Rodriguez is now the community relations director of Market Street Memory Care Residence, and Schacht is the new vice president of quality at Heritage Senior Living. http://www.mcknightsseniorliving.com/companies/people-in-the-news-sept-26/article/695510/
Get in at the reduced rate of $1900. This program is for personnel who are: corporate trainers, in-service directors, educators at learning institutions, consultants, and department heads. 7:30am-7:30pm, Linthicum, MD. Register for the CADDCT seminar: http://hfam.associationsonline.com/site_event_detail.cfm?pk_association_event=15143
Check out the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative’s “Dementia Twenty-Four Seven Simulation Activity, which “gives students and professionals critical insight into this important question.” It’s free! Download it here: http://www.ouhsc.edu/ohai/Training/SimulationKits.aspx
https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/national-plan-address-alzheimers-disease-2017-update
“Joan Wright, CDP, will give a talk at 5 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 26 at the Braintree Department of Elder Affairs on how to build up that team. She will address why people often resist asking…
“Exhibiting artist Karen Starrett . . . describes herself as an ‘intuitive’ painter. With a degree in art education from Douglass College, she has a dual career as an art teacher and a certified dementia…
Read about the ConnectedLIFE program adopted by Armbrook Village, which “is designed to meet the unique needs of those beginning to show signs of dementia.” http://businesswest.com/blog/armbrook-village-helps-seniors-build-independence-confidence/
October 17, Soaring Eagle Casino Hotel, Mt. Pleasant, MI. Registration is Limited and Required Prior to September 26, 2017. “This educational program will provide participants the opportunity to earn up to 8 nurse contact hours.…
11/7, Linthicum, MD. Register early and get in at the reduced rate of $1900. “This program is a must for all healthcare professionals who care for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The program…
“If your genes predispose you to the illness, 65 to 75 may be high-risk years.” https://consumer.healthday.com/cognitive-health-information-26/alzheimer-s-news-20/women-at-risk-for-alzheimer-s-face-critical-10-year-window-study-says-725909.html?WT.mc_id=enews2017_09_14&utm_source=enews-aff-113&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=enews-2017-09-14