Actually, it’s both. While the terms "Alzheimer's disease" and "dementia" are often used interchangeably, it's important to know the difference between the two terms, especially when seeking a diagnosis for memory issues. Dementia is not one specific disease. It [View More]
These lyrics from Dan Fogelberg’s 1974 hit Part of the Plan may seem a little unusual as part of a message for the New Year but, as I was listening to the song during the holiday week on my commute [View More]
Updated: November 24, 2021 - Thank you to everyone who contacted the New Jersey Department of Health and the Commissioner to request that New Jersey’s long-term care visitation guidelines be updated to follow the November 12 recommendations issued by the [View More]
In her book, Dementia Reimagined, Tia Powell, MD, director of the Montefiore Albert Einstein Center for Bioethics and professor of psychiatry and bioethics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, urges us to look at dementia in a different way. [View More]
“We Take Care of Our Own” the Alzheimer’s New Jersey televised benefit that aired in June 2020 on News 12 + has been nominated for a New York Market Emmy Award in the “Community Service” category! This televised [View More]
In a long-awaited decision, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday, June 7, approved Aducanumab as the first new medication for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly two decades and the first to treat the underlying pathology of the disease – not [View More]
Music comes in many forms. There is music in natural sounds like crickets on a hot summer night, waves crashing on the shore and the sound of birds welcoming the morning sun. Music creates mood. The inspiration of a [View More]
It’s been nearly a year since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic. In that year, almost every aspect of our lives has changed - from the way we work to the way we shop, to the way we spend our leisure...
For several months, Alzheimer’s New Jersey, along with other thought leadership, has been bringing public attention to the crisis of loneliness and isolation in New Jersey’s residential care facilities – a crisis created as an unintended consequence of strict [View More]
This fall, Alzheimer’s New Jersey celebrated Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s® like no other year. Instead of joining together as a community in Point Pleasant Beach, Morristown, Princeton, Jersey City and in Paramus, we connected virtually and brought Walk to [View More]
