Utah addict: Caring for grandfather with dementia ‘saved my life’ – Salt Lake Tribune


Utah addict: Caring for grandfather with dementia 'saved my life'
Salt Lake Tribune
The book shows patients and families "they are not alone in the feelings and challenges they face" and that "there can be high quality of life throughout the illness," Norman Foster, director of the U.'s Center for Alzheimer's Care, Imaging and ...

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Dane County dementia patient transition team seen as model – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


Dane County dementia patient transition team seen as model
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Keeping dementia patients in community settings is increasingly important after the state Supreme Court ruled that people with Alzheimer's can't be involuntarily detained under a mental health statute. © 2014, Journal Sentinel Inc. All rights reserved.

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Dane County dementia program could expand statewide – Madison.com


Dane County dementia program could expand statewide
Madison.com
As part of the overhaul, the state health department is talking with the Madison-based Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, part of the county's Dementia Support Team, about expanding the team's model to other parts of the state. The goal is ...

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Second Kane dementia unit ready in Scott – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Second Kane dementia unit ready in Scott
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dennis Biondo, executive director of the four Kane Regional Centers, said the new unit was designed to respond to what he described as a growing need: nursing care for senior citizens with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. "We're not the ...