2021 Lina Mae Edwards Young Investigator Research Grant Announced! Dementia Alliance of North Carolina is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 Lina Mae Edwards Young Investigator Research Grants. James R. Bateman, MD, MPH, of Wake Forest University Health Sciences will be awarded $100,000 for his project titled “Autonomic Biomarkers of Mild Behavioral Impairment…
Written by Ryleigh Jasmin for dementianc.org More than six million Americans live with Alzheimer’s, and there are several more with other types of dementia. In fact, dementia deaths have increased by 16% since the pandemic started, yet even before COVID-19, caring for this particular demographic was always a challenging task. Add COVID-19’s social distancing and…
Helping individuals with hearing loss live happier, more involved lives Submitted by Dr. Angela Bright Pearson, Audiologist Bright Audiology www.brightaudiology.com My mother has had dementia over the last 10 years; so, I know firsthand how challenging dementia is for patients and their family members. No one knows how difficult it is for a dementia patient…
Tube Feeding in People Living with Dementia Melanie Bunn, RN, MS, GNP Food is one of the most powerful ways we show love and affection for each other. We meet friends for lunch or coffee, remember fondly special family and holiday meals, and celebrate rites of passage with traditional recipes. From the moment of…
On the 1st day of Holiday Caregiving… Enjoy making memories. Don’t get so involved in the plans you forget the point of the activity or event. The experience may not be like it used to be (especially this year) but you can still find the magical moments, the moments of joy. Especially for the person…
The Holidays Will Look Different So it’s mid-November and we are all starting to think about “the holidays.” This year, no matter where you are and no matter who you are, the holidays will look different. Whether it’s a full turkey dinner socially distanced outside or a TV tray with your favorite take-out in front…
Presented by Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, Transitions LifeCare, Transitions GuidingLights, and Alzheimer’s Association. Like so many other conferences and events these days, the annual Caregivers Summit will move from multiple in-person events to one virtual event, scheduled for October 22, 2020. “For more than 10 years, the Caregivers Summit has been an in-person event where…
Dementia Alliance of North Carolina is pleased to announce two winners of the 2020 Lina Mae Edwards Young Investigator Research Grants. The grantees, from Duke University and Wake Forest University, will both receive $100,000 over the next two years. The purpose of Dementia Alliance’s research program is to address important issues ranging across a…
The Changing Face of Grief and Loss in a Time of a Global Health Crisis By Ashleigh Abercrombie, LCSW Account Liaison, Heartland Hospice Grief and loss are present for most of us regularly, ranging from the loss of a loved one through death to losing our job or even the loss associated with a child…
Medication Management by Latoya Galberth Recently at Galberth Health we’ve had an influx of occupational therapy inquiries from caregivers and family members wanting to know how to increase medication compliance for their loved one. We know that managing medication, and doing so accurately, is just as important as maintaining a proper diet and exercise regimen.…