Join us on Giving Blue Day – March 10, 2021
In the United States, there are more than five million people living with dementia. Since 2012, our Wellness Initiative has focused on creating a community of resilient caregivers caring for[…]
Day: February 16, 2021
Center Wellness Initiative Managing Director, Laura Rice-Oeschger, Provides a Caregiver Check-In in Recent Michigan Medicine Blog Post
Laura Rice-Oeschger, LMSW, Managing Director of our Wellness Initiative and creator of our many wellness programs to support those caring for someone with memory loss, shares four ways to best[…]
Dr. Gerlach and Team Investigating Goals and Challenges of Hospice Care for Individuals Living with Dementia
Dr. Gerlach, a Geriatric Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at U-M, is recruiting participants for a research study focused on understanding thoughts and opinions on dementia[…]
Dr. James S. Jackson Seminar on Health Equity and Alzheimer’s Disease
Wednesday, March 3 5:00 – 6:30PM Alzheimer’s disproportionately impacts certain populations. Older Black/African-Americans are about twice as likely to have Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older whites, and Hispanic/Latinos are about one and[…]
2021 Leon and Josephine Winkelman Memorial Virtual Lecture with the U-M School of Social Work
Tuesday, February 23 4:30 – 5:30PM Keynote Presentation: Risk and Protective Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Older African Americans Presented by Dr. Lisa L. Barnes The Alla V.[…]