Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona on April … – PR Web (press release)

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.

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There is ‘hope’ for Alzheimer’s research – Springfield News-Leader


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)
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8 Treatable Conditions That Mimic Dementia – AARP News


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

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

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

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 …

New Health Affairs: Implications Of Alzheimer’s And The State Of Research – Health Affairs (blog)


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
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Professional gets personal as doctor considers care of the Alzheimer’s caregiver – PBS NewsHour


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

Commitment to create Dementia Friends in our High Streets – Home Care


Home Care

Commitment to create Dementia Friends in our High Streets
Home Care
A recent study by Alzheimer's Society (external link) found that one in four people with dementia have given up shopping since being diagnosed, even though the majority feel this is the most common activity that enables them to feel part of their

Winona students develop software for people with dementia – Post-Bulletin

Winona students develop software for people with dementia
Post-Bulletin
Providing comfort to those affected has the potential to help many people because, according to the Alzheimer's Association, one in three U.S. residents has some type of dementia at death. Sally Mathew Inglett said she wants to help people with

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