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  • How Lifespan's Partners in Caring program is changing the perception of older adults with dementia

    Natalia Rodríguez Medina

    April 20, 2022 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, New York

    The Partners in Caring Respite program pairs volunteers with people in the early stages of cognitive neurological disorders — like dementia — to offer care and companion programs, allowing them to build relationships and provide respite for family caregivers. Partners in Caring has expended to four counties across the state, serving over 400 families with its 70 on-call volunteers.

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  • 'I am not alone:' How a California county is helping Hispanic family caregivers find peace

    Natalia Rodríguez Medina Tom Kisken

    July 12, 2021 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Ventura, California

    La Buena Vida connects caregivers from Latino households with respite care, training, and support groups. Using federal funding, the program serves as the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging’s resource center for Spanish-speaking family caregivers. The program also provides safety equipment, like ramps and railings. In addition to much needed emotional and physical breaks from their responsibilities, the group connects caregivers to Spanish-speaking professionals who offer counseling and support. The program staff regularly checks in with its 66 clients to see how they are doing and assess their needs.

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  • How a program to support Latino caregivers may have discovered a new wave of patients

    Natalia Rodríguez Medina

    December 07, 2020 |

    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    The Chicago-based Latino Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Alliance (LAMDA) has helped connect "Latinos who have memory diseases with clinical support" by focusing on creating connections and using memory-health surveys. The program relies on bicultural community health promoters who are embedded within the community and visit places such as health fairs, nursing home lobbies and churches to offer resources and "conduct memory tests and evaluations on at-risk elders."

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