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HOME DESIGN: Use this safety checklist for living at home with dementia. It can alert you to potential hazards.
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CBS VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: Bans on visitors at senior facilities , fewer people dropping in at home, and social distancing may be harsh and confusing
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TEEPA CARE TIPS – VIDEO: Dale asked Teepa about bringing home Mom after she recovered from COVID-19. How do we keep her and ourselves safe?
Diagnosing Dementia’s Symptoms for Nurses & Caregivers
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PROFESSIONALS – VIDEO: Doctors, nurses and caregivers must work together to diagnose Alzheimer’s. There simply is no one-stop test. Even after considering signs and symptoms,
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Simulation Helps Keep People with Alzheimer’s Home
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VIDEO: There is a laboratory simulation that can help you make your home safer for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. See what the USF Health
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VIDEO: There’s not much research about the power of touch in Alzheimer’s. Notwithstanding, one nursing home’s staff say Sol & Rita are all the proof
The Alzheimer’s Music Connect Program Reawakens Old Memories
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VIDEO: Teepa Snow illustrates music’s remarkable power to rekindle faded memories. Good memories and old music are known to stay connected, despite the advanced ravages
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