Alzheimers and Dementia Blog - Alzheimers Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada Blog
Recently the Yolo County search and rescue team added a dementia safety course as a required part of their training for first responders. Armando Jaramillo (AJ) is the president of the Yolo County search...
When Tom Rush’s wife Linda died from Alzheimer’s he wanted to make sure others knew about the disease. He decided to paint his truck purple. Now Tom and his purple truck drive around the...
Dan and his wife Nanci have been together for over 60 years, since Nanci was 14. They grew up together, got married and raised four children. In 2020 Nanci was diagnosed with Lewy body...
Quincy Ariz’s grandmother Ruby had Alzheimer’s disease. Taking what he learned as a professional in the senior care industry, Quincy was able to meaningfully connect with his grandmother one last time before she died....
Having helped care for her grandmother who had dementia, Sylvia Orozco was familiar with the warning signs. Despite this knowledge, when her mother started experiencing the same symptoms, her doctor was reluctant to give...
Miscommunication about a job opening led Carol Pickard to a career in the senior care industry. Seeing the impact of Alzheimer’s on older adults first-hand, Carol began participating in Walk to End Alzheimer’s® to...
Pina Carino’s mother had Alzheimer’s disease. Because of her experience as a wealth planner at Merrill Lynch -Napa, Pina knew about long-term care insurance which she was able to use to help pay for...
Written by Sharon Rohwer When the pandemic hit, Jason Scalese canceled his gym membership and took to hiking the hills near his Bay Area home. As a dad, Jason likes to hike with his...