Caring for a loved one with dementia is a difficult, taxing, and stressful job. When our loved one is also your spouse, many feelings can arise as we “lose” our husband or wife to dementia. You might be accustomed to…
The Mind and Memory Program (MMP), a collaboration between Mission Hospital and Alzheimer’s Family Center, was named 2019 Program of the Year by the Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare (AABH) at its national conference in August. Located on the campus…
Alzheimer’s typically is diagnosed in seniors but sometimes younger people develop early onset Alzheimer’s. Anyone with Alzheimer’s that is under 65 can apply for Social Security disability benefits to help pay for living expenses when you can’t work because of…
Since Archstone Foundation gave Alzheimer’s Family Center (AFC) a grant to fund free Caregiver Counseling sessions, AFC has helped many caregivers of a loved one with dementia. Cheryl Alvarez, Psy.D, the Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health at AFC, explains why…
Alzheimer's Family Center in Huntington Beach, California is happy to announce it will be hosting a 3-part series for caregivers presented by the Alzheimer's Association. In the middle stage of Alzheimer’s disease, those who were care partners now become hands-on…