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Autumn Leaves of Cityview offers an interactive, virtual dementia experience in Fort Worth

Enhanced Assisted Living Residence More Than 50 Percent Occupied After Four months

Multiplatinum award winning singer and song writer Barry Manilow talks with Editor-in-Chief Gary Barg about living with atrial fibrillation in newest issue of Today’s Caregiver magazine and www.Caregiver.com.

Older Americans may want to start consuming B vitamins which can give a memory boost and ward off future long term care insurance claims.

Specialized Alzheimer’s community becomes North Texas’ first to provide care on Saturdays. Encore Adult Day Enrichment Center has become the first specialized and freestanding community for memory care day services in D/FW to open on Saturdays.

The founder and editor-in-chief of Today's Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com offers five tips for helping caregivers have a lower stress holiday season

THAT GIRL, Marlo Thomas, shares her family’s 50 year mission to support kids in need at Memphis’ St. Jude Hospital and Research Center started by her father, Danny Thomas in newest issue of Today’s Caregiver magazine on caregiver.com

Deptford, N.J. health care facility accepting gently worn men's, women's and children's coats through Dec. 17.

Tampa family and professional caregivers concerned with insurance, caregiver burnout, disability, legal, as well as learning to get help from family members will come together at seminar/ lunch on Nov 9th. Visit FearlessCaregiver.com for tickets.

Dr. Jamie Huysman, leading expert on Caregiver Burnout of Boomers and Seniors, will speak with family and professional caregivers at Tampa's Fearless Caregiver Conference on Nov 9. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available.

Annual event expected to draw 130 walk teams dedicated to eradicating America's sixth leading cause of death.

People with diabetes are at significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, the largest cause of long term care insurance claims.

Professional Development Resources has expanded its series of online continuing education courses on the various aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on sufferers and their caregivers.

Older women who have sleep-disordered breathing are more likely to develop dementia and ultimately need long term care according to a new study.

A new memory fitness program can benefit aging seniors. Cognitive decline is a leading reason aging Americans need long term care insurance.

Dodge Park Rest Home is very pleased to announce that our Rest-Home facility has earned a perfect, deficiency-free survey result from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH).

Alzheimer's disease, stroke and arthritis rank as the top causes of for long term care insurance claims according to research. Insurers paid $6.1 billion in claims according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Visiting Angels Senior Homecare is pleased to announce the start of another one of our popular series of classes called the “Alzheimer’s Caregiver Project”

Visiting Angels Senior Homecare is pleased to announce the start of another one of our popular series of classes called the “Alzheimer’s Caregiver Project”

Residents, along with their friends and family, were recently hosted to a special seminar on brain aging presented by a memory expert for the Village at Gleannloch Farms, an active aging community in Spring, Texas.

With its elegant interior design, outstanding services and a caring and compassionate staff, The Kensington is setting a new standard for senior care in the Westchester area.

Autumn Leaves of Cityview offers an interactive, virtual dementia experience in Fort Worth

Family-Built Long-Term Care Facility, Designed by Experts in the Field, Caters to Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Related Conditions. Mrs. Nancy Reagan Approves of Naming Facility’s Ronald Reagan Library

The Alzheimer’s Association San Diego Chapter created an Artist Tea and Reception called "Memories in the Making" which helped shed light on a disease affecting more than 150,000 caregivers and affected individuals in San Diego.

An expert can help one Family Caregiver at a time. The same expert on a reality TV Series can help millions of Family Caregivers at a time!

Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and dementia, than women, according to a study published in the January 25, 2012, online issue of Neurology®

Enhanced Assisted Living Residence More Than 50 Percent Occupied After Four months

PURPLE PASSION 4 Alzheimer’s has kicked off its first fundraising program for 2012 – PURPLE PUTTING @ PGA. This program will tie into our recent relationship with The Honda Classic’s wonderful charitable program, Birdies for Children.

Multiplatinum award winning singer and song writer Barry Manilow talks with Editor-in-Chief Gary Barg about living with atrial fibrillation in newest issue of Today’s Caregiver magazine and www.Caregiver.com.

Older Americans may want to start consuming B vitamins which can give a memory boost and ward off future long term care insurance claims.

Specialized Alzheimer’s community becomes North Texas’ first to provide care on Saturdays. Encore Adult Day Enrichment Center has become the first specialized and freestanding community for memory care day services in D/FW to open on Saturdays.

The founder and editor-in-chief of Today's Caregiver magazine and caregiver.com offers five tips for helping caregivers have a lower stress holiday season

At Chalice Home Care, we care about the health of our community.

Casino Night Grand Opening Celebration to be held Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011

Caring for a Person with Alzheimer’s Disease is now approved for 0.3 ASHA CEUs (3-hours).

THAT GIRL, Marlo Thomas, shares her family’s 50 year mission to support kids in need at Memphis’ St. Jude Hospital and Research Center started by her father, Danny Thomas in newest issue of Today’s Caregiver magazine on caregiver.com

In addition to having well-recognized cognitive and behavioral problems, persons with Alzheimer's disease often have swallowing problems that can interfere with survival and quality of life. Recognition and timely intervention are key.

The Wartburg Adult Care Community provided sponsorship and raised funds for the 2011 Alzheimer's Foundation Hudson Valley/Rockland/Westchester Memory Walk

Deptford, N.J. health care facility accepting gently worn men's, women's and children's coats through Dec. 17.

Mount Laurel health care facility collecting donations for The Food Bank of South Jersey between now and Nov. 20.

United in a national movement to reclaim the future for millions

Tampa family and professional caregivers concerned with insurance, caregiver burnout, disability, legal, as well as learning to get help from family members will come together at seminar/ lunch on Nov 9th. Visit FearlessCaregiver.com for tickets.

The NBAF, presenter of the National Black Arts Festival and the Sadie G Mays Health and Rehabilitation Center will present an informative seminar on Alzheimer’s disease called Arts 4 Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s 101.

Dr. Jamie Huysman, leading expert on Caregiver Burnout of Boomers and Seniors, will speak with family and professional caregivers at Tampa's Fearless Caregiver Conference on Nov 9. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available.

Exposing individuals with Alzheimer's disease to humor therapy appears to reduce aggressive behaviors common to Alzheimer's patients. Long term care insurance expert Jesse Slome recommends Americans in their mid-50s start long term care planning.

Annual event expected to draw 130 walk teams dedicated to eradicating America's sixth leading cause of death.

Long term care insurance experts report that elderly individuals with low levels of vitamin B12 have a greater risk of brain shrinkage, losing cognitive skills and greater risk of needing long term health care.

Active Day had served Sanborn Place and Home Care Community Clients for the past fifteen years. Once known as Deerfield Adult Day Services, Sanborn Day is a viable resource of caring and prevention of institutional care.

People with diabetes are at significantly higher risk of developing all types of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, the largest cause of long term care insurance claims.

Aerobic exercise may cut the risk of dementia and slow its progress once it starts new research finds.

Professional Development Resources has expanded its series of online continuing education courses on the various aspects of Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on sufferers and their caregivers.

Older women who have sleep-disordered breathing are more likely to develop dementia and ultimately need long term care according to a new study.

A new memory fitness program can benefit aging seniors. Cognitive decline is a leading reason aging Americans need long term care insurance.

Alzheimer’s Association Long Island presents the 2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s/ Oktoberfest. Participants will take part in a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) walk throughout the grounds of Old Bethpage Village Restoration.

Dodge Park Rest Home is very pleased to announce that our Rest-Home facility has earned a perfect, deficiency-free survey result from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH).

Alzheimer's disease, stroke and arthritis rank as the top causes of for long term care insurance claims according to research. Insurers paid $6.1 billion in claims according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.

Bob Summer and Bob Gorman of the Alzheimer’s Community Services Council were on-hand to receive the donation

It is now being suggested that a chronic infection of Herpes (HSV-1) may be a contributing factor in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Visiting Angels Senior Homecare is pleased to announce the start of another one of our popular series of classes called the “Alzheimer’s Caregiver Project”

Come Back Early Today: A Memoir of Love, Alzheimer’s, and Joy by Marie Marley has just been released. This compelling love story presents novel information, advice and hope to exhausted caregivers moving along the path of an overwhelming journey.

In the U.S. over five percent of adults over age 65 have one or more cognitive disorders according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. A new study finds that high blood pressure and smoking in middle age increases future risk.

Alzheimer’s Association Long Island is reminding all walkers to register for the2011 Walk to End Alzheimer’s/Oktoberfest, if they have not already done so.

Visiting Angels Senior Homecare is pleased to announce the start of another one of our popular series of classes called the “Alzheimer’s Caregiver Project”

Residents, along with their friends and family, were recently hosted to a special seminar on brain aging presented by a memory expert for the Village at Gleannloch Farms, an active aging community in Spring, Texas.

Ninty (90) minutes of guided visioning, goal setting strategies and relaxing massage that will transform your life! mental massage™ workshop

Brothers hold 11th annual golf tournament to support Sanborn Place, Home Care & Day Center and Alzheimer's disease research.

Northport Resident Bryan Proctor Raises Awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease at the 8th Annual Distant Memories Swim Money Raised Will Benefit Alzheimer’s Association Long Island

Grape seed may help ward off Alzheimer's Disease which is one of the most common reasons aging seniors require costly long-term care.

Alzheimer's disease, the largest cause of costly long-term care, could be preventable in the majority of aging Americans according to a new study by San Francisco researchers.

Dodge Park Rest Home is very please tp introduce Mrs. Carol Weinstock APRN, who joined Dodge Park Rest Home medical team. Mrs. Carol Weinstock will join Dr. David Weinstock, medical director and Dr. Philip Gotlieb, Mental Health Director