Aging

Thrive West Central is proud to announce that their Dementia Care Specialist, Amy Schorr, recently provided the Vigo County Public Library with the Dementia Friendly Business Training, which earned the library the Dementia Friendly Business Certificate. This certificate is from the Indiana University School of Public Health. Amy worked directly with VCPL employees to deepen

Thrive West Central is proud to announce that their Dementia Care Specialist, Amy Schorr, recently provided Cloverleaf Healthcare with the Dementia Friendly Business Training, which earned Cloverleaf the Dementia Friendly Business Certificate. This certificate is from the Indiana University School of Public Health. Amy worked directly with Cloverleaf employees to deepen their understanding of dementia

Thrive West Central and the Sisters of Providence will provide dementia awareness training in a series of sessions starting in September. For those who wish to attend, respite care is available. The training, based on Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care, will be led by award-winning Sisters of Providence nurse Beth Collins and Thrive’s Dementia

Businesses in Vigo, Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Sullivan, and Putnam counties can now receive Dementia Friendly Business Training from our Dementia Outreach Specialist. Equip your staff to better serve individuals living with dementia and their care partners – an increasingly important demographic as our population ages. By fostering an inclusive environment, businesses can enhance the customer

Have a need for a wheelchair ramp? Thrive has partnered with Ramp up Indiana to help provide ramps to those in Vigo or Clay Counties.

As of July 1, 2023, Thrive is proud to introduce the Encompass Care and Service program to our region! Funded by a grant from Department of Mental Health and Addictions (DMHA), Encompass Care and Service will provide and support mental health care for those over 60 years old with a serious mental illness (SMI). The

Your retirement years can be a great time to rest and unwind after a lifetime of work. However, shifting from a scheduled lifestyle to a relaxed one can be emotionally difficult. Many may feel a lack of purpose after they retire, leading to feelings of anxiety and depression. Luckily, picking up a new hobby is