Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona on April … PR Web (press release) Longtree Education to present one-day program for caregivers or those interested in becoming a certified Dementia care practitioner at Country Inn conference room. CEUs available to registered nurses, social workers, LNHA, CALA and activity directors. and more »

The future is Alzheimer's Highlands Today According to alz.org/facts, 12 percent of seniors have some form of dementia, Canales said. Alzheimer's is the most common form; others may include Lewy Body, Parkinson's, Huntington's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseases, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome and … and more »

Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona on April … PR Web (press release) Longtree Education to present one-day program for caregivers or those interested in becoming a certified Dementia care practitioner at Country Inn conference room. CEUs available to registered nurses, social workers, LNHA, CALA and activity directors. and more »

Minneapolis Star Tribune

There is 'hope' for Alzheimer's research Springfield News-Leader In addition to the human toll, Alzheimer's is the most expensive condition in the nation, costing $214 billion a year. Nearly $1 in every $5 spent by Medicare is on people with Alzheimer's or another dementia. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of … Firearm safety when a family member has dementiaKOMO News New policies needed to address the growing demands of Alzheimer's diseaseNews-Medical.net Policy changes urgently needed as millions to start receiving early label of …EurekAlert (press release) Napa Valley Register –Huffington Post (blog) all 55 news articles »

AARP News

8 Treatable Conditions That Mimic Dementia AARP News … trumpeting the rising rates of Alzheimer's disease, it's easy to get that distressing feeling that a misplaced coffee cup or forgotten dry cleaning might mean that you (or a loved one) are losing your mental edge or, worse, sliding inevitably …

Columbia resident is dancing for Alzheimer's cure Baltimore Sun She is raising money in memory of her husband's late parents, Juanita and James Lewis, who had dementia and Alzheimer's, respectively. The elder Lewises had moved in 2004 from Albany, N.Y., to live with their son and daughter-in-law. They had been …

Alzheimer's Association conference Friday in Cheektowaga The Daily News Online CHEEKTOWAGA — Nationally-recognized dementia experts are the featured speakers for a day-long conference hosted by Alzheimer's Association of Western New York this Friday at Millennium Hotel. Hands-on workshops will be conducted by local experts …

Seminar to educate, support Alzheimer's caregivers Times Record News The seminar will outline manifestations of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Gray will discuss ways to meet the physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of someone with dementia. She will also offer proven methods for supporting …

Minneapolis Star Tribune

New Health Affairs: Implications Of Alzheimer's And The State Of Research Health Affairs (blog) Unnecessary hospital and emergency department (ED) visits are particularly difficult on people with Alzheimer's—and costly to the health care system—but they experience them more often than their counterparts without dementia. Zhanlian Feng of RTI … New care model could save Minn. nearly $1B in Alzheimer's costsMinneapolis Star Tribune Taking careTimes Record News Policy Changes Urgently Needed as Millions of Americans to Start Receiving …Newswise (press release) Enterprise-Record –Press of Atlantic City all 7 news articles »

PBS NewsHour

Professional gets personal as doctor considers care of the Alzheimer's caregiver PBS NewsHour Epstein-Lubow, a geriatric psychiatrist at Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I., and a professor at Brown University's Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, had spent the day hearing about numerous models of care for patients with dementia …