Anne GeggisMarch 10, 2024
4min0
The $8.5 million boost in funding over last year's awaits the Governor's signature.
Tag: Alzheimer’s Association
Anne GeggisMarch 10, 2024
Ryan NicolJanuary 1, 2024
3min0
'This is an excellent first step to a larger push for law enforcement agencies to have the tools and resources to better support the more than 580,000 Floridians living with Alzheimer's and 827,000 family caregivers.'
Haley BrownJune 21, 2021
6min1600
Part of the money will go toward early detection programs.
Renzo DowneyAugust 7, 2020
5min730
Nursing homes have been closed to visitors for more than four months.
Scott PowersJune 19, 2020
4min732
Florida has 580,000 people with Alzheimer's disease
Staff ReportsOctober 11, 2019
8min478
Conley will lead on statewide public policy initiatives.
Guest AuthorNovember 10, 20155min277
Imagine your loved ones unable to remember who you are or what you mean to them: Years of memories suddenly lost. Perhaps you no longer recognize the person now living inside a familiar body, the result of major personality shifts that cause sudden and unpredictable mood changes. That’s what my family and I experienced with […]
Phil AmmannJune 16, 2015
3min228
Florida’s Old Capitol turns purple this week to honor Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. From 8 p.m. Tuesday through Wednesday morning, the Alzheimer’s Association will bathe the historic building in purple light, as a sign of concern and awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, the sixth leading cause of death in America. With the second-highest incidence rate […]