Staff spotlight: Sandra Green, Family Care Specialist
En Español To help you meet the amazing Alzheimer’s Association team who are “The Brains Behind Saving Yours®,” we are sharing the stories of our chapter staff on this blog. Today, we’d like...
Category: Caregiving
Kaiser Permanente creates record-breaking team
Almost 1,000 employees, family members and friends have joined the Kaiser Permanente team for the San Francisco Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Nov. 10. This is the largest single team to have ever participated...
Conferences help caregivers prepare and care
“Very knowledgeable and passionate speakers.” “Focused, varied for different levels of experience.” “I was amazed by all of the resources in the community.” “Very worthwhile.” These are some of the comments from attendees at...
Cuidando al Abuelo: una oportunidad para aprender sobre la vida
English translation En cierto modo, Pablo Carbajal de San Mateo es como muchos otros jóvenes de 25 años. Él está persiguiendo una educación superior. A Pablo le gusta tocar música y mantenerse activo...
Caring for Grandpa: an opportunity to learn about life
In some ways, Pablo Carbajal of San Mateo is like many other 25-year olds. He’s pursuing higher education. Pablo likes to play music and keep active with sports. He dreams of a career,...
Palliative care can help people LIVE with Alzheimer’s
For the past three years, we have worked with Congressman Ami Bera on his annual Brain Health Forum. We appreciate Congressman Bera’s efforts to educate his constituents on important issues related to Alzheimer’s disease...
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s helped this caregiver find support
Spanish translation Sonia learned about Alzheimer’s Association services through the Walk and has stayed involved for eight years. Sonia Calvo, of San Jose, has participated in the Silicon Valley Walk to End Alzheimer’s...
Seeing the signs: Care transitions
Physicians and first responders helped these siblings determine when it was time to change their mother’s care situation. One of the most difficult decisions a family makes is whether they need to change their...
