Resources for People with Memory Issues Archives - International Association for Indigenous Aging

Dementia Initiatives and Resources from the International Association for Indigenous Aging

Watch the previously recorded CMS LTSS Dementia Initiatives and Resources from the International Association for Indigenous Aging, featuring Executive Director Dave Baldridge, Tribal Public Health and Aging Associate Breana Dorame, and Public Health Programs and Communications Associate Mary Ann O'Meara, MPH. This webinar discusses the challenges of caregiving in Indian Country, showcases efforts of the International Association for ...

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 ...

IA²’s Department of Justice Dementia Wandering Project at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Roundtable Conference

This project was an awarded grant for the Department of Justice. The purpose of this project is to prevent wandering among tribal elders living with Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia (ADRD), develop a robust wandering search and rescue support strategy in the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (PLPT) reservation, and create a replication guide ...

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