Living Well With Dementia

October 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 ADRC of the North provides

education, support, and resources!

Click on your county

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

Caregiver Support & Programs

Caregiver Support Groups

Click Here for in-person support group listings

Are you a Caregiver?

Do you make meals for another person?

Do you give someone rides to medical appointments?

Do you manage medications for someone else?

Do you assist someone with personal cares such as showering and changing?

Do you call someone just to "check-in" on them?

Do you provide support at any level for another person?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then you are a caregiver, and this class is for you!

Click here to Register

Support for Those Living with Dementia

Doctors with Dementia: Flipping the Script

National Council of Dementia Minds is Proud to Introduce a Webinar Series by Doctors with Dementia

Introducing Doctors with Dementia

Welcome to “Doctors with Dementia: Flipping the Script.” We are a dedicated group of retired physicians living with various types of dementia. We invite you to join us for a series of webinars in which we will share our perspectives as educators and advocates. Our goal is to change the way we approach dementia care. Please join us to enhance your understanding of cognitive impairment, improve communication and care skills, and be a part of a collaborative and compassionate approach to supporting persons living with dementia.

Who Should Attend Our Webinars?

Our webinars are relevant and beneficial for a wide range of attendees, including:

Current and future healthcare professionals
Faculty of medical schools and allied health professions
Persons living with dementia
Care partners, family members, and friends
Service providers
Insurance companies

Dates, Time, and Registration

Webinars will be held every Thursday from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT) beginning October 19 through November 16. We encourage you to attend the entire series, but you are welcome to attend only one or more.

Webinar 1: Prescription for Change - 10/19

Webinar 2: Discussions with Your Doctor - 10/26

Webinar 3: Benefits of an Early Diagnosis - 11/2

Webinar 4: How to Deliver a Dementia Diagnosis - 11/9

Webinar 5: Characterizing Adult Neurocognitive Diseases & Adapting Care to Enhance Quality of Life - 11/16

Click Here to learn more

Click to Read Article

Home Health Agencies

Home health agencies (HHAs) are organizations that provide skilled nursing and other therapeutic services.

HHAs provide these services in patients’ homes. (Nurse, Social Worker, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, etc.)

Services require doctor's orders and are covered by Medicare and most insurances.

Skilled care includes services such as:

Wound care for open, infected, or complex wounds.
Urinary catheterization.
Teaching safe use of assistive devices.
Transfer techniques.
Gait training.
Medication management.

HHAs are different than services provided by Personal Care Agencies (PCAs), which include:

Help with activities of daily living.
Housekeeping tasks.
Accompanying clients to medical appointments.

PCA are paid by the person needing care

Click to download form from WI Health and Human Services

Businesses & the Community

Walk to End Alzheimer's 2023

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Ashland on September 9th for the annual Walk to End Alzheimer's.

A special thank you to the volunteers who made this event possible! The work that you do for our community does not go unnoticed!

Find Dementia Friendly Organizations in your county:

Brain Health & Wellness

Education & Resources

CDC Launches Healthy Brain Resource Center

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has launched its Healthy Brain Resource Center (HBRC). This is an online, free, searchable, location for many resources about brain health

Click Here to visit the Healthy Brain Resource Center

The Importance of

Hearing Aids

Treating hearing loss is an important step in reducing your risk for Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia. Click on the button below to read more in this article from the National Institute of Health.

Click here to read more

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

ellie.webb@ashlandcountywi.gov

Ashland & Bayfield Counties

Joanie Zecherle

jzecherle@sawyerhs.hayward.wi.us

Sawyer County

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Shea O'Rourke

shea.orourke@co.price.wi.us

Iron & Price Counties

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