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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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Having the Talk

Posted on May 13, 2011 | No Comments
It's hard to imagine that we could ever lose the ability to make our own decisions and for many the disbelief can overwhelm the need to plan for later life years.
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Planning for Care of Aging Parents

Posted on January 17, 2011 | No Comments
When caring for an aging parent, it is imperative to know the resources that are available and to have a framework for the process of change ahead. National speaker and recognized blogger, Dale Carter is good friend of Silverado Senior Living. Dale has experienced caregiving...
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Caregiver Support by way of Mobile Technologies

Posted on January 10, 2011 | No Comments
It is estimated that 65.7 million Americans serve as unpaid caregivers for parents, children, and other loved ones and about 78 percent of these family caregivers say they could use more information, this is according to a 2009 study by the National Alliance of...
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Maintaining a Healthy Mind

Posted on January 7, 2011 | No Comments
A recent Newsweek article took a closer look at the explosion of neuro-scientific research. In recent years researchers have given us some promising insight into the inner working of the brain. According to James Bibb, of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, greater cognitive...
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Avoiding Caregiver Burnout

Posted on December 28, 2010 | No Comments
The Families and Work Institute reported in a recent study that 42% of employed people in the U.S. have provided “special attention” to a relative or other senior; and nearly half of those people are providing care for more than one person. This is an...
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Not Always “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”

Posted on December 17, 2010 | No Comments
The winter holidays are generally perceived as “the most wonderful time of year.” But for those who are facing grief after the death of a loved one, the holidays may instead be a time filled with pain and sadness. Even those for whom grief...
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No Blueprint for Grief

Posted on December 14, 2010 | No Comments
Last week Bryan McNutt was featured in an article in Gay San Diego newspaper. Bryan is the Director of Family and Support Services for Silverado Hospice – San Diego and his recent recognition is due to his work with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and...
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Loren Shook Speaks to Senate Special Committee on Aging

Posted on December 10, 2010 | No Comments
Earlier this week President and CEO of Silverado Senior Living, Loren Shook spoke to the Senate Special Committee on Aging. He was invited to speak on topics related to memory-care for the forum “Until There’s a Cure: How to Help Alzheimer’s Patients and Families Now.”...
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Replacing Drugs with Personal Care

Posted on December 6, 2010 | No Comments
Medicare spends over $5 billion a year on antipsychotic drugs. Many of those drugs are used by senior care facilities to subdue agitation and curb disruptive behavior among people with mental illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. The percentage of nursing home...
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A Family’s Story of Dealing with the Struggles of Dementia

Posted on December 3, 2010 | No Comments
There have been many articles and stories written about dementia and other memory-impairing diseases. Most of what is written focuses on the research of treatment and origin of these diseases, the increasing percentage of people suffering from these conditions, and what services are available...
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Dementia on the Job

Posted on November 24, 2010 | No Comments
Dementia cases on the job rise with aging work force The changes may be subtle, especially at first: An aging executive misses an appointment or two, or can’t recall what was said in last week’s meeting. A doctor who’s nearing retirement suddenly blanks on a...
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Remembering Retro

Posted on November 19, 2010 | No Comments
Care home pioneers recreate 1950s room (complete with wireless) to help memories of Alzheimer’s patients A care home has dramatically improved the life of its Alzheimer’s patients – by creating a 1950s ‘time warp’ room which reminds them of happier times. The ‘Reminiscence Room’ features...
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The Price Tag of Alzheimer’s

Posted on September 22, 2010 | No Comments
$604 billion or 1% of the global Gross Domestic Product is the estimated price tag of the global economic impact of the cost of dementia. The new international report about Alzheimer’s disease is one of the first indicators of the substantial financial toll of caring...
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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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