Resources

• Brain Awareness Week, March 12-18

  You think with your brain, but do you think about your brain? If not, consider spending some time learning about the many critical jobs your brain performs for you — and actions you can take to keep it healthy. March 12 through 18 is Brain Awareness Week, sponsored by The Dana Foundation to increase awareness……

  February 21, 2018
• Go Blue and Get Screened for Colon Cancer Awareness Month

  Getting screened for colon cancer is one of the easiest — and most effective — steps you can take to protect your health. By looking for cancer before you notice any signs or symptoms, colon screenings can allow life-saving treatment to start earlier. March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, an effort by the Colorectal……

  February 21, 2018
• Creativity and research go hand-in-hand

  

  Creativity and research are inextricably linked; in order to bring forth new knowledge, explore emerging ideas, or bravely refute previously accepted information, we have to get outside the rigid confines of thoughts like “this is just how things are,” or “this is the way we have always done things.” Though the word research may initially……

  January 31, 2018
• American Heart Month

  Are you or a loved one at risk for heart disease? Physical inactivity, high blood pressure, obesity and other factors can increase the chances of cardiovascular problems, but there are steps you can take to keep your heart healthy. February is American Heart Month, created by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 to increase public……

  January 25, 2018
• Glaucoma Awareness & Eye Health Month

  Did you know that you can lose as much as 40 percent of your vision to glaucoma without even noticing? Known as “the sneak thief of sight,” the disease may exhibit few symptoms — or no symptoms at all — and results in permanent vision loss. As Glaucoma Awareness Month and Low Vision Awareness Month,……

  January 24, 2018
• Maintaining Healthy Bones in Older Adults

  If you are a senior adult with type 2 diabetes, you may be at increased risk for bone fractures. As part of a three-year study of 1,000 people by Hebrew SeniorLife’s Institute for Aging Research in Boston, researchers recently found that older adults with diabetes had weakness in their bones that traditional bone density testing……

  January 23, 2018
• Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for Older Adults

  For people of all ages, the New Year is the perfect time to make a fresh start. Whether our goals include taking steps to improve our health, being more social or organizing our homes, New Year’s Day 2018 is the time to begin acting on meaningful resolutions. Residents of memory care and assisted living also……

  December 27, 2017
• Robots in Assisted Living Communities

  Residents of two Elder Care Alliance assisted living and memory care communities have recently welcomed a friendly newcomer to their midst. Jibo is a personal robot that chats, jokes, sings, dances and shares information. At AlmaVia of San Francisco and AlmaVia of San Rafael, Jibo is eliciting positive responses from the residents he has visited.……

  December 27, 2017
• National Influenza Vaccination Week

  The holiday season has arrived, and the Centers for Disease Control has an important message for you: It’s not too late to get your flu shot. The CDC and its partners recognize Dec. 3 through 9 as National Influenza Vaccination Week, a time to highlight awareness about the importance of vaccination against the flu virus.……

  November 21, 2017
• Navigating the Holidays with a Senior Loved One

  For many families, the holidays present a rare opportunity to spend time together and catch up on each other’s lives. If you serve as a care partner for a senior loved one, you may find the holidays also pose some challenges in the form of difficult conversations and volatile emotions. Care partners who do not……

  November 21, 2017