staff will discuss your options on wig types. There’s ample information available from your doctors and the internet. If you’ve joined any blogs or social media groups, you know many of the pros and cons of each wig type. The biggest thing we’ll educate you on is the comfort of your wig. From styling it to adjusting it in public, these small details will make a huge difference in the overall comfort for you and your wig.

Your First Wig

When you first wear your first wig in public, you’ll need to fluff it just as you would your hair to gain volume and help style it. We’ll ensure you have a wig cap or wig grip to help with security. Wig or hair grips are wider, soft bands that appear like headbands. These will allow the hair prosthetic to rest on the band, preventing unwanted shifting. Wig caps are full caps that set onto your head, allowing the wig to place on top of it instead of your skin. Both these options help reduce headaches and friction.

When it comes to business and your employees, it’s essential to know the law and who can help if and when there is an employee dispute. Employment law can seem tricky to most employers and employees. Employees generally feel they carry all the rights, and their employer has none. This might not always be the case, but it’s essential to know exactly what your employer/business rights are to avoid business litigation. 

 

We’re well-versed in knowing employer and employee rights. As business litigation experts, we understand the laws in Tennessee well. We know exactly what you can and cannot do as a business, so if a dispute occurs, you can count on us to handle it. Tennessee is an at-will, at-work state, meaning employers can hire and fire without reason, without fear of legal liability. However, employers cannot fire someone for their race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, or disability. 

 

As for employees, they may leave a job at any time, for any reason, with no adverse legal consequences. As an executive employee, you have the right to employment and severance pay agreements, possible bonus plans, agreements, and other deferred compensation agreements. If you’ve been paid on commission, then you’ll need us to sort through your rights to your commissions, plans, and contracts. 

 

There are worlds of information for you and your employees. It’s always good to consult your legal advisory team if you have any questions. 

If you’re one of the millions of Americans living off social security and disability, know that you are not alone in your financial troubles. The Social Security Administration recently revealed its lack of government funding had caused extended delays for recipients. We’re not just talking about a few days or weeks but delayed decisions close to six months or longer. Decisions can take a while, but the added delay is causing many people a financial crisis.

 

Disability applicants need their financial records, work history, medical records, and different checks and balances to confirm they are disabled and no longer able to work traditionally. The process can increase exponentially depending on the applicant’s history. You can download the form from the Social Security Administration website to get started. They also offer a checklist to begin the process here. 

 

If you’re on disability, it will convert to social security once you hit retirement age. Now, the retirement age varies, as in you can retire and collect at age 62, but you would not get the full amount until you retire at 70. Every month you receive social security before age 70, the social security amount decreases. Social Security (SS) helps millions of Americas after they retire. For many, retirement dreams look like golfing days, traveling, and spending time with family members and grandkids. However, with the inflation and lack of funding, many retirees are experiencing a financial crisis. If you’re looking for help or support, please reach out, and we’ll see how we can expedite or appeal the process.

With Fall weather quickly approaching, it’s time to discuss some of our favorite Fall activities, food, and fun. One of the favorites is the cooler weather; we all know the heat can be harder on many of our older loved ones. From our last post, you can remember it’s much harder to get and stay hydrated, so cooler weather means more hydration and better walks. Getting out and about helps all seniors with any mental health issues, movement problems, and that “stuffy” feeling they sometimes get. Cooler weather means long outings near Dry Creek or with family and friends. It means walking outside our facility, playing games, and enjoying the cooler morning air. 

 

Fall Food and Beverage Favorites

 

Who doesn’t love a good pumpkin pie or pumpkin-flavored food and drinks? Spices like nutmeg, pumpkin, chai, clove, and others bring on the Fall feels and are also great for our older loved ones. Chai tea is excellent for digestion, heart health, and blood sugar. We love a good chai tea mid-afternoon for a delightful pick-me-up. Not only is nutmeg delicious in pies, bread, and treats, but it’s also a fantastic anti-inflammatory spice enriched with antioxidants. It makes it one of our favorite Fall flavors! Pumpkin is easily the most recognized Fall food and beverage. Pumpkin is excellent for everyone as it has beta carotene, vitamins C and E, and iron. It’s full of antioxidants and is a low-calorie option. Enjoy some of our Fall favorites!