Most CA Nursing Homes Below Full COVID Vaccine Compliance

The majority of nursing homes in California have not reached full compliance with a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff at long-term care facilities, and 68 nursing homes have not reported their vaccination rates at all. Learn more.

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Could COVID-19 Lead to Alzheimer's?

THE CORONA VIRUS:
Around the world, dementia researchers are studying SARS-CoV-2 virus' (the cause of COVID-19) long-term effects on the brain and nervous system. It is clear the virus can have chronic consequences and we need to know more.

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Worried About Alzheimer's? Virtual Memory Screenings Are Free.

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America is offering virtual memory screenings through its National Memory Screening Program, free. It's easy to get one. Learn more now.

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Staying Social with Alzheimer's In Spite of COVID-19

CBS VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT:

Bans on visitors at senior facilities , fewer people dropping in at home, and social distancing may be harsh and confusing for people living with dementia. See tips on beating the stressful social isolation triggered by Coronavirus.

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Mom is Home with Coronavirus & Dementia

TEEPA CARE TIPS - VIDEO:

Dale asked Teepa about bringing home Mom after she recovered from COVID-19. How do we keep her and ourselves safe?

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For My Alzheimer's Mum, We Made a Supermarket at Home

HAPPY VIDEO:

See joy shine despite lockdown. Mum is 87,lives with her family, and has Alzheimer's. See how her full-time carers became her full-time shopping mall, too, in their own home-made supermarket stocked with her favorite groceries.

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Nursing Homes Must Admit COVID-19 Patients

California ordered nursing home operators to admit patients with the coronavirus. But that was just the tip of the iceberg: many states issued similar orders, and within days COVID-19 death tolls in skilled nursing facilities rose. Why?

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