Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published November 8, 2016 · Last modified August 20, 2018
2016 marked the third consecutive year the Maxine S. Jacobs Student Nurses Association (MSJ SNA) of Reno has lent their time, energy, and unbridled enthusiasm to their local Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Jenelle Castillo,...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Caregiving
by Alzheimer's Association · Published November 3, 2016 · Last modified November 1, 2016
Adult day centers offer people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias the opportunity to be social and to participate in activities in a safe environment. If you are a full-time caregiver, adult day centers can...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / Caregiving
by Alzheimer's Association · Published November 1, 2016 · Last modified October 31, 2016
Dental care is one of the most challenging aspects of Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving. Proper oral care is necessary to prevent eating difficulties, digestive problems and infections. As a caregiver, you may have to...
What is preclinical Alzheimer’s disease? Preclinical Alzheimer’s is a newly defined stage of the disease reflecting current evidence that changes in the brain may occur years before symptoms affecting memory, thinking or behavior can...
Jennifer Jackson has been an English instructor at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose for the past 11 years. She currently teaches a Contemporary Authors college preparatory course to Seniors. Her aim in...
Observational studies have shown that as many as half of nursing home residents with advanced dementia have documented pain in the last weeks of life – and about a third have difficulty breathing and...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 18, 2016 · Last modified October 6, 2016
My experience with Alzheimer’s started in 2001 when my grandfather died of what was described to me as senility at first, and then I was told it was dementia a few years later. I...
Caregiving / Walk to End Alzheimer's
by Alzheimer's Association · Published October 13, 2016 · Last modified October 7, 2016
I am Denise Glassett. It has been 7 years since my husband Roger was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s disease at age 55. There were behaviors in the year prior to the diagnosis that...
