Older adults or people with severe chronic medical conditions should prepare in advance for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community. Watch this video from the CDC’s Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases, Dr. Jay C. Butler, to learn more about COVID-19 and older people. Learn how to be prepared if COVID-19 starts […]
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Dear DFA stakeholders, Dementia Friendly America is holding a webinar on April 30 on choral communities with a special focus on the Giving Voice initiative, which will describe their initiative and how it can be a component of a dementia friendly community initiative. Special attention will be paid to how choral communities are adapting
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 2020) by clicking on the links below: Alzheimer’s Disease Research
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Findings from a new study reveal a link between low handgrip strength and higher likelihood of cognitive impairment in adults 50 years of age or older. Researchers reviewed data over an 8-year period from almost 14,000 people age 50 or older. They found that: Each 5-kilogram decrease in handgrip strength was linked to 10% greater
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Living in the time of COVID-19 is a lesson in planning for everyone. Caregivers of people with dementia need to have a plan in place for what should happen if they become ill and cannot function as the caregiver. If you are the caregiver of someone with dementia, here are some things to consider. Last
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This will be a Zoom meeting. We hope that each of you can be by a computer which has a camera. Being able to see each other will help add to the meeting and building a community. If you don’t have a camera, it would be good to connect through your computer to see the
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Older adults or people with severe chronic medical conditions should prepare in advance for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community. Watch this video from the CDC’s Deputy Director for Infectious Diseases, Dr. Jay C. Butler, to learn more about COVID-19 and older people. Learn how to be prepared if COVID-19 starts
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Sometimes you can no longer care for a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home. Choosing a long-term residential facility may seem overwhelming. Here are some steps you can take to make your search easier: Decide what care option might work best for you and your family member. Options include continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, group
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At any age, a medical crisis or emergency could leave you too ill to make your own healthcare decisions. Even if you are not sick now, planning for health care in the future is an important step toward making sure you get the medical care you would want if you are unable to speak for
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