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“Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently”

Posted on February 16, 2012 | No Comments
This book provides readers with the important reminder that: behind every case of cognitive decline, there is a story and a real person.
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Can Video Games Improve Cognitive Abilities?

Posted on January 18, 2012 | No Comments
Kids are often told that video games will turn their brains to mush, but one game is defying this belief and in fact, proving the opposite.
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Carpe Kilimanjaro: A Transmedia Project

Posted on December 12, 2011 | No Comments
The inspiring vision behind this project is evidence to the growing need for support of families affected by Alzheimer's disease.
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Holiday Tips for the Memory-Impaired

Posted on November 23, 2011 | No Comments
Supportive resources and careful planning can help ring in a joyful season for those with dementia and their families .
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‘Portrait’ Project Helps Caregivers Learn about their Patients

Posted on November 21, 2011 | No Comments
A computing researcher from the Scotland-based University of Dundee received a £10,000 grant, to promote her new Portrait software .
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Resource Review: Eons.com

Posted on September 13, 2011 | No Comments
Eons.com is an online community for recreation-minded boomers. They have 850,000 users who contribute to over a thousand dicussion threads.
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Kodak Pulse – Product Review

Posted on June 17, 2011 | No Comments
The latest version of the Kodak Pulse has made staying in touch, with even the least tech-savvy users, easier than ever. Imagine wirelessly sending photos to your parents’ or grandparents’ digital picture frame from your personal computer or as a moment happens, from your smart...
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Silverado’s 24-Hour Live Chat and Hotline Receives Caregiver Friendly Award

Posted on June 13, 2011 | No Comments
Silverado Senior Living’s “24-Hour Live Chat and Hotline” will be recognized at this year’s Fearless Caregiver Conference for capturing a Caregiver Friendly Award in the category of Services that are designed to educate, inform, and inspire family caregivers. “This award is designed to help family caregivers...
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Hospice: An Underused Resource, Obscured by Misconceptions

Posted on June 10, 2011 | 1 Comment
Today’s guest post comes from SeniorsforLiving.com’s Michelle Seitzer. Before settling down as a full-time freelance writer, Michelle Seitzer spent 10 years serving in various roles at assisted living communities in Pennsylvania and Maryland, then worked for several years as a public policy coordinator for the...
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Family Caregivers Find Solace in Mobile Monitoring

Posted on April 27, 2011 | No Comments
The market for Mobile Personal Emergency Response Systems (MPERS), also known as mobile monitoring systems has gained some traction in the last year and by some accounts is expected to reach a value nearing $4 Billion by 2015 (source: iData Research and BCC Research). The...
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The Emotional Balancing Act of a Family Caregiver

Posted on March 31, 2011 | No Comments
A study published today by the National Alliance for Caregiving, in conjunction with the pharmaceutical company Pfizer details the emotional balance of family caregivers when the person they care for suffers from memory impairment. The findings of the study report that that although caregiver stress...
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Silverado Helps Underserved Seniors Find a Place to Call Home

Posted on March 22, 2011 | No Comments
Elderly adults are among the most underserved publics in the United States and although recent reports have broadened the national awareness of their plight, little of that focus has been dedicated to those who have lost it all. Already on the margins of society,...
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Emergency Rooms Adapt to Aging Population

Posted on March 17, 2011 | No Comments
People who are 65 years of age and older are among the fastest growing segment of emergency room visitors in the country, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control this patient demographic has grown by more than 18% since 1995. A number...
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Hospice Care for End Phase Heart Failure

Posted on February 18, 2011 | No Comments
A recent study by the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) reported that heart failure kills approximately one in eight people living in the United States. The study focused on Medicare information from 2000 through 2007 and found that 80 percent of patients who suffered heart...
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Valentine’s Gifts for the Memory Impaired

Posted on February 14, 2011 | No Comments
Valentine’s Day is a special time of year for all to celebrate the power that love has in bringing people together. Experts at Silverado Senior Living believe that time spent together and simple pleasures are ideal gifts for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other...
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