Tele- Savvy Online Family Caregiver Education

06/24/2019

05/23/2019

Last month The Rev. Tracey Lind was invited to serve as a guest speaker for Shabbat services at Temple Emanu-El in New York City. You can listen to Rev. Lind's message, "The Spirituality of Dementia," about the meaning, grace, gifts and wisdom she has found since being diagnosed with PPA, here: https://bit.ly/2Hv9wrY

05/22/2019

Check out what you should know about Alzheimer's disease!

05/06/2019

Thanks to all tuning in for this evening’s 60 Minutes story on FTD. You can watch the story – along with an additional related “60 Minutes Overtime” piece -- for free at the link below for the next four weeks! Please share this story widely.

And be sure to watch CBS This Morning tomorrow – Dr. Ted Huey of AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council will be interviewed at 7:30 a.m. EST. https://bit.ly/2H1lQQh

04/27/2019

More insidious than Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia is a silent epidemic.

04/01/2019

This is a easy way to get involved in changing legislation to improve the lives of those affected with Alzheimer's

WE NEED YOUR VOICE! Ask your elected officials to support two new bills introduced this week in Congress: Improving HOPE for Alzheimer’s Act & Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Act of 2019. Both pieces of legislation would better the lives of those facing Alzheimer's. Learn more and take action today at bit.ly/2ESfbVY.

03/28/2019

According to the National Alliance for Caregiving: "The typical higher-hour caregiver has been caregiving for an average of 5-1/2 years and expects to continue care for another 5 years. Nearly half of these higher-hour caregivers report high emotional stress (46 percent)."

TeleSavvy helps caregivers learn how to guide their person through days that are safe, calm and as pleasant as possible.

Interested? Send us a message!

03/26/2019

Cohort 17 finished their training last Friday and are now TeleSavvy caregivers! Congratulations!

03/25/2019

I was a small piece in the search to find a cure. Now I feel as if I’m getting erased, and medical science doesn’t have any answers.

03/19/2019

Interesting news story about the increase in Alzheimer's diagnoses in GA.

There has been a 248% increase in the number of Alzheimer's related deaths since 2000.

03/18/2019

If you or someone you know is interested in participating in the TeleSavvy study please contact Rachel Nast (rachel.nash@emory.edu) or send us a message!

03/11/2019

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03/11/2019

Check out Dr. Epps talking about Tele- Savvy in the Rush newsletter!

02/20/2019

Check out our March newsletter!

02/20/2019

02/19/2019

Resources from the Alzheimer's Association about living a brain- healthy lifestyle!

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! 🙌 We have officially launched ALZ, our new lifestyle magazine that includes inspiring stories and tips for living a brain-healthy lifestyle. Read our first cover story featuring WNBA's Candace Parker and subscribe at alz.org/ALZmag.