INFOGRAPHIC: 3 Tips to Stop a Person With Dementia From Driving When Reasoning Didn’t Work
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An Open Letter to the Nevada Legislature by an Alzheimer’s caregiver
Imagine”¦ Imagine your loved one forgetting your birthday, forgetting your face, forgetting you. Imagine your loved one unable to dress herself, comb her hair, brush her teeth, recognize herself in a mirror. Imagine your...
Think It Over… (February 2015)
You can be forgiven if you missed this, but in January in the midst of the Federal Budget Reconciliation and the Continuing Resolution – the two bills that kept the Federal government funded –...
Memories in the Making: Untitled by Jean
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
On a Personal Note”¦(Shirley Randolph)
Chuck and I have been married for 62 years and have 5 children, 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, with another 3 great-grandchildren on the way! We met in Minneapolis when we were just 17 years...
PAST EVENT [4.25.15] Alzheimer’s Association Conference in Oakland: African American Forum
The African American Caregiving and Wellness Forum Focusing on Brain Health and Disease Management PRESENTED BY: The Alzheimer’s Association, Alameda County – Area Agency on Aging, UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Supervisor Keith Carson...
INFOGRAPHIC: Coping strategies for sundowning and sleep issues
People with Alzheimer’s and dementia may have problems sleeping or increases in behavioral problems that begin at dusk and last into the night (known as sundowning). Here are 8 coping strategies that may help:...
Memories in the Making: Blue Irises by Jean
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
