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Home for the holidays! Don’t miss this educational presentation and cooking demonstration about healthy recipes for happy gatherings. Chef Annie Fenn, MD, Founder of Brain Health Kitchen, will share her top tips and tricks to make your holiday meals not only flavorful, but brain healthy, too.

Welcome the most wonderful time of the year by learning these easy and nutritious recipes to share with your nearest and dearest:

• Fig and Almond Snack Bars
• Cranberry Bean & Sausage Stew
• Double Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti
• Chewy Chai-Spiced Cookies

Chef Annie Fenn will also share the benefits of the MIND Diet, which studies have shown can decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias. You can learn more about the MIND Diet and her Brain Health recipes from her new cookbook, The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food, Artisan Books, 2023.

Making spirits bright this holidays season! At The Kensington, we promise to love and care for your family as we do our own. And that includes you! We keep up with the latest advances in health and wellness, care, therapies and nutrition, and we give you access to information and resources as we acquire them.

Dr. Annie Fenn is the founder of The Brain Health Kitchen, the only cooking school of its kind focused exclusively on brain health and helping people prevent cognitive decline through food and lifestyle. After twenty years as a board-certified ob-gyn, she traded in her stethoscope for an apron to pursue her passion for the culinary arts. But it was her mother’s diagnosis with dementia that helped Fenn find her path and her new calling, one that enabled her to not only help her mother but also create significant and meaningful impact for others. Fenn lives in Jackson, Wyoming. Find her on Instagram at @brainhealthkitchen.

For questions about this event, please email Nikki Zbihley, Director of Community Outreach, at nzbihley@kensingtonsl.com.

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‘Tis the Season for making spirits bright, and that is especially true throughout the merry halls of The Kensington! Please join us for glad tidings, good cheer and family time as we welcome the holiday season together.

Our team loves to go all out decorating our beautiful community for the most wonderful time of the year, so please stop by to experience the magic for yourself! Enjoy festive hors d’oeuvres, our specialty eggnog, and decadent treats expertly prepared by our Dining Team. Experience the laughter & love that shines from our community!

Our Promise at The Kensington is to love and care for your family as we do our own. And we do. We are here for you – skilled, prepared and ready to participate fully in your care journey. As specialists in all aspects of Assisted Living and Memory Care, we offer services and programs that are thoughtfully designed, clinically comprehensive and highly personalized. We’re standing by, eager to listen and ready to help.

For questions, please email Nikki Zbihley, Director of Community Outreach, at nzbihley@kensingtonsl.com.

RSVP to Lisa Bricker at lbrickeroffice@gmail.com.

YOU, as a caregiver, matter to us as much as our residents do. We understand that care giving for someone can, at times, be a demanding commitment. We also believe it is one you should not undertake alone. That’s why we strive to preserve your well-being by helping you stay positive, manage fatigue and make the most of time spent with your loved one. Let The Kensington be your trusted resource for information and the comforting ally you need.

Please join us on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of every month with our facilitator Lisa Bricker. Share time connecting with other dementia caregivers and discussing common challenges in a welcoming, private setting. This group is complimentary and open to all family caregivers, whether your loved one is living at home or in a community.

Lisa Bricker is an Elder Care Consultant, Placement Specialist, and Founder of Gently Guided, LLC. She helps families transition forward with compassion. She has served hundreds of families of diverse needs as a Senior Care Consultant and Alzheimer’s and Dementia Placement Specialist. Families feel peace of mind as she takes the burden of “feeling alone” off of their shoulders.

For questions, reach out to Nikki Zbihley, Director of Community Relations, at nzbihley@kensingtonsl.com

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The holiday season is a time of new and old traditions, and sharing in the joy and togetherness of spending time with friends and family. But for families whose loved ones are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, the holidays can be stressful and overwhelming; and for family caregivers, oftentimes difficult to remember the joy that holidays can bring.

Kensington Senior Living is thrilled to partner with our panel of caregiver coaches and experts: Lisa Bricker, Elder Care Consultant; Melissa Long, Director of Education and Support at Insight Memory Care Center; and Monica Moore, Community Health Program Manager for the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research & Care. From purposeful gift ideas to creative, meaningful ways to spend time together, our experts will discuss how to adapt while caring for your loved one; and new ways to find joy in the wonderfulness of the season.

Lisa Bricker is an Elder Care Consultant, Placement Specialist, and Founder of Gently Guided, LLC. She helps families transition forward with compassion. She has served hundreds of families of diverse needs as a Senior Care Consultant and Alzheimer’s and Dementia Placement Specialist. Families feel peace of mind as she takes the burden of “feeling alone” off of their shoulders.

Melissa Long is the Director of Education and Support for Insight Memory Care Center. Melissa coordinates support groups, caregiver workshops and educational events for caregivers and their loved ones on the journey with dementia. Melissa has been providing care to older adults for 17+ years.

Monica Moore, MSG is the Community Health Program Manager for the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care at UCLA and the Co-Director, Training and Education Activities, UCLA-California Alzheimer’s Disease Center. She has worked in the field of aging and Alzheimer’s disease for 20 years focusing on community education and outreach and caregiver support.  She holds a Master’s Degree in Gerontology from California State University Long Beach and a certificate in Gerontology from Sonoma State University. 

For questions, reach out to Nikki Zbihley, Director of Community Outreach, at nzbihley@kensingtonsl.com.