Become a Dementia Friends Champion at an Upcoming Training

by James Fuccione | Feb 15, 2023 | News and Updates

Take part in a free 2.5 hour Zoom training to become a Dementia Friends Champion! This training will give you the knowledge and materials you need to lead your own Dementia Friends information session for your family, friends, colleagues or others in your community....

Johns Hopkins Study Links Social Isolation to Dementia Risk

by James Fuccione | Jan 18, 2023 | Data and Reports

Johns Hopkins researchers found isolated older adults have a 28 percent greater risk of developing dementia than do their counterparts who are not socially isolated. In what may the first study of a longitudinal association between social isolation and incident...

Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH Hosting Virtual New England Family Conference

by James Fuccione | Jan 11, 2023 | Conferences

Join the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH for a free, virtual conference for those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia and their families. Sessions will feature notable guest speakers and include a panel of persons living with early stage dementia. Topics...

December Education Programs Available from the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH

by James Fuccione | Nov 30, 2022 | News and Updates

Check out the following events from the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH during the month of December, which include virtual and in-person programming geared towards caregivers, people living with dementia and the general public interested in learning more. Virtual...

Upcoming Events: Caring for the Caregiver, Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture 2022

by James Fuccione | Nov 8, 2022 | Conferences, News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Caring for the Caregiver Series – November 18th Join the next webinars in the...