Senior Housing Connection

Winter Health Watch

Friday, January 22, 2016

Winter Health Watch  At Parkwood Heights Senior Living Campus Elders are a lot more sensitive to the cold and often neglect some essentials during the winter. You can help keep them healthy and happy by just paying attention to a few life essentials. Sunlight ...[READ MORE]

DARK CHOCOLATE CUTS HEART DEATHS

Friday, June 08, 2012

Australian researchers have found that eating a block of dark chocolate daily over 10 years has “significant” benefits for high-risk cardiac patients and could prevent heart attacks and strokes. A study of 2,013 Australians conducted at Melbourne’s Monash University found that ...[READ MORE]

IS POPCORN A HEALTH FOOD?

Friday, April 06, 2012

By Alice Park | @aliceparkny | March 26, 2012 Popcorn Is Packed with Antioxidants Don’t discount the health benefits of popcorn — it’s full of fiber and, according to a new analysis, antioxidants too. Not quite, but according to a new analysis, you shouldn’t be so qu...[READ MORE]

OVEREATING MAY BE LINKED TO MEMORY LOSS

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Thanks to Maty’s Health Products for giving me this article and Amanda Gardner for posting it. Older people who consume a diet very high in calories may be increasing their risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the memory loss and mental-function problems that sometimes precede Alzheime...[READ MORE]

Senior Living … Enriched Housing… Assited Living. What’s the difference?

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

“Senior Housing” is a broad term that covers an array of living programs from Independent to Skilled Nursing.  And there are a lot of terms in between that can be confusing to seniors and their loved ones.  You may have heard terms like “assistive living,” &ldquo...[READ MORE]