Articles Tagged: Alzheimer’s

Kathy Good has won an award for her leadership in aging and dementia care at the DeWolf Innovation Center for Aging & Dementia. Here’s how she does it.

This story first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Prestige, a special section dedicated to telling the stories of …

Daughter says she slowly lost her father who was a “brilliant” doctor and pilot to a “cruel disease” — Alzheimer’s, which “robs people of their dignity” and every they loved doing in life. Her father died in May.

Advocates for people with autism and Alzheimer’s disease said the legislation funds vital tools to help locate missing people.

The Gary Wicklund Lifetime of Service Award has been named after and awarded to Gary Wicklund of Coralville, who has been an Alzheimer’s Association volunteer since 1977.

The number of dementia and Alzheimer’s cases has increased in recent years and the COVID-19 pandemic has indirectly caused further decline in those with cognitive conditions.

The walk was held at the McGrath Amphitheatre on Saturday. Fundraising continues through the end of the year and donations can be made online.

Kris Hansen, CEO of Western Home Services, discusses the “household-like” care model behind the joint project with UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids. The senior living community is expected to open in 2023.

Participants have the option to walk from home or at the McGrath Amphitheatre beginning at 8 a.m.

Kathy Good, founder and director of the Family Caregivers Center of Mercy, has been named the director of the Chris & Suzy DeWolf Family Innovation Center for Aging and Dementia.

An Eastern Iowa woman raised thousands of dollars during a fundraiser in honor of her mother, who has advanced Alzheimer’s disease.

UnityPoint Health-Cedar Rapids announced construction of a $25 million senior living community in northeast Cedar Rapids called The Cottages at UnityPoint Way. Built in partnership with Cedar Falls-based Western Home Services, the facility will provide care for residents with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss.

Government health officials Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.