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News from April 2024

April 29, 2024

Dementia Friends Regional Update: Area Agency on Aging and Disabilities of SW WA and HOPE Dementia Support

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Dementia Friends is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. Our latest update focuses on the expansion of Dementia Friends program into Cowlitz County.

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Categories: Community Stories, Resources, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community


April 17, 2024

Giving primary-care docs training, tools to manage dementia

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Clinicians designed a program to help manage the burgeoning wave of patients with cognitive deficits. Via UW Medicine

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Categories: Care & Treatment , Resources, Programs


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