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A Conversation with Rebecca Abenante, LSW and Susan Boyle, DNP from Morristown Medical Center.

A hospital stay can be stressful for everyone. For a person with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, a hospital stay can cause increased confusion, anxiety, agitation and even a decline in cognition. Families are often unprepared when the person with Alzheimer’s needs hospitalization or when the hospitalization is for the primary caregiver.

Presented by Robert G. Stern, MD.

Several prescription drugs have been available to treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for many years. In the past 2 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given full approval to disease-modifying drugs. These medications are called disease-modifying drugs because they work by targeting and clearing beta-amyloid plaques from the brain.

Join Alzheimer’s New Jersey along with Tess Tomasi, I&A/Care Management Supervisor, Bergen County Division of Senior Services, and Colleen Smith, LCSW Caregiver Specialist, Monmouth County Office on Aging, to learn about the role of the Office on Aging and resources available statewide. These include programs related to home safety and respite from caregiving as well as financial assistance.