Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver tips / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 11, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Bill Fisher, chief executive officer of the Alzheimer’s Association, Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter kicked off the annual education conference in the Santa Cruz area at the Mount Hermon Conference Center on a...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / Early stage Alzheimer's voices / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published April 3, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
“My name is Heather Deming and my husband Bill and I feel privileged to share our story with you. We are learning to increase our understanding of this baffling disorder with the goal that...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 29, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
It was a soggy morning in Sacramento, but more than 200 dedicated Alzheimer’s Association volunteer advocates still showed up in good spirits to the 2012 Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Among them: people...
Alzheimer's champions / News and notes / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 12, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Paul and Susan were college sweethearts who had lived many adventures in their 38 years of marriage, including a stint with the Peace Corps in Afghanistan and teaching for two years in Norway, where...
Alzheimer's and dementia caregiver voices / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 7, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
High school senior Emma volunteers her time to facilitate Memories in the Making, an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program. She recently spoke about her experience as a volunteer with the program at the annual...
Early stage Alzheimer's voices / News and notes / Newsletter / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 6, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
On December 10, 2009, Mountain View, Calif. resident Charles K. Kao, Ph.D. received the Nobel Prize in Physics “for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication.” But instead of...
Alzheimer's champions / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published March 2, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
Alzheimer's champions / Profiles
by Alzheimer's Association · Published February 29, 2012 · Last modified April 3, 2014
Memories in the Making is an Alzheimer’s Association art therapy program for individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Volunteer facilitators help people with dementia – many of whom often have no art background –...
