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 Two retired Walworth County sheriff's officers hired to Lake Geneva Police Department Look Ahead: Maple Fest plus plenty of live music, comedy & more this weekend in Lake Geneva New Visit Lake Geneva partner has the right look and feel for special events Wisconsin Department of Transportation to host meeting about upcoming road improvement project Lake Geneva school district set to implement updated facilities and grade configuration plan Promotions Get the most important news in your inbox as it happens. Sign up for Breaking News: Read the E-edition now – the digital replica of the newspaper! 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?
