Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Association Goes Digital

THE IDAHO CHAPTEROF THE ALZHEIMER'SASSOCIATION HAVEHAD TO ADAPT ANDSHIFT TO DIGITALMEANS, LIKE SOMANY BUSINESSACROSS THECOUNTRY.

WITHTWENTY SEVENTHOUSAND CASES INTHE STATE OF IDAHOAND RISING, IT IS ANOBLIGATION FORMANY TO TRY ANDHELP."AT THE ALZHEIMER'SASSOCIATION WEWORK WITH A LOT OFPEOPLE THAT ARECAREGIVERS FORLOVED ONES ATHOME.

AND THEYREALLY JUST NEEDSOMEBODY TO TALKTO, THAT NEED ISTHERE EVERY SINGLEDAY AND NOW THATWE HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TOWORK WITH THEMVIRTUALLY ON OURSUPPORT GROUPSWE'RE REALLYEXCITED TO BE FORTHEM."VOLUNTEER STACYGUNNERSON WHOHAS BEEN WITH THEASSOCIATION SINCE2003 IS HAVING TOADJUST TO THECHANGE.

WHILE IT'SBEEN TOUGH, SHE ISNOT LETTING THEVIRUS DETER HEREFFORTS WORKINGWITH ONLINESUPPORT GROUPSAND WEBINARS" WE'RE SUPEREXCITED BECAUSEWE HAVE FIFTEENWEBINARSSCHEDULED TO DOVIRTUAL EDUCATIONIN THE NEXT TWOMONTHS."WHILE SOME MAY BEDISCOURAGED TOUSE AN ONLINEPLATFORM.

THEASSOCIATION USES ASYSTEM THAT IS VERYSIMPLE FORPARTICIPANTSTO ACCESS"THE ALZHEIMER'SASSOCIATION USES APROGRAM CALLEDBLUE JEANS WHICHMAKES IT VERY VERYEASY.

IT'S JUST ONECLICK THEY DON'THAVE TO DOWNLOADANY PROGRAMS ORANYTHING.

THEYJUST CLICK ONE TIMEAND THEN THEY'RELIVE."WITH THE ONGOINGCOVID-19 PANDEMIC,CAREGIVERS MAYQUESTION HOWINFORMATION WILLBE RELAYED TOSOMEONESUFFERING FROMALZHEIMERS ORDEMENTIA,EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR ADREANCAVENER HAS THEANSWER FOR YOU."IF THEIR ACAREGIVER WITHSOMEBODY WITHDEMENTIA AND HOWTHEY CAN HELP IS GOTO ALZ DOT ORGSLASH COVID-19.THERE ARE SO MANYRESOURCES THEREON TIPS, TRICKS,FUNDAMENTALTHINGS THAT THEYCAN DO TO HELPTHEIR LOVED ONEWITH DEMENTIA."THE CORONAVIRUSHAS BEEN CRIPPLINGMUCH OF THE STATEYET THE ALZHEIMER'SASSOCIATION ISTRYING TO LOOK ATTHE POSITIVES AS ITCOULD SHED LIGHTON NEWOPPORTUNITY" WHAT WE'REREALLY EXCITEDABOUT IS TAKING THELEARNINGS THATWE'RE GOING TOLEARN THROUGHTHIS AND MAYBETAKE IT TO RURALIDAHO WHERE WEDON'T HAVE THERESOURCES OR THEMANPOWER TO DOREALLY IN DEPTHONE ON ONE STUFF."WITH NO END INSIGHT TO THEPANDEMIC THEASSOCIATION HASWANTED TO MAKE ITCLEAR THAT ITSSERVICES WILLREMAIN CONSTANTTHROUGHOUT THISPROCESS.

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