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Anchorage Social Dance Club (formerly 35+ Singles Club) is selling raffle tickets to benefit Amblin’ for Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska! Until May 4, 2024, you can purchase your tickets to […]
This message was shared from the Dementia Action Collaborative Project. In meetings back in the Fall, the Funding workgroup of the Dementia Action Collaborative identified the need to embed a […]
“When you love someone with dementia, the goal is not perfection… it’s okay to be good enough.” I have heard that when you meet a person with dementia – you’ve […]
…Continued from A Tale of Two Families Virginia and Stuart had four children: three boys and one girl. In addition to being an officer’s wife, raising the children was Virginia’s primary role. One of the […]
“The whole thing was confusing, it was a lot to take in. That first week I kept looking for things, looking and losing things all day long.” He was searching […]
Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska education specialist Janice Downing had an opportunity to sit down with Veronica, who is a care partner for her mother, Marlene, who has been diagnosed with […]
This is an excerpt from https://time.com/5876612/sleep-alzheimers-disease-2/BY ALICE PARK UPDATED: AUGUST 6, 2020 6:38 AM EDT | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: AUGUST 6, 2020 6:38 AM EDT Each of us carts around a 3-lb. universe […]
This is an excerpt from: aktclms.org Online Training The Alaska Core Competencies are a set of essential skills for Direct Support Professionals who deliver services to persons with mental health […]
BREAKING NEWS Tuesday, July 28, 2020 12:45 PM EST Scientists reported on Tuesday the development of a blood test for Alzheimer’s that diagnosed Alzheimer’s as accurately as methods that are […]
Some nominally high-risk individuals may have a lower chance of developing dementia than once thought Consumer genetic tests can sometimes result in a terrible surprise appearing in the same report […]