### Engaging People with Dementia at NYC's Cultural Institutions **By Meredith Wong, Manager of connect2culture®** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In creating the connect2culture® program, CaringKind recognizes how invaluable arts and cultural programs are to helping people with dementia and their caregivers remain engaged with each other and with their environment. The program offers training to educators at cultural institutions who are interes [...]

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### What Makes the MedicAlert® NYC Wanderer's Safety Program Unique? **By Elizabeth Bravo Santiago, Director of Wanderer's Safety Program** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Part of our mission statement is to create, deliver, and promote comprehensive and compassionate care and support services for individuals and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Since there has been an increase in the number of persons in the baby b [...]

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### A Big Step Forward **By Ann Wyatt, Manager of Palliative & Residential Care** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As we have discussed in past issues, since 2012, CaringKind has been working with three New York City nursing homes (Cobble Hill Health Center in Brooklyn and Isabella Geriatric Center and The New Jewish Home in Manhattan) to implement a model of palliative care developed by the Beatitudes Campus in Phoenix, Arizona, for people with d [...]

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevention, Treatment, and the Consequences By James Campbell Thanks to recent Hollywood films and widespread media attention, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) have become cemented in mainstream discourse. Still, the facts around TBI and CTE and their relationship to Alzheimer's and other dementias remain hazy. On October 18th, at the Times Center in New York, CaringKind provided some much-needed clarity at its 29th Annual Research [...]

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Loraine Halis Caregiver Conversation *From left: Jed A. Levine, Cathie Borrie, Dorene Scolnic, Jill Eikenberry, Anne M. Foerg*On Wednesday, December 7th, over 50 caregivers and friends of CaringKind attended the 2nd Annual Loraine Halis Family Caregiver Conversation. This year’s program featured a reading from the book The Long Hello by author Cathie Borrie and award-winning actress Jill Eikenberry, followed by Jed A. Levine moderating and Anne M. Foerg, CaringKind’s Director of Social Work, j [...]

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