The “Reality of Caring” Report
April 18, 2016
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VIDEO + ARTICLE + FREE REPORT: Read the latest report from HQO called, “The Reality of Caring”. It examines the growth of caregiver distress experienced
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Brain-Medicine Breaks Through to the 21st Century
April 12, 2016
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NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE: IBM and Pfizer are joining forces to innovate exciting hi-tech care solutions for people with brain disease. The experiment will use
Nancy Reagan’s Impact on Fighting Alzheimer’s
March 10, 2016
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VIDEO: President Ronald Reagan’s family really raised the bar of Alzheimer’s awareness. See former President Obama with Nancy Reagan, describing why she will always be
2016 Alzheimer’s Congress
February 1, 2016
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The 2016 Alzheimer’s Disease Congress will take place in London on the 7th through the 9th of June, 2016. Find out more.
New B. Smith Book is Love Story & Alzheimer’s Fight
February 1, 2016
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VIDEO, ARTICLE, BOOK, FORWARD: When restaurateur, TV host and model B. Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she became a public face in fighting the disease.
RVT-101 Alzheimer’s Trial Offers Lunch-and-Learn Sessions and Memory Screenings
January 26, 2016
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VIDEO + ARTICLE: In an effort to educate potential volunteers to try RVT-101 in a clinical trial, the MINDSET STUDY is trying something new. Doctors
People with Alzheimer’s React to “Drop in on Friends with Alzheimer’s”
January 22, 2016
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VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL: Last week, Alan Beamer’s impassioned Alzheimer’s video to friends went viral. It quickly got the attention of a half-million views. Today, a
Destigmatizing Dementia
January 18, 2016
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VIDEO: Many people live well with dementia. At the same time, misconceptions of the people they know and meet can make life harder than it
Remote Control with 6 Large Lighted Buttons
January 15, 2016
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK: 6 button remote-controls are much easier to use than confusing fifty-button remote-controls. One dementia-caregiver commented, “Easy to set up with Mom’s
An Unintended Journey: A Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia
January 10, 2016
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BOOK OF THE WEEK: Explores different types of dementia, tips on alternative types of care, caregiver stresses, how testing is done, legal problems, and creative
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