The folks at SharpBrains recently released their “State of Brain Fitness Market 2010” report that outlines the current landscape of the brain fitness market place and highlights some of recent innovative ideas through its 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation awards.  Some of the award winners and finalists include specific project work done for senior living by [...]

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A new comprehensive booklet was recently released by the National Institute of Health (NIH) that talks about caring for someone with Alzheimer’s.  The 146 page guide addresses a wide range of issues such as wandering, medical conditions and financial concerns as well as tips on designing or remodeling a home for someone with Alzheimers.  The [...]

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Remember Spike Lee’s “It’s the Shoes” commercial featuring Michael Jordan?  Those shoes were special because everyone wanted to Be Like Mike.  Today, everyone wants to be safe, especially those caring for persons with Alzheimer’s disease.  By embedding a part of a Personal Emergency Response Monitoring System (PERS) in a shoe (rather than a phone/device), the [...]

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Want to train your brain or a loved one’s at home?  Dakim BrainFitness recently announced that its software is now being offered for sale via its website for PCs and Macs for use on home and portable computers.  The new software, a DVD package containing 6.5GB worth of content, helps maintain mental acuity with entertaining, [...]

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Silverado Senior Living celebrated the grand opening of the company’s 20th memory care community late last month. Silverado Senior Living-Beverly Place’s central location in Los Angeles borders Cedars Sinai, Olympia and UCLA medical centers. The three-story building, which was previously known as the Shalom Hotel, was under extensive construction for more than two years and [...]

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A cat with a sixth sense…about those who are about to depart?  Sounds unbelievable, right?  The book "Making Rounds With Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat", written by Dr. David Dosa, chronicles the interactions of Oscar and the residents of a Rhode Island nursing Home.  Oscar has accurately predicted almost 50 deaths over [...]

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Summit Hills, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was recently recognized by the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) for its role in piloting an innovative, aquatics-based therapy program called WAVES to members suffering from memory loss.   WAVES program, developed by Summit Hills’ parent company Senior Living Communities, combines low-impact aerobics [...]

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Carnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) recently announced a study that will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they can detect subtle changes in everyday activities that indicate the onset of dementia or physical infirmities. The project hopes [...]

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National HealthCare Corporation (NYSE-Amex: NHC; NHC.PRA) announced that it has recently opened NHC Bluffton, a 120-bed skilled care and dementia center in Bluffton, South Carolina. The $22.6 million project is located in one of the fastest growing senior population areas of the country and is near the DelWebb development of Sun City, Hilton Head.

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Atria Senior Living Group announced renovation plans for Atria Sunnyvale, a local independent and assisted living community, that will create a Life Guidance® memory care neighborhood for residents living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Set to begin in March 2010, the multi-million dollar renovation will also include aesthetic upgrades to the community’s overall interior.  Atria’s Life [...]

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Edgewood Retirement Community recently announced its new Cognitive Impairment Program called The Garden Path.   The new program, beginning in January 2010 and accepting resident inquires now, is part of The Meadows at Edgewood, a skilled nursing center which already features short-term rehabilitation services (which Edgewood will be further enhancing in Spring 2010) as well as [...]

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Lifespace Communities (formerly Life Care Retirement Communities), headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, recently announced that it has become the first senior living provider to adopt the Dakim® BrainFitness(TM) System nation-wide for its 4,500 residents in 11 communities across the U.S. The Dakim BrainFitness System, which has already been implemented in three of its continuing care [...]

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