Herald Sun | Dogs greet Mercy Place patients for Alzheimer's Australia's dementia awareness month Herald Sun The visit was part of Alzheimer's Australia's dementia awareness month this September, aiming to make more Australians aware of what it's like to live with dementia. Mercy Place regional manager Marg Alexander said for the 50 residents with dementia ... |
Month: September 2016
Dementia Certificate Program Offered – CapeNews.net
Dementia Certificate Program Offered CapeNews.net Topics will include an overview of Alzheimer's and related dementias; communicating and connecting with residents; techniques and approaches to care; person-centered care; understanding the needs of the family; dietary and social needs of residents, ... |
UIHC to study music, emotion and dementia – Iowa City Press Citizen
Iowa City Press Citizen | UIHC to study music, emotion and dementia Iowa City Press Citizen Reschke-Hernandez and Daniel Tranel, a UI professor of neurology and psychology, said they hope to learn more about the effects of familiar music on the emotions and psychology of patients with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Reschke-Hernandez ... |
Thousands attend Croxteth Park “memory walk” in aid of Alzheimer’s Society – Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo | Thousands attend Croxteth Park "memory walk" in aid of Alzheimer's Society Liverpool Echo Around 3,000 people joined a “memory walk” in aid of the Alzheimer's Society at Croxteth Park. As well as remembering loved ones lost to the disease, the event raised much-needed funds for research into dementia. Cutting the ribbon to signal the start ... |
New tool to prevent wandering in Alzheimer’s, Dementia patients – NWCN.com
NWCN.com | New tool to prevent wandering in Alzheimer's, Dementia patients NWCN.com In fact, nearly 50 percent of some of these family members have experienced a loved one with Alzheimer's wandering or getting lost, according to a new survey conducted by Home Instead Senior Care network. Nearly one in five called the police for ... |
Memory Cafe to return to help those with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia – Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Herald | Memory Cafe to return to help those with Alzheimer's disease, dementia Grand Forks Herald That's one of the things registered nurse MaryAnn Devig has noticed about the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease. Devig, who is a parish nurse for Calvary Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, last year found nothing was being done about confronting the issue. |
Dementia Awareness week held Sept. 18-24 – Bemidji Pioneer
Bemidji Pioneer | Dementia Awareness week held Sept. 18-24 Bemidji Pioneer BEMIDJI -- The 2016 Dementia Awareness week will be held Sept. 18-24. All events are free and will be held at Adult Day Services, 620 Carr Lake Road SE, unless stated otherwise. Registration is requested, but not required, by calling Carol Priest at ... Dementia Awareness Month gets under way |
‘Alzheimer’s sucks, dementia sucks… there is really no upside’ – Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad’s illness – Irish Independent
Irish Independent | 'Alzheimer's sucks, dementia sucks... there is really no upside' - Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad's illness Irish Independent He has been known to sit doing jigsaw puzzles while conducting interviews over the phone, such is Neil Hannon's disdain for the often banal questions put to him about his life and music. But when I manage to engage him with a bit of tittle-tattle about ... |
Beloit woman walks to end Alzheimer’s and dementia, the disease that took her mother’s life – Gazettextra
Gazettextra | Beloit woman walks to end Alzheimer's and dementia, the disease that took her mother's life Gazettextra Barb Rutherford, right, poses for a photo with her mother, Vicki Brunner, of Janesville. Brunner was diagnosed with dementia in 2010. She died Oct. 18, 2015. Rutherford of Beloit will walk in her mom's memory at the Walk to End Alzheimer's-Rock County ... |
‘Alzheimer’s sucks, dementia sucks… there is really no upside’ – Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad’s illness – Irish Independent
Irish Independent | 'Alzheimer's sucks, dementia sucks... there is really no upside' - Neil Hannon on dealing with his dad's illness Irish Independent He has been known to sit doing jigsaw puzzles while conducting interviews over the phone, such is Neil Hannon's disdain for the often banal questions put to him about his life and music. But when I manage to engage him with a bit of tittle-tattle about ... |