The Alzheimer Society of Ontario Launches the First Ever #SeedsofHope … – PR Web (press release)

The Alzheimer Society of Ontario Launches the First Ever #SeedsofHope
PR Web (press release)
If your home has been touched by Alzheimer's or another dementia or you know someone who has, please request your free Forget Me Not flower seeds and take part in the Alzheimer Society of Ontario first ever #SeedsofHope campaign. The Alzheimer …

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Widow’s heartfelt Alzheimer’s plea – The Dominion Post


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Widow's heartfelt Alzheimer's plea
The Dominion Post
He said the DHB also funded dementia support outside of Alzheimer's Waikato's scope, including carer support, community day programmes, residential day care within the aged-care facilities and overseeing medication regimes for those living alone with …

Step up to fight dementia with The Big Walk – Cambridge News


Cambridge News

Step up to fight dementia with The Big Walk
Cambridge News
TELEVISION medic Dr Pixie McKenna is calling for people to sign up for Alzheimers Research UKs annual sponsored Big Walk to help raise money for pioneering dementia research. 2 Images. View Slideshow. Television medic Dr Pixie McKenna is calling …

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Keep Alzheimer’s patients out of Mendota – Madison.com

Keep Alzheimer's patients out of Mendota
Madison.com
Jenya Grinblat walks with her 90-year-old father, Arkady, who has Alzheimer's, back to his room at Fountainhead Homes Raymond House in DeForest. Keeping dementia patients in community settings, rather than mental health facilities, improves lives and …
Dane County dementia program could expand statewideJournal Times
Dementia in prisons a growing health issueNursing Careers Allied Health
Dane County dementia patient transition team seen as modelMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Warding off Dementia – OZY


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Warding off Dementia
OZY
If it seems like Alzheimer's is everywhere these days, that's because it is. Deaths from the disease have risen some 68 percent in the past decade, with more than 500,000 deaths a year. It's the sixth biggest killer in the U.S, according to the

Dementia helps Utah caregivers ‘understand what’s important’ – Salt Lake Tribune

Dementia helps Utah caregivers 'understand what's important'
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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Dementia in prisons a growing health issue – Nursing Careers Allied Health

Dementia in prisons a growing health issue
Nursing Careers Allied Health
As reported in the South Coast Register, chief executive officer of Alzheimer's Australia NSW John Watkins said prison authorities needed to act now to ensure appropriate care for people in prison with dementia. “Just as people in prison are treated
Dane County dementia patient transition team seen as modelMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

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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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