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CBS VIDEO + TIPS CHECKLIST: Neurologist Dr. Gayatri Devi joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the challenges behind communicating with and caring for the more
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Woolsey Pharmaceuticals on Feb. 18, 2021 announced the launch of a Phase 2 CNS study of a medication intended to reduce wandering in dementia patients.
Avoid a Costly Crisis with Dementia Screens
July 8, 2020
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Older adults who screen proactively are likely to pay less than those who receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s during a health crisis. Learn more.
Citizen App Rescues Wandering Woman with Dementia
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TECHNOLOGY VIDEO: See how one woman used the “CITIZEN” app to help save a stranger suffering from dementia. CBS2’s Ali Bauman reports.
Purple Alert App & Wandering with Dementia
June 11, 2018
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DEMENTIA-TECH VIDEO: New “Purple Alert” is a free app designed to help communities rescue people from wandering with dementia. Over 60% of people with dementia
Print Edition of Alzheimer’s Weekly
January 31, 2017
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People often ask for a printed Alzheimer’s Weekly. Sometimes it is for a parent who is not comfortable with the internet. Other times, it is
B. Smith Wanders for 50 Miles in NY
November 26, 2015
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VIDEO: Last Thanksgiving, B. Smith, a famous restauranteur and former model stricken with Alzheimer’s, wandered off. She traveled more than 50 miles before being found.
Lost at LaGuardia – A Lot of Lessons Learned
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CBS VIDEO: 60% of people with Alzheimer’s wander. Alzheimer’s turned into an even greater nightmare when one father wandered off at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
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