National Senior Citizens Day 2022 – Aug 21
National Senior Citizens Day is on Sunday, August 21, 2022, and is the day to let seniors know how much you care and recognize their accomplishments.
Meet our Medical Director, Dr. Lawrence LaPalio
Meet our Medical Director, Dr. Lawrence LaPalio, a man with a calm and peaceful presence and with an adventurous soul. He wears many hats: a husband, a father to three children, a grandpa to four grandchildren, a sailor, a card player, doctor and mentor. The list can go on. Dr. …
Meet one of our Medical Directors, Dr. Areshea Siddiqui, MD, CMD (Certified Medical Director)
Meet one of our Medical Directors, Dr. Areshea Siddiqui, a wife and a mother to two teenagers and a Doctor to many in the Chicagoland area. Dr. Siddiqui was born and raised in Vijayawada, India, where she went to Medical school at the University of Health Sciences and graduated in 1991. …
Palliative Care Could Cut Health Care Costs by $103 Billion
Palliative care could reduce societal health care costs by $103 billion within the next 20 years, the nonprofit economic research group Florida TaxWatch said in a report. The group recommended that policymakers take action to expand palliative care utilization in the state. Palliative care in general can reduce health care …
How Grief Impacts Sleep
The way each person handles the loss of a loved one is unique to that individual. The way someone handles grief in terms of symptoms depends on him or herself as well, but a disturbance in sleep is common. Nights of restlessness and tossing and turning with eyes wide awake …
Care Home Trials Virtual Cycling Trips for Dementia Patients
Stapely Care Home in Liverpool, England, is trialling a scheme where exercise bikes and videos are used to enable residents living with dementia to go on virtual cycling trips to locations around the world. Staff say the project, which originated in Norway, has boosted wellbeing and happiness. This 2-minute video …
A Tedx Talk: What’s Wrong with Dying?
The answer might seem simple, but in the hands of Lesley Hazleton, the question takes us on a surprisingly humorous and thought-provoking journey into what it would actually mean to live forever. And whether we’d truly want to. A frequent TED.com speaker and ‘Accidental Theologist,’ Hazleton uses wit and wisdom …
Common Sleep Issues Associated with Cancer
Getting a restful night’s sleep is a challenge for many cancer patients. Pain from the cancer itself, fatigue and discomfort from chemotherapy, and medication side effects are just a few of the things that make sleep elusive for cancer patients. Worse, not getting enough sleep weakens the immune system and …
Dr. William Lamers Jr. dies at 80; championed modern hospice care
Elaine Woo February 19, 2012 Los Angeles Times “I’m not sick; I’m only dying,” a friend told Dr. William Lamers Jr. The man had inoperable cancer and wanted to go home to die, but his doctor wouldn’t let him out of the hospital. It was the early 1970s, when most …
In the end, making hard decisions about dying brings personal, financial benefits
By Michelle Balani Rock Center Originally published: Sept. 19, 2012. After being married for 21 years, Paul and Jean Pearson thought they had mastered the art of navigating life’s tough decisions, but nothing could have prepared them for Paul’s illness. Paul, a 73-year-old retired architect, was diagnosed in February with …