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Tag Archives: dementia
2013 Webinar Series on Alzheimer’s Disease and Resources
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) are collaborating to host a webinar series designed to improve coordination of federal resources available to assist people with Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
Evidence-based Alzheimer Interventions – Conference Call
Join the Alliance for Aging Research, in partnership with the Administration on Aging and with the support of MetLife, for the release of Translating Innovation to Impact, a new white paper outlining research into evidence-based interventions to help people with … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, Alzheimer's Disease, caregiving, conference call, dementia, evidence-based research, independent living
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NIA, AoA to Host Webinar Series on Alzheimer’s Disease and Tools for Caregivers
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Administration on Aging (AoA), in partnership with grantees including the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center, and the Eldercare Locator are partnering to host a free webinar series to improve … Continue reading
Sensory Stimulation and Snoezelen
Sensory stimulation refers to interventions designed to stimulate one or more of the five senses. These interventions are designed to provide a relaxing and soothing activity which is failure free, responsive to the individual, and is enabling. Sensory stimulation interventions … Continue reading
Defining Dementia
What is Dementia? Dictionary.com defines dementia as a “severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.” The Free Dictionary defines dementia as the “loss of mental … Continue reading
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Tagged cognitive disabilities, dementia, disability, disabilties, NIDRR, stroke, TBI
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What is the extent to which caregiver interventions are adapted to deal with ethnic differences?
“Developing culturally sensitive dementia caregiver interventions: are we there yet?” by A.M. Napoles, et al. discusses that it is unknown to what extent caregiver interventions are adapted to deal with ethnic differences. This article, published in the American Journal of … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiving, culturally appropriate, dementia
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Notice of Proposed Rule Making: Secondary Service Connection for Diagnosable Illnesses Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury
On December 12th, 2012 the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to amend VA adjudication regulations (38 CFR Part 3) by revising 38 CFR 3.310 to add five diagnosable illnesses as secondary conditions associated … Continue reading →