Daily interactions with friends, even through something as simple as a text message, may reduce momentary loneliness for caregivers tending to a family member with dementia. Providing care for a loved ...
Benjamin Rose offering $50 gift cards to caregivers who participate in 90-minute Zoom sessions focused on improving support ...
Supporting family caregivers improves dementia care, reduces avoidable hospitalizations, and helps patients stay at home ...
Alzheimer’s disease puts a significant burden on not only the nearly seven million people who have been diagnosed with it, but also the caregivers supporting them. More than 11 million Americans ...
Digital technology is ever-present in how we operate in daily life, particularly to connect with others. While touted as a ...
An estimated seven million in the United States suffer from Alzheimer’s. And there are an estimated 12 million unpaid family caregivers for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia ...
Even brief, friendly interactions can lift the emotional weight of dementia caregiving, with new research showing that connections, especially casual ones, offer powerful protection against loneliness ...
Carla Romagnano knows the weight of caregiving all too well. The Idaho resident is struggling to balance her full-time day ...
AFTERNOON THIS MONTH IS NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND NATIONAL ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH. THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER IS HIGHLIGHTING THE CHALLENGES CAREGIVERS FACE. WE’RE ...
The holiday season can be a stressful time for many, but for the nearly 12 million family members and friends serving as unpaid caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, the holidays ...
Alzheimer’s disease is one of our greatest plagues. It’s the most common form of dementia, responsible for loss of memory and cognitive abilities that affect daily life. Seven million Americans and 55 ...