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Community Resource Spotlight
April 5, 2021
The Caregiver SOS program through the WellMed Charitable Foundation provides services at no cost for family members and friends providing care to an older loved one (60 years of age or older) with dementia or other chronic illness. WellMed offers the following three programs available: Caregiver Coaching: Caregiver Specialists are available to provide family members […]
Fighting Stigma
April 5, 2021
Recently Ashlie Glassner, a student in the Nursing Science Ph.D. program, published a first author paper entitled “Fighting Stigma by Engaging Persons Living with Dementia in Research”. Many of you have probably meet Ashlie through our program as a member of the Caring for the Caregiver team. We are honored and delighted to share her […]
PCORI Symposium Highlights
April 5, 2021
Last month we hosted a virtual symposium titled, “Dementia in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact for Families”. You can view the playlist of recorded presentations at our YouTube channel here. We were joined by special guests, State Senator Jose Menendez and Councilman Manny Pelaez for this event. They emphasized the importance of […]
SA Amigos Memory Cafe invites you
March 4, 2021
SA Amigos Memory Café: Celebrating the Spring Equinox! Celebrate the coming Spring with the SA Amigos on March 15th! We will host a conversational game with a Spring theme. This monthly social event is for persons living with dementia and family caregivers who want to take a short break from day-to-day life, slow down, and […]
Summer Reading – books about dementia for Kids
March 4, 2021
Dementia can make a big impact on the entire family, including kids and teens. Younger family members will most likely have questions about what is going on with their loved one because dementia can be a hard concept to understand. Dementia affects the person’s brain and they may forget, get confused, and may have trouble […]
Let the rest of the world go by
March 4, 2021
“We’ll find perfect peace, where joys never cease – somewhere beneath the starry sky,” we sing every Friday morning, “We’ll build a sweet little nest somewhere in the west, and let the rest of the world go by.” (Let the Rest of the World Go By, lyricist, J. Keirn Brennan) It does feel like the […]
COVID-19 Variants
February 4, 2021
As news spreads about COVID-19 variants, vaccines are still effective and precautions are still needed, experts say… As news spreads throughout the U.S.experts continue to remind the public it is important to get your COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccines, like flu shots, strongly protect against multiple strains of the coronavirus. Click here to read the […]
COVID-19: An interview with Dr. Fauci
February 4, 2021
Join Katie Brandt, Co-Chair of the NAPA Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Services for the Massachusetts General Hospital Fronteral Temporal Disorders unit as she interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director at the National Institue for Allergy and Infectious Diseases on the impact of COVID-19 for persons living with dementia. Topics covered in the interview […]
Memory Cafes are filled with love
February 4, 2021
Register today and join us for a very special memory cafe filled with lots of love and singing! This month’s SA Amigos memory cafe attendees will enjoy a morning filled with LOVE! We will have tons of fun listening to and chatting about our favorite love songs. We will even play a bit of music […]
Seeking your feedback
January 6, 2021
The Alzheimer’s Disease Program (ADP) of the Texas Department of State Health Services is conducting a survey to learn more about current and former unpaid caregivers’ experiences. Your responses will contribute to helping other Texas caregivers as they tend to their loved ones and themselves. Who should participate? To be eligible to participate in […]