Posts Tagged Alzheimer
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When a Relative Gets Alzheimer’s, See an Attorney
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford When a loved one gets Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, it can be overwhelming if he or she has not planned ahead and acquired power of attorney documents and an estate plan. However, the reality is that most people do not have these advanced plan...
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Annual Caregiver Conference
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Generations Area Agency on Aging Family Caregivers are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Quad-City Caregiver Conference to be held Saturday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Waterfront Convention Center, in Bettendorf. This conference is for pe...
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Will You Help “Fern?”
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home Please join me and others in the Quad-City Area as we “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on September 10, 2011. There it was again, starting so very softly. That sound of a songbird, escalating to the harsh sound of a crow. Fern was coming back down the hal...
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Creating Moments of Joy
By Lindsey Osborne Activity Coordinator Petersen Commons Assisted Liviing .....well-known speaker on Alzheimer’s, is coming to the Quad City Area in September Jolene Brackey, a well-known speaker on Alzheimer’s, is coming to the Quad City Area in September. Ms. Brackey will be prese...
