House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Protect Nation’s Seniors

February 2, 2021

Story provided by Aging Advocates The bipartisan Promoting Alzheimer’s Awareness to Prevent Elder Abuse Act (S.3703/H.R. 6813), legislation championed by the Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (AIM), was unanimously passed by the U.S. House […]

Oklahoma State University Research Team Develops Innovative Dementia Care Settings

January 5, 2021

Story provided by Emily Roberts, PhD, Assistant Professor, OSU Design, Housing, and Merchandising It is estimated that 5.4 million Americans have some form of dementia and these numbers are expected to rise in the coming […]

OSU Team Conducting Survey Research on Dementia Home Care in the Time of COVID-19

September 10, 2020

Story provided by Aging Advocates Family caregivers with a relative with dementia often experience what has been called the ‘unexpected career of caregiver,’ facing multi-faceted, complex, and stressful life situations that can have important consequences. […]

Dementia Community Outreach Event Planned

November 4, 2019

Story provided by Stillwater Medical Center Dementia is now one of the leading killers in the United States, with the rate of deaths linked to the disease more than doubling over the past two decades. […]

Untreated Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline

November 16, 2018

Story by Julia Byrd, H.I.S., Precision Hearing Solutions Many studies over the last few years have brought to light a link between hearing loss and dementia. These studies have found that hearing loss is associated […]