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September 24, 2019
By Michelle Wyman, Dementia Specialist Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging How to communicate with people who have dementia: Always…
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November 24, 2017
WEST HARTFORD – A home caregiver described as someone who “goes above and beyond” received recognition for her work from…
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November 03, 2017
Those who take care of loved ones with dementia can have mixed feelings about the holidays – caregivers may have…
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October 22, 2017
SOUTHINGTON – As part of National Memory Screening Day, an annual initiative of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA), Mulberry…
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October 11, 2017
When Officer John John of the Willimantic Police Department is dispatched with his canine partner to search for a missing…
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August 23, 2017
On any day, particularly World Alzheimer’s Day, the statistics on Alzheimer’s disease are alarming. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause…
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June 07, 2017
For their commitment to advocate for and raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, the Alzheimer’s Association, Connecticut Chapter…
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June 01, 2017
Maybe you’ve heard that 75,000 people in Connecticut have Alzheimer’s. Given that number, guess how many unpaid caregivers in the…
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May 26, 2017
By Matthew Clyburn Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s. More than 5 million Americans currently have…
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April 11, 2017
By Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Diets designed to boost brain health, targeted largely at older adults, are a new,…