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“Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently”
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Silverado Hospice LIFE Lines: Love Eternal
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Have the “Time of Your Life” with UCI MIND
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Silverado Announces New Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales
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Silverado Welcome’s the Swallows
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Silverado Residents Go Winter Golfing
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Can Video Games Improve Cognitive Abilities?
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Effects of Creative Arts on Psychological Wellbeing
16 January 2012 9:50 AM | No Comments
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“Love, Loss and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently”
16 February 2012 2:51 PM | No Comments -
Silverado Hospice LIFE Lines: Love Eternal
14 February 2012 5:00 AM | 3 Comments -
Have the “Time of Your Life” with UCI MIND
02 February 2012 11:03 AM | No Comments -
Silverado Announces New Senior Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Sales
31 January 2012 5:28 PM | No Comments -
Silverado Welcome’s the Swallows
27 January 2012 3:16 PM | No Comments -
Silverado Residents Go Winter Golfing
23 January 2012 2:48 PM | No Comments -
Can Video Games Improve Cognitive Abilities?
18 January 2012 2:10 PM | No Comments -
Effects of Creative Arts on Psychological Wellbeing
16 January 2012 9:50 AM | No Comments
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Can Video Games Improve Cognitive Abilities?
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsKids 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. -
Effects of Creative Arts on Psychological Wellbeing
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsWe are all familiar with the notion that creativity can improve disposition. But over the last decade, studies have helped validate this belief by providing scientific insights on the effects it can have on functions of the brain. -
‘Portrait’ Project Helps Caregivers Learn about their Patients
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsA computing researcher from the Scotland-based University of Dundee received a £10,000 grant, to promote her new Portrait software . -
Hospitals Still Struggling to Reduce Readmissions
Posted on October 21, 2011 | No CommentsA report from the Dartmouth Atlas Project shows as many as 1 in 6 Medicare patients re-hospitalized within 30 days of discharge. -
Harvard Health Publications: 10 Small Steps for a Healthier Heart
Posted on June 24, 2011 | No CommentsChange is an important part of living with heart disease or trying to prevent it. A jump in blood pressure or cholesterol earns you a lecture on healthy lifestyle changes. Heart attack and stroke survivors are often told to alter a lifetime of habits. Some... -
Coffee: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsA recent article by the Daily Mail Online details the pros and cons of coffee consumption, as evidenced by a survey of related research. These are the condensed findings of scientific observation over the last decade. One Cup Pros: According to a Greek study of 485... -
Seniors Unprepared for Cost of Long-Term Care
Posted on May 9, 2011 | No CommentsA recently published study by the non-profit organization, Volunteers of America shares insight on the true cost of long-term care in America and the increasing financial strain that it has put on unpaid family caregivers. The survey additionally finds that the American public is largely... -
Physician Supply and Demand
Posted on May 2, 2011 | No CommentsA recent article in the New York Post suggests that a large-scale physician shortage is on the horizon. According to statistics from the American Association of Medical Colleges, the country faces a shortfall of more than 150,000 doctors over the next 15 years. Cato Institute... -
Family Caregivers Find Solace in Mobile Monitoring
Posted on April 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe 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... -
The Emotional Balancing Act of a Family Caregiver
Posted on March 31, 2011 | No CommentsA 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... -
CDC Reports One-Third of Adults Suffer from Sleep Deprivation
Posted on March 4, 2011 | No CommentsA recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention details the sleeping habits of Americans, as described by their sample of 74,571 adults in 12 states. The findings indicate that 35.3% of adults surveyed reported getting fewer than seven hours of sleep during... -
Hospice Care for End Phase Heart Failure
Posted on February 18, 2011 | No CommentsA 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... -
NFL Raises Awareness on the Threat of Concussions
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsAs research on neuro-degenerative diseases intensifies in America, athletes across all sports and ages have begun volunteering to donate their brain to universities and researchers in hopes to identify the link between traumatic brain injuries and memory-impairing diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The National Football League... -
Novel Approach to Medical Education in Senior Care
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 1 CommentThe NBC affiliate, KARE 11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota reported this week on a novel approach to educating medical students about senior care. The University of Minnesota School of Medicine has partnered with senior care provider Augustana Care to create an elective course for medical students... -
Study Shows Dementia Patients are Over-Hospitalized
Posted on January 21, 2011 | No CommentsA recent post in The New Old Age blog of the New York Times reported on a study of Medicare spending among patients with advanced dementia in Boston area nursing homes. The 300-person study showed that 30% of total Medicare expenditures for these patients was...
