Caregiver support organizations partner to provide free online training for dementia family caregivers through July. Behavior tracking is a method that allows caregivers to identify and document ...

A new website aims to give more support to people caring for older adults who are living with dementia. The online resource, the DICE Approach, offers free training in a comprehensive approach to ...

The Alzheimer’s Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter is offering a Savvy Caregiver class starting Aug. 23 at the Carson City Senior Center. This six-week course is designed to ...

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in dementia care are trying to build awareness of a Medicare benefit of $2,500 to ...

There's no cure, yet, for Alzheimer's disease. But dozens of programs developed in the past 20 years can improve the lives of both people living with dementia and their caregivers. Unlike support ...

Innovative Program Focuses on Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusive Dementia Care GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Homewatch CareGivers announced today the official launch of its ...

Improv and dementia may not seem like they go together, but there’s a growing body of research that shows how effective improv training is in helping caregivers better assist their patients. Caring ...

The number of adult caregivers is rising sharply across the nation, and the Iowa chapter of the Alzheimer's Association has ...

In Hawaii, there are about 51,000 caregivers taking care of people with dementia. Those are the latest figures from The Alzheimer's Association for 2020. It's not an easy job, but a series of training ...

A new mobile application in Singapore is taking an innovative approach to communications training for caregivers of people with dementia. The Institute of Mental Health (IMH), a tertiary psychiatric ...