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Alzheimer’s Disease: A Nurse’s Perspective

Building a dementia-friendly community and raising awareness about memory loss disorders like Alzheimer's disease is a team effort. Alzheimer's Orange County spoke to local nurse Melinda Meyer, BSN, CCRN, to get a nurse's perspective on Alzheimer's disease and what others—including those in the healthcare field—should know about dementia and those affected by it. Read our

Spending Time with Pets Provides Benefits for Older Adults

A Guest Blog from Home Instead Senior care experts say seniors who interact with animals feel less depressed and isolated. Isolation is becoming an increasingly common issue, with one in five Americans reporting they feel lonely. Seniors are especially vulnerable to these feelings. In fact, 43 percent say they experience loneliness regularly. A new survey