An Alzheimer’s Community Forum will be taking place in Glen Cove. The event, implemented by the Long Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, is open to the general public. It aims …
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3/8/24
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I’ll never forget the last time I saw my stepmother, even though by then she’d already forgotten me. It was last year in the Florida hospice center Helen had lived in . . .
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By Michael Hinman
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12/7/23
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A first-of-its-kind nationwide study by the Alzheimer’s Association revealed that approximately one-eighth of the senior citizens living in Nassau County are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.
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By Siela A. Bynoe
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8/17/23
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Memory loss is common as we get older. Going to the grocery store and forgetting what you went there for. Trying to remember the name of an actor . . .
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6/1/23
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A new space dedicated exclusively to those with Alzheimer’s disease and their families has been added to Eisenhower Park.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and Nassau County opened a new …
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By Mallory Wilson
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5/28/23
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In honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Sunrise Senior Living of East Meadow will join in a worldwide effort to raise awareness for the disease by lighting the building teal on …
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By Mallory Wilson
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11/3/22
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red carpet, purple balloons and high-end fashion isn’t a combination most people would expect for an event about Alzheimer’s awareness. But that’s what visitors found at the …
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By Roksana Amid
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9/29/22
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Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) is partnering with the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center to host “Caring for the Caregiver” - the third installment of Legislator Bynoe’s ongoing series of Sip & Talk virtual community conversations related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
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6/9/22
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Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of Alzheimer's or another form of dementia. Alzheimer's is a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills. …
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Vanessa Loewy, Director Safe Harbor at The Regency, CDP, LCAT, ATR-BC
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9/13/19
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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease visit the JCC for Senior Adult Day Care from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Sept. 8, the JCC will hold a 5K to raise funds for the program.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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8/22/19
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