Tag: Alzheimer’s

CarePartners Senior Living's Kelley Smith joins community relations directors Amanda Kirilenko (Vineyard Park Puyallup, Cottages at Edgewood) and Holly Carr (Cottages Lacey, Cottages University Place) for a three-part conversation about Alzheimer's. This segment is an overview of the different types of dementia.

Suzanne speaks with  Dr. Charles Bernick, MD, MPH, a clinical professor at the University of Washington Department of Neurology who has researched Alzheimer's Disease and treatments for 25 years. He is Director of Clinical Trials for the Memory & Brain Wellness Clinic and a co-investigator at the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Marilyn Raichle, Executive Director of the Maude’s Awards, talks about innovations and breakthroughs in the field of Alzheimer's Disease and her vision for the...

Allyson Schrier of Thriving with Dementia talks about the background becoming a 2020 Maude’s Awards Awardee. She works at Project ECHO Dementia, a program...

Executive Director Marilyn Raichle joins us for part 2 of a conversation with 2020 Maude's Awards Awardee Allyson Schrier of Thriving with Dementia.

Executive Director Marilyn Raichle joins us with 2020 Maude's Awards Awardee Allyson Schrier of Thriving with Dementia.

If you have a loved one or friend who has Alzheimer’s disease you may be interested in a brand-new cutting edge clinical study being conducted by Athira Pharma. Athira is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies to restore neuronal health and stop neurodegeneration. The company’s goal is to alter the course of neurological diseases and dementias, such as Alzheimer’s, so that patients can regain their memories, lives and family relationships.

Angelia Brigance describes the methods used to keep senior care staff and residents safe during the pandemic, and the various stages of reopening. Allowing...

COVID-19 has affected dementia patients, with their symptoms being mildly more pronounced from the disruptions to their daily routines, as they're no longer participating...

Tips for working through COVID-19 while Aging in Place are provided by Annie Jacobsen, client care manager at Home Care Assistance in Seattle and...