dementia


June 3, 2016

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held June 17

Ben Boulden

June 3, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop June 17 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at…


May 26, 2016

Institute on Aging Aims for Dementia Friendly Communities

Kelley Cooper

May 18, 2016 |  As the number of adults with dementia grows, so does the need for dementia-friendly communities. The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging held a workshop for Schmieding Home Caregiver Training education directors on how to establish dementia-friendly communities in their regions. Education directors from El Dorado, Fort Smith, Hot Springs,…


February 17, 2016

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held March 7

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop March 7 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…


January 11, 2016

Free Family Caregiver Workshop to be held Jan. 19

Ben Boulden

EL DORADO – The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free family caregiver workshop Jan. 19 for those who would like to learn about caring for an adult with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will be held 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at…


November 17, 2015

Caregiving Enriches Caregiver, Leads to Rewarding Career

Ben Boulden

Nov. 17, 2015 | Long lives can radiate wisdom and even joy. Home caregiver Sue Carter, of Elkins, knows an invisible benefit of her chosen occupation is being able to bask in that radiant warmth. Sue has been caring for and learning from older adults for more than 15 years. In the 1990s, at the…


February 25, 2015

Alzheimer’s Disease Panel Draws Capacity Crowd

Ben Boulden

Feb. 25, 2015 | About 150 people filled the Jo Ellen Ford Auditorium at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging to capacity Feb. 10 to hear presentations and take part in a question-and-answer discussion of Alzheimer’s disease.


October 21, 2013

Free Alzheimer’s Family Caregiver Workshop Offered in Hot Springs Nov. 8

Ben Boulden

LITTLE ROCK – A free, one-day Alzheimer’s Caregiver training workshop for family members will be held Nov. 8 at the Garland County Library in partnership with the Oaklawn Center on Aging, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


August 4, 2011

UAMS to Hold Support Sessions for Early-Stage Dementia

David Robinson

<span class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – A series of education and support sessions for those with early-stage dementia and their family members is being offered Sept. 12 – Oct. 10 by the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Alzheimer’s Arkansas</span>



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