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One in nine Americans aged 65 or older are living with Alzheimer’s disease – and the costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment can put a tremendous strain on a family’s financial security.
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Mental health is among the top health concerns affecting communities in Central Virginia, according to a 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment report.
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The Alzheimer’s Association will ask lawmakers to require that law enforcement recruits receive dementia specific training as they begin their careers.
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When Virginia’s General Assembly returns to Richmond this week, AARP Virginia will ask lawmakers to protect at-risk nursing home residents and their families by taking on quality and staffing problems in facilities.
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Celebrating the holidays with family and friends is something that most people look forward to for months. However, for people with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, the holidays can be overwhelming and challenging.
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The Family Literacy Program is a 10-week program designed for English Learner students in grades 6 to 9 and their caregivers.
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The Commonwealth Council for Aging announced its support for the creation of a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) in the 2023 legislative session.
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Medicine is part of a $31 million, multi-institutional study focused on evaluating a new method for pacing the heart in people with heart failure and conduction system disease.
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The American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities grant makes it possible now for the Augusta County Library to offer memory kits.
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Awaiting discharge from a hospital in Cairo, Adel Al Manthari, a Yemeni civilian, faces months of physical therapy and mounting medical bills following three surgeries since 2018, when a U.S. weaponized drone killed four of his cousins and left him mangled, burnt and barely alive, bedridden to this day.
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