Visiting People with Dementia on Holidays
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HOLIDAY TIPS: Celebrating at home or planning a visit? These important dementia-care tips can help make your holiday season the best possible.
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CAPSLL Preserves Memories for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Families
December 1, 2024
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Discover how CAPSLL’s personalized interview experiences help families capture and preserve the cherished stories of loved ones facing Alzheimer’s and dementia, ensuring their legacies endure for future generations.
Echo Show – Drop In on People with Dementia
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Music Always Lifts, Despite Dementia
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: Even in dementia, the power of music speaks to our souls. Watch how this power made a news anchor cry. Learn about new research that shows this to be always true.
Make a Dementia-Friendly House
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HOME IMPROVEMENT & DEMENTIA – VIDEO:
See simple changes that create a more dementia-friendly environment at home. Get ideas to help you give people living with dementia the best quality of life, emotional well-being and independence.
Chicken Soup for the Soul – Living with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias: 101 Stories of Caregiving, Coping, and Compassion
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Looking for Patients and Caregivers Living with Early Alzheimer’s
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SEEKING: People diagnosed with
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who are currently taking or
considering prescription medication
and their care partners .
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October is Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month! See what you can learn and how you can help.
Explaining Alzheimer’s to Young Children: A Compassionate Guide
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Explaining Alzheimer’s to young children can be a daunting task, but it’s essential to help them understand and cope with the changes they may see in their family members. In this guest blog post, read 10 easy suggestions for explaining Alzheimer’s to young children.
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