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Traveling for the Holidays When Your Loved One Has Dementia
Traveling can be enjoyable for families impacted by dementia, but it can also bring challenges, especially during the busy holiday season. To ensure the safety, comfort, and enjoyment of everyone involved, planning is critical [View More]
Managing Caregiver Stress During the Holidays
The expectations and commitments of the holiday season combined with the responsibilities of caregiving can sometimes turn “the most wonderful time of the year” into the exact opposite. Caring for a loved one with dementia [View More]
Things You Can Do for Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia affect over 600,000 New Jersey residents including caregivers. According to an Alzheimer’s New Jersey® survey conducted by Farleigh Dickson University PublicMind, 68% of New Jersey residents said they [View More]
Janice’s Alzheimer’s Story
Our thanks to Janice for sharing her moving story about caring for her mom, Gabriella. Janice captures the complexity of caregiving – the often-conflicting emotions of love and anger, patience and frustration, compassion and [View More]
National Non-Profit Day
This Saturday, August 17th is National Nonprofit Day – a day to recognize the positive impact that nonprofit organizations have on our local communities here in New Jersey and across the world. In the [View More]
Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s
While older age is the greatest risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease, a less common form of the disease, known as young-onset or early-onset Alzheimer’s, can develop in those under the age of 65. Affecting 5-6% of all people...
