VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Wearing yellowed goggles and bumpy gloves, Danae Knapper tries to complete five household tasks, but she can't remember the fifth one. Confused, the 21-year-old Valley City State ...
Take the free UNI Dementia Simulation challenge. Get a glimpse of what it's like to live with dementia. Because dementia is so often misunderstood, the University of Northern Iowa's Gerontology ...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - It can be hard to understand what it’s like for people who live with dementia. Thanks to a virtual experience, the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Stevens Point is ...
A care provider has hosted an immersive training session to help staff better understand the daily challenges faced by people living with dementia.
Behind the home want to break stereotypes such as dementia only affects memory, senses like vision and feeling are impacted too, and it's hard to differentiate outside noises from conversations. Those ...
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. (KWWL) - Approximately 6.7 million people ages 65 or older are living with dementia in the U.S. Now, a unique opportunity is available to help people better understand the ...
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. After retiring from full-time teaching, I began volunteering at our local hospice, where monthly training furthered our expertise working ...
DALLAS – About 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, and six million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease, according to the World Health Organization. Hundreds of employees ...
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Adult Protective Services staff members experienced what it's like to live with dementia. On Thursday, about 30 APS staffers participated in Dementia Live, a high-impact ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — It’s high-tech, and it ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) -A house near UNI’s campus is helping people understand what it’s like to live with dementia. According to the CDC 5.8 million people in the United States have dementia, with ...
In an effort to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers, Independence Blue Cross has teamed up with a virtual clinic that offers brain health and dementia care ...