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  1. Denise

    Battling Alzheimer’s With Stats and a Personal Story

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    | Denise's Blog, In The News
    October 18, 2010
    Well, it seems we’ve called a war on Alzheimer’s. This past month has seem more battle cries to stop the disease than ever before. Consider USAgainstAlzheimer’s and its goal to eradicate Alzheimer’s by 2020. Now, Maria Shriver has issued The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s. Her mother,...
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    Adult Day Service Centers Increase in Number But Waiting Lists Indicate The Need for More

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    | In The News
    October 12, 2010
    According to “The MetLife National Study of Adult Day Services: Providing Support to Individuals and Their Family Caregivers,” more than 4,600 Adult Day Services (ADS) centers are available nationwide, a 35% increase since 2002. The study, produced in collaboration with the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) and The Ohio...
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    USAgainst Alzheimer’s Campaign Rolls Out Today

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    October 6, 2010
    (Editor’s Note: USAgainstAlzheimer’s launched its official campaign to end Alzheimer’s by 2020 today. I’m sharing the press release about the campaign and this morning’s press conference, below. Look for more about the campaign from me tomorrow.) USAgainstAlzheimer’s (www.USAgainstAlzheimers.org ), a new campaign to mobilize Americans to stop Alzheimer’s by 2020,...
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  6. Karen

    Being in the Moment

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    | Karen's Blog
    October 3, 2010
    This week in our caregiving class, we watched a film, “Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter,” by Deborah Hoffmann. In this film, Ms. Hoffmann documents her struggle with accepting her mother’s Alzheimer’s disease. In the beginning, she tried to correct her mother’s faulty memory, tried to make things right and normal....
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    Ask the Nurse: Should My Mom Get a Feeding Tube?

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    | Denise's Blog, Your Caregiving Journey
    September 24, 2010
    Yesterday afternoon, on Your Caregiving Journey, Jeannie Keenan of My Health Care Manager, joined us to answer your questions. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.) We had four questions, but spent our time tackling a tough one: I care for my...
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    Exemplary Programs that Support, Educate Family Caregivers Honored

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    July 20, 2010
    Representatives from leading aging organizations and agencies from around the nation convened in St. Louis today to honor the 2010 winners of the National Family Caregiving Awards, sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving with support from MetLife Foundation. The programs were recognized for their innovation, effectiveness, and response to...
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    Why Can’t Hospitals Do Better?

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    March 9, 2010
    I moderated a teleclass for family caregivers this afternoon. One of the attendees who cares for her husband expressed frustration about incidences that occurred during her husband’s recent hospitalization. “They called me at 10 p.m. Monday night,” the family caregiver said, “to tell me he was agitated and I needed...
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