Major new updates are now live on the Illinois Cognitive Resources Network website, including a new video library! On this site, you can find vital information and resources from reputable dementia and geriatric professionals and organizations. The content in the video library is carefully selected to encompass the needs of people living with dementia, those […]
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Are you looking for solutions to common aging-related questions? Check out the General Resource Guide developed by Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center Social Worker Charon Cannon, MSW, LSW. Find assistance for caregivers and seniors including: Access the full resource guide here. ###
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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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Dear Friends, I’m happy to share the recordings and resources from the symposium led by Dementia Friends Massachusetts/JF&CS, Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture: How We Talk and Teach About Dementia in Cultural and Linguistic Communities. This symposium took place on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Visit this webpage to view recordings in English, Mandarin, Portuguese
As part of the annual Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias events hosted by NIH, NIA was set to host the 2020 Dementia Care, Caregiving, and Services summit this past March. While the COVID-19 pandemic and physical distancing guidance kept us from hosting that meeting as planned, we have been hard at work thinking about how
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Health professionals—physicians, nurses, social workers, and others—play an important role in identifying and caring for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Check out Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resources for Professionals to access FREE resources on topics like: Tools for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management Disease-specific information Professional training and curricula Clinical trials and studies Patient care Patient and
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As Illinois embarks on its journey to make the State dementia friendly, an important resource to include in the planning process is its public libraries. Public libraries are respected institutions that can be found in nearly every town, village and city in the state. No longer content to be mere warehouses for books, libraries are
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