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2010 Silverado Senior Living Photo Contest Winners

Posted on January 5, 2011 | No Comments
For the past two years Silverado Senior Living has held a photo contest for all 20 of our senior living communities, as well as Silverado Hospice and Silverado At-Home. The photos are categorized and winners are chosen based on their representation of LOVE, LIFE, and...
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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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The Caregiver Crisis, one man’s plea to change policy

Posted on September 7, 2010 | No Comments
Published in The Atlantic, Jonathan Rauch shares his story of being unprepared for one of life’s certainties – the decline of a parent. This is an excerpt from his powerful article: “I can say, from experience, that convincing caregivers they need help is not easy,...
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Giving Life Through Wii

Posted on September 6, 2010 | No Comments
When John Jacobs picked up a Wii for the first time recently, he cracked a baseball with it almost immediately. His accomplishment would be significant for any novice Wii user, but it’s particularly notable given that Jacobs has Alzheimer’s disease. Jacobs, 81, is one of...
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Your Brain on Gadgets

Posted on September 3, 2010 | No Comments
Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets Article from NPR.org August 24, 2010 The average person today consumes almost three times as much information as what the typical person consumed in 1960, according to research at the University of California, San Diego. And The New York...
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Mayor of Mississauga in Her 89th Year

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
89-year old Mayor Hazel McCallion has been mayor for 31 years in the debt free city of Mississauga, Ontario. The city also boasts 700 million in reserves. “Hurricane Hazel” is one of Canada’s longest-serving mayors. No plans of retiring. We really can do anything! Link to...
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Yoga’s Newest Fans, Elderly Benefits of Yoga

Posted on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
Article from the New York Times By DALE RUSSAKOFF Richard Perry/The New York Times A yoga class at the RAIN Inwood Senior Center in New York, led by a substitute teacher, Jennifer Block. The 18 men and women slowly climbing the steps to their...
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Newly Launched Calabasas Video

Posted on September 1, 2010 | No Comments
Silverado Senior Living in Calabasas has just launched its new promo video. Join administrator Rachelle Dardeau as she describes why Silverado Senior Living provides the best dementia care available. You’ll hear stories about Mr. Ross and his love for Nintendo Wii Bowling and meet Registered Dietician Elizabeth Hoffman,...
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99-year-old woman uses iPad

Posted on September 1, 2010 | No Comments
On YouTube you can find videos of cats, dogs and children playing with iPads. But the latest sensation is a far more special: showing how the popular Apple device has changed one 99-year-old woman’s life. Virginia Campbell of Lake Oswego, who graduated from Reed College...
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Resurrect Your Purpose and Passion

Posted on July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
By thedailyjobhunt Create Job Opportunities in Your Life – Right Now The news of legions of jobless Americans strikes fear in even the strongest and bravest of us. No matter what your occupation, or strata of earning power, you, your family members, peers, or associates...
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