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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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Brown University Finds Hospice Improves Care for Dementia Patients
Posted on August 3, 2011 | No CommentsA Brown Univ. survey of families with loved ones who died of dementia, found those who used hospice reported better care and quality of life -
On Death and Dying: Stop Whispering and Start a Conversation
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsOn Death and Dying: Stop Whispering and Start a Conversation By Michelle Seitzer of SeniorsforLiving.com Last month, I shared this post, Hospice: An Underutilized Resource, Obscured by Misconceptions, in which I did a little bit of hospice care myth-busting and shared my personal experiences with... -
Hospice: An Underused Resource, Obscured by Misconceptions
Posted on June 10, 2011 | 1 CommentToday’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... -
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... -
Finding Comfort in Memory Pillows
Posted on February 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe emotions experienced when a loved one has passed are immeasurable and increasingly overwhelming without the support of friends and family. For Joanne Blumberg this support came from volunteers of Silverado Hospice, where her mother Shirley had been ultimately cared for. Two weeks after Joanne’s... -
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... -
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... -
Mitch Gaylord, From the Olympics to Silverado
Posted on August 4, 2010 | No CommentsMitch 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... -
Making Dreams Come True, Until The End
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsSilverado 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... -
Silverado Hospice Associate Wins Award Teaching USC Students
Posted on May 13, 2010 | No CommentsTeaching can be difficult, but to Christine Hernandez it was just another challenge. Two students from the University of Southern California participated in internships with Silverado Hospice to complete their graduate degrees in social work. When the students returned, the college was surprised with the... -
Hospice Volunteers Record Lasting Memories
Posted on May 11, 2010 | No CommentsA new program, at Silverado Hospice in Salt Lake City, records the life stories of hospice patients for their families and future generations. Hospice volunteers record the voices of their patients in the special program called, Memory Catcher. The idea began with Professor Meg Brady...
