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Event brings professionals and caregivers together for a day of dementia education
Professionals and caregivers alike are invited to join the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter for its Upper Peninsula Conference Monday. Registration for the event is open now. The Upper ...
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Caring for the caregivers: New Medicare project rethinks dementia care
The five-year journey Ed Mezzanotte and his wife, Lorraine, traveled before she lost her life to Alzheimer’s disease in ...
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KOERNER: Dementia workshop
In the spring and the fall, we hold a two-night workshop aimed at educating the public about dementia. The fall workshop will be held October 9th and 10th from 6-8pm at the Cottonwood Extension ...
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Taking care of caregivers: Medicare pilot project rethinks paying for dementia care
The five-year journey Ed Mezzanotte and his wife, Lorraine, traveled before she died from Alzheimer’s was marked by heartache ...
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Charting a course for dementia caregivers
The fear, grief and anger a caregiver experiences when a family member is afflicted with one of several forms of dementia are thoroughly examined in Dr. Macie P. Smith's newly-released book ...
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Barbara Corcoran Announces Collaboration with Otsuka and Lundbeck to Raise Awareness of Agitation in Alzheimer’s Dementia
Barbara Corcoran, renowned entrepreneur, author, investor and caregiving advocate, is collaborating with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Otsuka) ...
South Florida Times10d
Compact guide gives Dementia caregivers the help and hope they need
Gerontologist Dr. Macie Smith PHOTO COURTESY OF DRMACIESMITH.COM ...
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Free dementia caregiver program offered in Wood County, here's how to sign up
Attendees of “The Empowered Caregiver: Responding to Dementia-Related Behaviors” will learn how dementia can change a person’s behavior, how to identify possible triggers and provide person ...
Medical News Today26d
Can melatonin benefit people with dementia?
Melatonin may also worsen how caregivers rate the mood of older adults with dementia. According to a 2022 article, there is a lack of research on the long-term use of melatonin. In animal studies ...
KTVZ12d
Kansas caregivers will soon be able to apply for $1,000 grants to help take care of those with Alzheimer’s and dementia
“It is hard to explain to people what it’s really like day by day, minute by minute,” said caregiver Judi Salo. Salo cares for Chuck, her husband of 30 years who was diagnosed with dementia ...
The Straits Times11d
‘Alive, but just a shell’ – the grief that haunts dementia caregivers
Dementia is a condition that robs individuals of their cognitive functions, eroding over time their personality and changing their behaviour. As the disease progresses, families and friends of ...
San Francisco Examiner28d
Steps you can take to keep your loved one with dementia safe
If your family member or loved one has dementia, it can be incredibly difficult to find a balance between preserving their autonomy and keeping them safe. Dementia progresses differently for ...