A SENIOR MOMENT

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Allowing a Little Risk Back into Nursing Homes

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I recently spent several weeks living at two nursing homes in Toronto to better understand what it truly feels like to be a resident.  The ...
Sunday, May 19, 2013

Do House Husbands Live Longer?

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It’s no secret that regular physical exercise has many protective effects in all age groups. It’s been linked to reducing the risk ...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Where Do Superheros Go When They Grow Old?

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Meet Frederika, photographer Sacha Goldberger’s anything but frail 93-year-old Hungarian grandmother. In his new book ‘ Mamika My Might...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Quit Playing Games with My Heart - The Backstreet Boys and Dementia

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Do you sometimes hear a song on the radio that takes you back to the place you were when you first heard it? The emotions well up, e...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Scientists Found Guilty for not Predicting an Act of God

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Today's post breaks from my usual themes on senior healthcare or dementia, but I feel very strongly about this issue. I know most p...
Monday, September 24, 2012

Junk Food and Alzheimer's - Yet Another Link to Diet

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This very interesting article was recently passed on to me and I thought it was worth a share.  It explores the potential link between ju...
Monday, July 9, 2012

The Pink Elephant - Preparing for the Possibility of Dementia

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Heart breaking stories about dementia are becoming frighteningly more frequent in the media, but the majority of people stalwartly pe...
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SASKIA SIVANANTHAN
Saskia Sivananthan earned her Masters at McGill University and is working on a PhD at UBC. She has worked as a research analyst and knowledge broker for the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging and for the Senior Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN). She splits her time between Toronto and Vancouver. This is her first blog.
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