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The Arbors of Bedford Welcomes New Activities Director
Amber Evans will run community activities at the memory care assisted living community.
The Arbors of Bedford (www.arborsofbedford.com), southern New Hampshire’s only Assisted Living community specializing in all phases of Memory Care, is welcoming Amber Evans as its new Activities Director. Ms. Evans has enormous experience working with seniors suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other memory issues, along with helping their families to cope with and manage their loved ones’ care.
Amber’s clinical background includes working one-on-one with children, adults and families, to which she provided a wide array of expressive arts and traditional therapies. Additionally, she provided Dance/Movement Therapy groups for adults and children with disabilities at local agencies such as Easter Seals, Monadnock Developmental Services, New Hope New Horizons, Psychotherapy & Expressive Arts Center, LLC, and contracted work with private practices.
Ms. Evans is a Registered Dance/Movement Therapist and received her dual Master’s degree in Dance/Movement Therapy and Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Antioch University New England.
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As a native to the state of New York, Amber completed her bachelor’s in Clinical Sociology at Ithaca College, as well as minoring in dance. Her relationship with The Arbors began as a contracted Dance/Movement Therapist, and has grown into Director of Activities. She is currently working to implement new programming for The Arbors of Bedford, which aim to support the residents’ four elements of sustainability; social, emotional, physical and cognitive.
Through The Arbor’s partnership with Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Amber is able to implement cutting-edge programming adhering to the most up to date recent research in memory care.
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The Arbors of Bedford specializes in caring for those suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, and other memory care issues, and is the only assisted living community dedicated to that mission in southern New Hampshire. The Arbors is an LCB Senior Living, LLC community (www.lcbseniorliving.com).
For more information contact 603-647-9300.
