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The Iron Lady: a unique perspective on its depiction of Alzheimer’s
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Silverado Senior Living – Sierra Vista Celebrates 13 Years
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Lights, Camera, Action!
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Silverado Senior Living Celebrates Official Grand Opening of Beverly Place
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Co-Founder Loren Shook Shares Foreword from “Love, Loss and Laughter”
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Silverado Hospice LIFE Lines: Love Eternal
14 February 2012 5:00 AM | 4 Comments
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Silverado’s At Home Personal Attendants
10 April 2012 9:12 AM | No Comments -
Silverado Senior Living Expands into Washington!
29 March 2012 12:43 PM | No Comments -
The Iron Lady: a unique perspective on its depiction of Alzheimer’s
20 March 2012 11:05 AM | 1 Comment -
Silverado Senior Living – Sierra Vista Celebrates 13 Years
07 March 2012 4:05 PM | No Comments -
Lights, Camera, Action!
01 March 2012 1:35 PM | No Comments -
Silverado Senior Living Celebrates Official Grand Opening of Beverly Place
24 February 2012 12:26 PM | No Comments -
Co-Founder Loren Shook Shares Foreword from “Love, Loss and Laughter”
22 February 2012 12:35 PM | 1 Comment -
Silverado Hospice LIFE Lines: Love Eternal
14 February 2012 5:00 AM | 4 Comments
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Having the Talk
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsIt'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. -
Providing Care for the Caregiver
Posted on March 14, 2011 | No CommentsThe Hospice Approach at the End-of-Life by Bryan Mcnutt, M.A., MFTI, Gc-C For many of us, at some point in our life, we will be faced with the challenging adjustment of experiencing a chronic disease of terminally life-limiting illness. For some of us, our initial... -
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... -
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... -
A Novel That Explores the Generosity of Love
Posted on January 19, 2011 | 1 CommentBest-selling author Walter Mosley was interviewed by Wall Street Journal this week on his latest novel, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey.” The novel explores the challenges of aging through its protagonist, 91-year old Ptolemy Grey, who lives alone in a cluttered Los Angeles apartment.... -
Planning for Care of Aging Parents
Posted on January 17, 2011 | No CommentsWhen 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... -
Maintaining a Healthy Mind
Posted on January 7, 2011 | No CommentsA 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... -
How Seniors are Using Technology and What to Expect
Posted on December 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsIn the U.S., older adults are perhaps the largest consumers of media and they are more likely than younger generations to read a newspaper or watch network television. Therefore it shouldn’t be surprising that as technology becomes more common, seniors are embracing the cultural shift... -
Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
Posted on December 28, 2010 | No CommentsThe 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... -
Rose Parade Float Tells Boomers “It’s Time to Face Alzheimer’s”
Posted on December 21, 2010 | No CommentsThe Alzheimer’s Association and Pfizer have teamed up to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease for the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade. The 55-foot long Boomer Express train will carry Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers along the five-and-a-half mile parade route, spewing steam and ringing its... -
Not Always “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year”
Posted on December 17, 2010 | No CommentsThe 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... -
5-Minute Alzheimer’s Screening Promises to be MOST Effective
Posted on December 13, 2010 | No CommentsBeginning January 2011 primary care physicians will be required to identify cognitive problems as part of a Medicare patient’s Annual Wellness Exam. Currently the two most common tools to assess cognitive abilities are the Folstein Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the Mini-Cog exam. The... -
Designing Outdoor Environments for Seniors
Posted on December 9, 2010 | No CommentsSpending time outdoors has long been associated with good health, but until recently there has been little formal research to validate this notion. In the last few years researchers from around the world have concluded that a connection to outdoor settings can have significant therapeutic... -
Replacing Drugs with Personal Care
Posted on December 6, 2010 | No CommentsMedicare 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... -
A Family’s Story of Dealing with the Struggles of Dementia
Posted on December 3, 2010 | No CommentsThere 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...
