VIEW ARTICLE October 9, 2025 12:29 pm Sweet but Scary – How Halloween Sugar Haunts the Brain Halloween brings excitement, nostalgia, and a flood of candy bowls across America. Yet, behind this playful tradition lies a very real concern for our brains. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), diets high in added sugars have been linked to decreased learning ability, impaired memory, and slower cognitive processing (National Institutes of Health, […]
VIEW ARTICLE September 17, 2025 3:25 pm Eating With Purpose – How Food Choices Support Brain Health Food fuels both body and brain, which is why Nutritional Wellness is the fourth pillar of our SPIN® model. At CERTUS, we design menus that go beyond nutrition to actively support cognitive function, emotional health, and social engagement. Brain-healthy ingredients – leafy greens, colorful vegetables, omega-3-rich fish, nuts, berries, and anti-inflammatory spices like turmeric – […]
VIEW ARTICLE September 10, 2025 6:51 pm Staying Curious – How Mental Engagement Supports Quality of Life At CERTUS, we believe that curiosity is fuel for the brain. Intellectual Wellness, another pillar in our SPIN® model, plays a crucial role in keeping residents engaged, confident, and cognitively strong. The brain thrives on challenge. Research shows that mental engagement promotes cognitive reserve – the brain’s ability to adapt, rewire, and resist the effects […]
VIEW ARTICLE June 23, 2017 2:00 pm Senior Memory Care Community Opening Multiple Locations In Orlando, Creating 1,500-plus Jobs A new memory care center is planning to have five facilities open by next year that will create hundreds of jobs. Each 43,000-square-foot facility, dubbed CERTUS Premiere Memory Care Living, would create 60 permanent jobs and 245 temporary construction jobs. Each $13 million memory care community would include 63 beds and be divided into two wings. CERTUS Senior Living […]
VIEW ARTICLE January 26, 2017 2:00 pm Certus Senior Living Implements Aggressive Construction Schedule CERTUS Senior Living (CERTUS) has begun site development on two major parcels of land in Central Florida. This attests to the corporate strategy of opening one to two new CERTUS communities each year. With seven (7) sites now officially funded, a new construction schedule includes multiple locations throughout Florida. State-of-the-art facilities will be located in Orange, Seminole, Volusia, […]
VIEW ARTICLE June 11, 2016 2:17 pm Certus Senior Living Closes On The Sites Of First Two Memory Care Communities Construction, Development and Operation of Waterford Lakes and Orange City Locations Will Create Approximately 600+/- Jobs in Central Florida Orlando, FL – CERTUS Senior Living (CERTUS) has completed the purchase of the sites of their first two Central Florida residential communities serving residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia. Located in Waterford Lakes and Orange City respectively, the […]
