Video: Caring for a wife with dementia in rural Wisconsin From the Special report | Fading away: Wisconsin's dementia crisis series Nov 21, 2019 Nov 21, 2019 Updated Jan 9, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Previous Next More in Special report | Fading away: Wisconsin's dementia crisis (5 of 9) Adult day care, common in cities, rare in rural areas Read more Locations Madison In this Series Special report | Fading away: Wisconsin's dementia crisis 1 Nov 24, 2019 article Families, policy makers struggle to address dementia and caregiving 2 Updated Jan 9, 2023 html Video: Couple cope with man's dementia diagnosis 3 Nov 24, 2019 article Former Gov. Martin Schreiber shares wisdom of caring for wife with Alzheimer's 9 updates As featured on Older and with fewer services, rural Wisconsin wrestles with dementia Dementia can be more of a struggle in rural areas, where adult day care, home care, nursing homes and other services can be hard to come by. With no cure for Alzheimer's, exercise can benefit brain Some of the research supporting exercise to ward off dementia comes from the UW-Madison lab of Ozioma Okonkwo, a clinical psychologist. UW-Madison brain scan studies seek to pinpoint signs of Alzheimer's The research could help scientists answer key questions, such as: Why have drugs that clear amyloid from the brain failed to stop Alzheimer’s? Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most Popular Sign and facade improvements approved for Simple Cafe Lake Geneva moves closer to purchasing land for public safety facility Madison man charged in Whitewater homicide investigation 2 Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation These former Milwaukee Brewers will be suiting up in MLB playoffs Most Popular Sign and facade improvements approved for Simple Cafe Lake Geneva moves closer to purchasing land for public safety facility Madison man charged in Whitewater homicide investigation 2 Wisconsin sheriff races test the future of local ICE cooperation These former Milwaukee Brewers will be suiting up in MLB playoffs Promotions Read the E-edition now – the digital replica of the newspaper! Download our mobile app for a customized experience! View All Promotions Read the E-edition now – the digital replica of the newspaper! Download our mobile app for a customized experience! View All
Older and with fewer services, rural Wisconsin wrestles with dementia Dementia can be more of a struggle in rural areas, where adult day care, home care, nursing homes and other services can be hard to come by.
With no cure for Alzheimer's, exercise can benefit brain Some of the research supporting exercise to ward off dementia comes from the UW-Madison lab of Ozioma Okonkwo, a clinical psychologist.
UW-Madison brain scan studies seek to pinpoint signs of Alzheimer's The research could help scientists answer key questions, such as: Why have drugs that clear amyloid from the brain failed to stop Alzheimer’s?
