Dementia is the loss of thinking, remembering, reasoning, and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Read NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet to learn the basics and get answers to common questions. Fact sheet […]
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We are pleased to announce the new Caregiving Visionary Awards. You can nominate employers or individuals, including young caregivers who you think go above and beyond and are deserving of this distinctive recognition. The Difference Collaborative is partnering with Caregiving.com to honor: Caregiving Organizations/Employers This award will spotlight an organization that leads by example and inspires other
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In addition to managing the medical and day-to-day care of people with frontotemporal disorders (a type of dementia), caregivers themselves can face a host of other challenges. Learn about how frontotemporal disorders (FTDs) affect families and resources available to help caregivers with common challenges, including: How FTDs can affect work.FTD caregiver health and support.Long-term care
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Click here to view the full brochure and to register:https://leadingageil.org/events/2020-dementia-course/
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Rush University Medical Center’s Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, called CATCH-ON, announces the launch of their 4M online education modules related to an Age-Friendly Health Systems including caregiving, delirium, dementia, depression, medication, and mobility. Click here to learn more: http://bit.ly/2Fq6bvx
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Every single person can help our country control the COVID-19 pandemic by reducing their own chance of getting infected by SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes coronavirus disease, or COVID-19), and preventing the spread of COVID-19 to coworkers, friends, and loved ones. Widespread testing is one of the most effective strategies to help prevent the spread
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Dementia is the loss of thinking, remembering, reasoning, and behavioral abilities to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Read NIA’s Alzheimer’s Disease Fact Sheet to learn the basics and get answers to common questions. Fact sheet
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Expanding the Alzheimer’s disease research workforce Pragati Katiyar, Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Planning, Analysis, and Evaluation (OPAE) Recent funding increases for research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias have enabled NIA to expand our scientific reach. As we do that, we’ve also sought to increase our outreach and support to researchers who are
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MHA is pleased announce that our 2020 Annual Conference: COVID-19, Mental Health and the Need for Equity, will be simulcast in both American Sign Language (ASL) and Spanish next week, September 3-4, 2020. To promote more inclusion of participants, MHA felt it was important to ensure accessible alternatives to the main broadcast for viewers. The links to
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