Found 5 blog entries tagged as Dementia.

KADLEC Presents 'Challenging Behaviors': Understanding and Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior | Richland, WAKADLEC will be presenting the Challenging Behaviors event on September 21, 2016. This will run from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. and will be held at Kadlec Healthplex, Sycamore/Cedar Room, 1268 Lee Boulevard, Richland, WA. For more details, please visit the Presentation: Challenging Behaviors page at Kadlec's website.

About Challenging Behaviours
This Kadlec presentation will center on educating participants how to understand and respond to dementia-related behavior. It aims to make everyone aware that when a person with dementia loses his ability to use language to communicate, his behavior becomes his tool to express his sentiments and needs.

Challenging Behaviors will teach how the family and caregivers of people with dementia can deal with their…

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The Tri-Cities Alzheimer's and Dementia Conference: Tools and Encouragement for Patients and Families in Richland, WAThe Tri-Cities Alzheimer's and Dementia Conference will take place on March 31, 2016 at Bethel Church Richland Campus. The conference will be from 9:00 am until 3:30 p.m. Bethel Church Richland Campus is located at 600 Shockley Road, Richland, WA. Kindly visit the website of Alzheimer's Association for more details.

A Conference for Patients with Alzheirmer's and Dementia and Their Families
The Alzheimer's and Dementia Conference was formed to provide the necessary tools and encouragement to family members and professionals who are taking care of patients with dementia. The Tri-Cities Alzheimer's and Dementia Conference will be comprised of three sessions. There will also be a lunchtime panel discussion to give chance to attendees who want to ask…

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Memory Loss, Dementia And Alzheimer’s Disease Walla Walla, WashingtonOn Wednesday, October 7 from 7:00 in the morning until 12:00 noon there will be a program that will provide you information on how to detect, the causes and risk factors of Dementia, Memory Loss and Alzheimer’s disease and also learn the stages and the treatments of this disease.

More about the Event
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia. It is the general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging although majority of the patients are 65 years old and above. Serious memory loss, confusion and other major changes in the way our mind work is a manifestation of Alzheimer’s.

If you have a relative or friend that is affected by Alzheimer’s be part…

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Challenging Behaviors Sycamore Room -Kadlec Healthplex Richland, WashingtonOn Thursday, August 27 join a free event about "Challenging Behaviors" at the Sycamore Room -Kadlec Healthplex in Richland, Washington from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon.

Details of the Event
Are you living with a person with dementia? Come join this free event and learn more about the disorder and understand what they are going through.

Patients with dementia may experience behavioral and psychotic symptoms (BPSD)during the course of their disease due to the alteration in processing, integrating and retrieving new information that accompanies dementia.

Studies have found that more than 90 percent of people with dementia develop at least one BPSD with a significant percentage of these individuals having serious clinical implications. Depression,…

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On Thursday, November 6 come and join "Planning: The Key to a Joyous Holiday Season" from 2:00 until 4:00 in the afternoon at the Bethel Church 600 Shockley Road Richland, Washington.

Details of the Event
For most families, holidays are filled with opportunities for togetherness, sharing, laughter and memories. But holidays can be filled with stress, disappointment and sadness foe people with dementia and their caregivers. Learn about strategies to help make your holiday season a more joyous one in "Planning: The Key to a Joyous Holiday Season". This is a free event, however, a free pre-registration is required.

For more information and to register, please call 509-943-8455 or visit www.kadlec.org/knrc

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