Quality of LIFE Archive

Trial and Error

Posted on September 8, 2010 | No Comments
Clinical trials offer hope. For devastating illnesses like Alzheimer’s and dementia, cures and symptom relief is the Holy Grail for many researchers. Today there are more than 100 research studies pertaining to Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. All of these studies are underway and recruiting...
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The Caregiver Crisis, one man’s plea to change policy

Posted on September 7, 2010 | No Comments
Published in The Atlantic, Jonathan Rauch shares his story of being unprepared for one of life’s certainties – the decline of a parent. This is an excerpt from his powerful article: “I can say, from experience, that convincing caregivers they need help is not easy, at...
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Giving Life Through Wii

Posted on September 6, 2010 | 1 Comment
When John Jacobs picked up a Wii for the first time recently, he cracked a baseball with it almost immediately. His accomplishment would be significant for any novice Wii user, but it’s particularly notable given that Jacobs has Alzheimer’s disease. Jacobs, 81, is one of about...
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Your Brain on Gadgets

Posted on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets Article from NPR.org August 24, 2010 The average person today consumes almost three times as much information as what the typical person consumed in 1960, according to research at the University of California, San Diego. And The New York Times reports that the...
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Mayor of Mississauga in Her 89th Year

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
89-year old Mayor Hazel McCallion has been mayor for 31 years in the debt free city of Mississauga, Ontario. The city also boasts 700 million in reserves. “Hurricane Hazel” is one of Canada’s longest-serving mayors. No plans of retiring. We really can do anything! Link to the...
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Yoga’s Newest Fans, Elderly Benefits of Yoga

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
Article from the New York Times By DALE RUSSAKOFF Richard Perry/The New York Times A yoga class at the RAIN Inwood Senior Center in New York, led by a substitute teacher, Jennifer Block. The 18 men and women slowly climbing the steps to their yoga class at RAIN...
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Newly Launched Calabasas Video

Posted on September 1, 2010 | No Comments
Silverado Senior Living in Calabasas has just launched its new promo video. Join administrator Rachelle Dardeau as she describes why Silverado Senior Living provides the best dementia care available. You’ll hear stories about Mr. Ross and his love for Nintendo Wii Bowling and meet Registered Dietician Elizabeth Hoffman,...
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99-year-old woman uses iPad

Posted on September 1, 2010 | No Comments
On YouTube you can find videos of cats, dogs and children playing with iPads. But the latest sensation is a far more special: showing how the popular Apple device has changed one 99-year-old woman’s life. Virginia Campbell of Lake Oswego, who graduated from Reed College in...
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Cognasium? Brain Games Prove Helpful

Posted on August 23, 2010 | No Comments
Silverado Senior Living – Calabasas offers this same computer system for its resident’s with memory impairment. Interesting article explaining how it makes a difference for seniors. Original article from www.alzheimersweekly.com : SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers have discovered the brain, as it passes middle age, actually gets better at...
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Mitch Gaylord, From the Olympics to Silverado

Posted on August 4, 2010 | No Comments
Mitch Gaylord, Hospice Liaison for Silverado Hospice of Orange County sat down with Brad Pomerance of Charter Local edition to discuss the important benefits of hospice service including palliative care (pain management). Click here for video Silverado Hospice exists in the hope and belief that through...
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Making Dreams Come True, Until The End

Posted on August 3, 2010 | No Comments
Silverado Hospice fulfills simple wishes for its patients. Story by Jake Finch with the Ventura County Star: It was a simple request — a dying wish from a young father with cancer wanting to enjoy his 4-year-old son for as long as possible. But the cost of...
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A poem by a, “Crabby Old Man”

Posted on July 30, 2010 | 3 Comments
An inspirational poem written by an anonymous person reminds us all to treat the elderly as the vibrant people they were. Silverado cannot verify if this story is true or not. However, we feel good poetry is worth sharing: When an old man died in...
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Grapes of Wrath, for Alzheimer’s?

Posted on July 29, 2010 | No Comments
Study shows red grapes can distinguish between eliminating good versus bad proteins in Alzheimer’s disease. Man can’t hold a candle to Mother Nature. In fact many scientists would agree that we understand more about outer space than we do our own planet. Plants, which sprout...
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Independence Every Day!

Posted on July 2, 2010 | No Comments
Many Americans have felt it: the shudder of joy and overwhelming feeling of pride at the site of the flag waving boldly or had Goosebumps when listening to the national anthem. Freedom is a beautiful thing and for many, the United States is synonymous with...
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Can you eat to starve cancer?

Posted on June 29, 2010 | 2 Comments
When it comes to understanding disease and cancer, Dr. William Li uses the quote, “Discovery is everyone looking at the same thing, and seeing something different.” In his speech at this years TED conference, Dr. Li shares his “idea worth spreading.” His easy to understand...
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