(Undated)– The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter is raising awareness of adults who get lost during the holidays.
The group is holding educational seminars online, this month and next, focusing on topics for families struggling with all forms of dementia. The series teaches people how to identify symptoms of dementia by decoding behavioral messages the affected person displays, noticing common behavior triggers, and learning strategies to help intervene in some of the most common behavioral challenges of Alzheimer’s disease. The Iowa Chapter’s Jessica Duncan says caregivers notice more people with Alzheimer’s ‘wandering’ during the holidays – leaving the house without anyone’s knowledge, for example…
Duncan says the workshops are designed to help family members learn specific facts about the disease. It should equip them to sort out the various opinions and hearsay about what happens to people with dementia, and the toll Alzheimer’s can take on family members…
Registration for the educational series is online, at ‘alz.org, forward slash, Iowa.’ Click on “Programs Event Calendar.”
