Promising Practice: Long-Term Services and Supports for Alzheimer’s and Dementia-related Illnesses
By: Mary Ann OMeara, MPH, Breana Dorame, International Association for Indigenous Aging; Mike Splaine, Splaine Consulting Alzheimer's disease and related dementias affect American Indian and Alaskan Native people at a high rate. According to the Healthy Brain Initiative's Roadmap for Indian Country, 1 in 9 people over 65 in America experience Alzheimer's or related dementia. This ...