Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice Care
To learn more about hospice care, check out these frequently asked questions:
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Resources
Dementia Friendly America Announces New Podcast for Caregivers
A new podcast, Dementia Untangled, brings together experts to help #caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and #dementia learn ways to better navigate their complicated roles and provide informed care. Listen today: https://bit.ly/3esD48X.
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Dementia Friendly America Releases Guidance Videos and a Toolkit for Aspiring Communities
Watch these DFA guidance videos with step-by-step instructions on becoming a nationally recognized Dementia Friendly Community
Check Out the New Community Health Workers Resource Guide
Community Health Workers: A Resource for Healthy Aging and Addressing Dementia, is a valuable tool to use and pass along to communities that include resources & trainings for Community Health Workers. Download your copy today!
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Introducing the New Alzheimers.gov!
Looking for information about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias? Check out the new Alzheimers.gov website! Find #Alzheimers and related dementias information, resources, research, and more!
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Video: How does Alzheimer’s Disease Change the Brain?
Scientists continue to unravel the complex brain changes involved in the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease. It seems likely that changes in the brain may begin a decade or more before memory and other cognitive problems appear. This four-minute video, How Alzheimer’s Changes the Brain, shows how Alzheimer’s affects the brain and looks at promising
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Diagnosing Lewy body dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies is often hard to diagnose because its early symptoms may resemble those of Alzheimer’s or a psychiatric illness. The good news is that doctors are increasingly able to diagnose Lewy body dementia earlier and more accurately as researchers identify which symptoms and biomarkers (biological signs of disease) help distinguish it from similar
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PPA: What You Need to Know
Primary Progressive Aphasia – What You Need to Know Primary Progressive Aphasia, or PPA, is a form of dementia that causes increasing difficulties with wordfinding, grammar production, and/or word comprehension over time. Personality and thinking skills such as memory and face recognition are initially preserved in this condition. PPA can be caused by Alzheimer’s Disease
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