New Alzheimer’s Activity: Art Spark Workshop
April 9, 2024
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A new workshop at the Flint Institute of Arts is making waves in the Alzheimer’s and dementia community.
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Help Someone with Dementia Sit Down
March 6, 2024
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Teepa Snow: EMERGENCIES FROM FALLS increase 54% in dementia. Many happen while trying to sit down. Falls injure 1-in-3 seniors. See how to help them sit down safely.
10 Ways to Use the Power of Photos for Dementia Care
February 6, 2024
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Learn to use photos and photo albums as a fantastic dementia activity. See how they easily reduce social isolation and depression, providing comfort to people with dementia.
A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away
December 25, 2023
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An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
The 5th Dementia – A Musical Movie
October 31, 2023
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FULL MOVIE: “The 5th Dementia” is a diverse music band of people with dementia. When the music starts, they are transformed, diving in with no sheet music. Watch powerfully personal stories reveal this inexplicable phenomena.
Virtual Forest Project Calms & Connects in Dementia
October 30, 2023
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See how The Virtual Forest Project lifts people with dementia.
Graffiti Helps Alzheimer’s Patients Rediscover Identity
October 21, 2023
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Damon McLeese is teaching Alzheimer’s patients to leverage their power to forget, by forgetting to “stay within the lines,” using graffiti. See Damon tell the heartwarming story of his latest collaboration.
Virtual Reality Revolutionizing Dementia Care
October 1, 2023
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M.I.T.’s Rendever takes dementia residents like Miriam Keith back to wonderful places no longer accessible to them.
Is Sitting Bad for the Brain? Maybe Not.
September 24, 2023
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Is keeping seated and sedentary, while intellectually stimulated, part of the best way to care for your brain?
12 Intervention Sessions Improve Cognition
September 17, 2023
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Researchers say it takes a dozen “intervention sessions” to improve cognition in those at risk for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
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