RSVP ASAP! Dementia Friendly Luncheon, May 7th
Last Updated on April 28, 2020
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April 2019
ICRN Meeting Agenda and Minutes, April 24, 2019
Last Updated on April 29, 2020
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Keep your Exercise Plan on Track when you Travel
Planning for a trip? You can keep your exercise plan on track with a little preparation: Take your sneakers or walking shoes and other exercise clothing. If staying at a hotel, choose a hotel that has a workout room or a pool. If traveling by car, take frequent breaks to stretch or walk. Go4Llife has these and
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National Institute on Aging releases new Spanish-language Infographic on Elder Abuse
Help spread the word about spotting the signs of elder abuse by sharing this Spanish-language infographic (English version available here). Last Updated on April 29, 2020
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The Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on the Caregiver
Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that causes abnormal changes in the brain, mainly affecting memory and cognitive function. For someone living with Alzheimer’s, the natural progression of the disease can interfere with activities of daily living (ADLs), and will eventually lead to full dependence on their caregiver (www.alz.org). Alzheimer’s disease is not a
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Alzheimer’s Association – Illinois Chapter Presents: “2019 Unforgettable Art” April 27th
Click on the links below to inquire or purchase tickets Contact Mary Sorensen at 847.324.0356 or msorensen@alz.org Follow us on facebook at facebook.com/unforgettableart/ Last Updated on April 29, 2020
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Neo-Futurists Offer Free Memory Care Workshop at Logan Center for the Arts
Here is the facebook event link – https://www.facebook.com/events/601218650392391/ Here is the eventbrite event link – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remembering-dementia-a-memory-care-workshop-presented-by-the-neo-futurists-registration-59722301010 This workshop is made possible by in-kind sponsorship by Logan Center for the Arts, the UChicago Neuro Club, and The Memory Center at UChicago Medicine Email inquiries to: tangles.outreach@gmail.com Last Updated on April 29, 2020
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Check Out these New Funding Opportunities from NIA
This alert links to all of the Funding Opportunity Announcements and notices published by the National Institute on Aging at NIH in the previous month, giving researchers and trainees a heads up about what’s new. Read about the latest NIA Funding Opportunities (published in March 2019) by clicking on the links below: Behavioral and Social
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How Creative Arts may help with Healthy Aging
Eating right, exercising, and getting a good night’s sleep can all help us stay healthy. But can participating in the arts also help us thrive as we age? Researchers are looking at singing groups, theater training, and visual arts for older adults to see if the arts may improve the health, well-being, and independence of
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Help Advance the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act
Dear Friend, Thank you for being part of the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease. Today, we need your help to urge Congress to support the Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act. Currently, only Americans over the age of 60 are eligible for Alzheimer’s support programs under the Older Americans Act (OAA). But Alzheimer’s is not just a disease
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