Alzheimer’s Association Early Stages Seminar for Home Helper’s, Quakertown PA
Bucks County, PA…Kerry Brown, Associate Director Clinical Services for the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter will be speaking on the topic of Early Stage Alzheimer’s for the Home Helpers Bucks County and Lehigh Valley branch, on September 28, 2010 at 1 to 2:30 pm.
The presentation will take place at St Paul’s Lutheran Church, located at 837 Old Bethlehem Road, Quakertown PA, 18951. Home Helpers is hosting this program in an effort to educate the surrounding community about what early stage Alzheimer’s is. Ms. Brown’s presentation will also include information on how the disease is diagnosed and best practices for people living with early stages of dementia.
Ms. Brown will also introduce the early stage services offered by Delaware Valley Chapter, which include community education, dual support groups, art & culture programming and volunteer opportunities in the surrounding area. This program is open to both caregivers and persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
5.3 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease in the United States and 294,000 live right here in the Delaware Valley. Every 70 seconds someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s.
Home Helpers was launched in 1997 to serve the ever-growing community of Americans who wish to remain independent but require help in managing their everyday life. Home Helpers full-range of non-medical care services empower clients to have the best possible life experience given their own personal situation, enabling them to live healthier, happier and more rewarding lives in the privacy, safety, and comfort of their own homes. To learn more about Home Helpers, click HERE.
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. The Delaware Valley Chapter is the local arm of the National organization. For information on the Early Stage program or register for this program and services, please call the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter call 800-272-3900. www.alz.org