Tag: memory care
Where Do NFL Stars Spend Their Autumn Years?
Interview with Silverado CEO, Loren Shook National Football League (NFL) players are like ‘super-humans.’ Only a select few athletes ever make it to the NFL “big time” because of the extraordinary athletic skills and stamina needed to compete with the “best of the best.” In reality, even super-humans get old. Silverado Senior Living has partnered…
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Senior Living: Week in Review August 13th
Get the latest news, trends and tips in senior living for the week of August 13th… Here’s a little ‘food for thought’ to close the week and make you think… Don’t Worry At age 20 we worry about what others think of us; At age 40 we don’t care what they think of us; At…
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Senior Living: Week in Review August 6th
Get the latest news, trends and tips in senior living for the week of August 6th… Senior living is continuing to make positive strides in both government initiatives and research. The next steps for the national Alzheimer’s plan are discussed by the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Services. Goals include the following: Better…
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Understanding The Myriad of Options in Today’s Senior Care
Finding senior living options is a complex and confusing process that has changed drastically over the years. There is now catered care, depending on your loved ones’ needs—which is why so many people are surprised to find a multitude of senior care and living options. The proportion of Americans 65+ will grow by 3 percent each…
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Senior Living: Week in Review July 23
Get the latest news, trends and tips in senior living for the week of July 23rd… What an interesting week in senior news! From the baby boomer presence in the 2012 Senior Olympics in TN—revealing elderly prowess in basketball, cycling, swimming, track, and more—to the latest news on the government’s next steps for national Alzheimer’s plans;…
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Senior Living: Week in Review July 16
Get the latest news, trends and tips in senior living for the week of July 16th… This has been an interesting week in senior living news. Findings showing that drinking alcohol, even in moderation, may pose as a dementia risk combined with Harvard studies showing that a rare gene mutation may aid in the nation’s mission…
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The Nursing Home Paradox
Why did 33% of visitors looking for nursing homes eventually move into active senior living communities? Many children of aging parents reach a point where they’re faced with finding the next level of care for their mother or father. Whether this decision comes unexpectedly or as a gradual inevitability, the difficult, exhausting search for the…
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Learning From Dementiaville, a Pioneering Dementia Care Village
The world’s first—and only—village for dementia patients in the Netherlands is an ambitious experiment that began 20 years ago and has increased quality of life for dementia sufferers by allowing them to do the “same things they loved before their illness took hold.” People need something to look forward to in life. The anticipation, excitement—those…
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5 Innovative Alzheimer’s Therapies
As the government has a mission to cure Alzheimer’s by 2025, many creative—and effective—Alzheimer’s therapies are starting to get some recognition. While Alzheimer’s remains an incurable illness, researchers are making strides towards therapies that can lessen symptoms, increase function and improve quality of life. Drug-free therapies, which are being explored in many memory care communities, range from high-tech iPads to no-tech…
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A New Drug to Prevent Alzheimer’s?
We’re still far from a cure to Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, but the last few years have seen several promising breakthroughs in our understanding of the illness. For example, Alzheimer’s can now be diagnosed with a routine spinal tap, while ten years ago it could only be identified post-mortem. Similarly, significant…
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