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As temperatures rise, extreme heat can have a significant impact on everyone’s safety, but these conditions can be especially stressful and confusing for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Among the first of its kind in the nation, the new system will include key information on court-appointed guardians, including how many people they oversee, if they’re registered with the state and if there are disciplinary actions against them.
Eighty-four percent of voters 50 and older support expanding the tax credit for Wounded Warrior caregivers to all family caregivers who care for older loved ones.
Of the more than 726,000 veterans in Virginia, only 20% have used their Veteran’s Administration health care benefits, according to U.S. Census Bureau
Rises in Cases and Deaths in Virginia Show Continued Need for Reform to Protect Residents and Staff
During Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in June, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging all Americans to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors that may help reduce the risk of cognitive decline.
AARP and South Dakota’s Helpline Center are testing a service that allows family caregivers to sign up for phone or text support from trained staff. Now in its second year, the pilot program will continue to accept new participants.
According to World Health Organization estimates, 1 in 6 people over the age of 60 suffers from some type of abuse. More needs to be done in order to bring elder abuse into the spotlight, and that is why the United Nations will call upon all nations to refer to June 15 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day [WEAAD].
A new law will create a registry to single out people who have been implicated in cases of elder abuse.
Here are three things you can do to safeguard your loved one from financial exploitation.
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