UPCOMING EVENTS:
SUPPORT GROUPS for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Loved Ones
On ZOOM from Anywhere: Wednesdays, 10:00am Pac Time: RSVP and receive the link at BusOffice@FamilyConnectCare.com
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DASHING THROUGH DEMENTIA: Learn new and creative ways to enjoy the holidays with your memory impaired loved one
On ZOOM from Anywhere: Thursday, December 2, 11:00am Pac Time: RSVP and receive the link at BusOffice@FamilyConnectCare.com
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Lauren talks about common misconceptions about dementia and the importance of stimulation and giving a sense of purpose – An Interview by Michael Morgan
Take a Tour of our New Home in Solvang!
Now providing private tours of this state-of-the-art home!
Email busoffice@familyconnectcare.com to schedule an appointment.
Memory Care Homes
5 and 6-Resident State-of-Art Homes in Torrance and Solvang, California, offering all-inclusive specialty services. Learn more.
Support Groups
Join a SUPPORT GROUP led by LAUREN Mahakian, Facilitator & Educator for Alzheimer’s Association, Los Angeles. Get the care you need. 
Care Management at Home
For the many families that prefer that their loved one stay at home, Care Management is a great option. Our Memory Care Certified Staff will provide an Assessment of the patient’s condition, offer Recommendations, design a Personalized Care Plan, and Coordination and Advocacy with the extensive medical and care teams. We will monitor and guide. We will even incorporate aspects and provide access to many of our Stimuli™ activities and menus that make our memory homes so successful. You are not alone.
Podcast & Articles
Unlocking the Doors of Dementia with LAUREN™
Stay up to date with our INSIGHTS ON DEMENTIA and many of LAUREN’S published articles in her Newspaper Columns
Read our Latest Posts on our Education page!
What to read or recommend to dementia patients
By Lauren Mahakian Contributing writer. Originally published in Palos Verdes Peninsula News on 8/12/2021 For so many people, reading is a way to keep the brain agile, but it is also an exciting, entertaining way to engage with the world around us. Not only are books...
Solving Sleep Problems for Patients and Caregivers
By Lauren Mahakian Contributing writer. Originally published in Palos Verdes Penisnsula News on 7/22/2021 I’m sure most of us remember in our younger years how we would go to bed far too late and wake the next morning way too early. “I’ll make up for that by getting...
Wandering and Behavioral Changes in Older Adults
By Lauren Mahakian Contributing writer. Originally published in Santa Ynez Valley News on 6/17/2021 One of the toughest challenges of caring for an aging loved one is behavioral changes. Just as everyone ages, people also will change behaviors over time. These changes...
Other Services
Lauren Writes for the Santa Ynez Valley News.
Lauren is thrilled to open her fourth home in the valley were she spent many of her younger years. She is looking to learn more about her neighbors and to serve them with her new construction, state of the art, 6-resident home opening in Spring 2021 in Chalk Hill – Solvang. As she serves her residents, she continues to serve families with valuable information in the Santa Ynez Valley News column.
Lauren Writes for PV News.
Great articles in PV News by Lauren Mahakian, contributing writer. She addresses everything from Dietary choices, Stimulating Activities, Emotional Guidance and Safety Precautions when caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Cognitive Disorders.
Great article by Duane Plank in the El Segundo Herald. Learn more about Family Connect Memory Care and Lauren Mahakian’s commitment for the families she serves.
Part of our STIMULI program. Our resident shares some Van Gogh!
FAMILY CONNECT MEMORY CARE’S INNOVATION
CALL-IN PROGRAM
When your loved one is confronted with Alzheimer’s or dementia, it’s difficult to know all the answers. However, when you call Lauren at Family Connect Care, you can get the facts you need as well as the emotional support your family deserves. With multiple packages, Family Connect offers your family help based on your own individual needs.
STIMULI
We are more than proud of developing and bringing the StimuliTM program to our homes and care management! Focusing on ongoing assessments and integrated sensory stimulation, we focus on activities to encourage, heighten socialization, concentration, mood, and self esteem for those experiencing memory and cognitive challenges, increasing responses and interactions.
MUSIC THERAPY
Plenty of research has demonstrated the connection between mental health and music. Here at Family Connect Care, our staff is trained and certified in music therapy, which allows them to treat our clients through artistic and holistic methods. Not only does music therapy assist our clients in terms of health, but it drastically improves their quality of life.
CRANIAL SACRAL THERAPY
FCMC is the only memory care home utilizing this amazing, gentle, soft touch method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system. It is shown to improve the central nervous, respiratory, digestive, musculoskeletal, and circulatory systems, and help with PTSD, depression, and anxiety.
PIXIE
PIXIE is a new program to diagnose and monitor urinary tract infections. Family Connect Care is the only memory care facility in LA County to implement such a program, putting our clients in a position of knowledge and safety regarding their health. PIXIE is available for all our clients, from those in our memory care homes to those tracking their health from home.
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