Tag: evidence based

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a more successful existence. For residents of retirement communities, this means having access to resources to help support and thrive on all levels of wellness. As a life enrichment tools, the programming and activity calendar […]

About 5.4 million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. By the middle of the century, 16 million people are expected to have the condition. There are nearly 15 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers providing 17 billion hours of unpaid care valued at $202 billion. The Facts and […]

Want to avoid your risk of dementia holistically? Besides controlling your weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugars and decreasing your intake of inflammatory foods, what else can you do? Start dancing! Dancing has been shown to have numerous health benefits in various studies. The most obvious are increased socialization and improved physical functioning. Two recent […]

The expectations of today’s older adults were underscored in a new study of Americans aged 65 and over commissioned by Vi. According to the Vi Next Chapter study, more than four out of five seniors (82%) feel they have “so much to look forward to” in the next chapter of life, and 83% say they […]

It may seems trivial but stating it again helps us put things in perspective: we start growing old when… we are born. The Aging process has multiple phases and we usually only mention “Age” for the older part of our life. It is actually now commonly accepted that the average human body reaches its full […]