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Caregiver Resources
Tips to Support Healthy Aging in Older Family Members
You may worry about an older family member as they age. Aging increases the risk of many chronic diseases, but adopting and maintaining a few key behaviors can help older adults live longer and healthier lives. It’s never too late to start! Use these tips to promote healthy habits: Find more healthy aging tips to support
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OptWell “Brain Health Matters” Event: Thursday, April 16
Overview This free event features a panel of health experts, along with a resource fair to support adults and high school students. Brain Health Matters: What Parents, Teens, and Adults Need to Know Brain health affects how we think, learn, feel, and perform—at every stage of life. Yet Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are rising
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Check Out These Upcoming Dementia-Related Events
Looking for dementia-friendly learning and engagement opportunities this month? Below is a curated list of upcoming events in March that may be of interest to our Dementia Friendly America (DFA) community. We hope you find these resources helpful and inspiring! Have an upcoming event? Please let Jennifer Hammer, DFA’s Assistant Director, know at jhammer@usaging.org.
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Caregiving Tips During Late-Stage Alzheimer’s
When a person with Alzheimer’s reaches the later stages of the disease, everyday caregiving may become more challenging. It can become harder for the person to move around, eat well, chew or swallow easily, or they may develop skin problems. However, there are steps you can take to help navigate these changes, including: Find more
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Download Free NIA Caregiver Worksheets
Caregiver Worksheets The caregiver worksheets can help you coordinate care and keep track of your caregiving responsibilities and needs. You can download, print, and copy the worksheets. Worksheet: Coordinating caregiving responsibilities Caregiving comes with many responsibilities that can be helpful to divide up among family and friends. Use this worksheet for identifying and sharing caregiving
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