Living Well With Dementia

August 2023

Are you or someone you know:

Caring for a person living with dementia?
Wanting to keep your brain healthy?
Serving community members living with dementia at your organization?

Let's care together.

The ARDC of the North provides

education, support, and resources!

Click on your county

to find a list of ongoing programs related to Dementia & Caregiving

Ashland

Bayfield

Iron

Price

Sawyer

Caregiver Support & Programs

Support Groups

New Caregiver Support Group Location!!

The caregiver support group that was meeting in Iron River, WI

will be moving to:

The Washburn Public Library

307 Washington Ave.

Washburn, WI 54891

Last Thursday, Monthly

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Click Here for other in-person support group listings

Support for Those Living with Dementia

BREAKING NEWS ON EARLY STAGE ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has moved to grant traditional approval of Lequembi® (lecanemab).

What does this mean for you?

Read the Full Statement from the Alzheimer's Association Here

Click Here to listen to the listen to the newest Dementia Matters podcast episode on 'Putting Lecanemab into Practice: A Clinician's Perspective On The New Alzheimer's Treatment'

Businesses & the Community

Are you looking for more in-depth dementia training for yourself, or your staff?

The Wisconsin Dementia Care Project Learning Center offers a series of online and classroom-style dementia courses, originally developed for and approved by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The curriculum is a appropriate for a variety of learners from beginning to advanced levels. In partnership with The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Center for Community Development, Engagement and Trainings.

Click Here to learn more

Find Dementia Friendly Organizations in your county:

Brain Health & Wellness

Sleeping Your Way to Better

Brain Health

Join Dr. Steven Barczi - a professor within the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Madison - as he explains the impacts of sleep on brain health in this 20 minute lecture from 2022

Click Here to watch the recording

Education & Resources

Wisconsin ADRC YouTube Channel

Visit the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center Channel for recordings of past lectures and presentations on all topics relating to Dementia and Caregiving.

Click Here to visit the channel

Looking for More?

Alzheimer's Association

National Institute on Aging

Dementia Care in Wisconsin

ADRC of the North

Alzheimer's Foundation of America

Connect with Us.

Call the Aging and Disability Resource Center of the North at:

1-866-663-3607

And ask to speak to a Dementia Care Specialist

Dementia Care Specialists:

Providing confidential and no cost services to individuals, families, caregivers, and professionals in Ashland, Bayfield, Iron, Price, and Sawyer Counties.

Ellie Webb

[email protected]

Ashland & Bayfield Counties

Joanie Zecherle

[email protected]

Sawyer County

Facebook: www.facebook.com/SCDCNetwork

Shea O'Rourke

[email protected]

Iron & Price Counties