WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 10, 2024) Holiday shopping and gift-giving can often be challenging, but even more so when shopping for a person living with dementia. Depending on the stage of disease, some well-intentioned gifts may no longer be appropriate or practical for the person.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 10, 2024) — The NAMI Greater Mississippi Valley Board of Directors has selected Mark Mathews as its new Executive Director. He replaces Angela Gallagher, who is retiring at the end of December.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 20, 2024) — Join us December 4, 9AM-5PM, for a night of fun at our Grand Opening Event! Autistic and Loved, located at 3811 Harrison St, Suite 200, Davenport, is opening a Sensory Gym for children with autism and their families. This gym will serve as a place for children with sensory needs to have a place to play, be safe, and be themselves.

EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS (November 20, 2024) — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville- Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) proudly supported 84 veterans last week with their annual Veterans Dental Care Day, which offered free services provided to local area veterans on Thursday, November 14. Dental care included cleanings, fillings, extractions, and imaging, free of charge.

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2024) — During National Family Caregivers and National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in November, and all year round, the Alzheimer’s Association offers free resources to families caring for a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Caring for those living with this disease poses special challenges for family caregivers, and no caregiver should face this disease alone.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2024) — World Stroke Day October 29 is a time to raise awareness of stroke and its symptoms to save lives. To help achieve that goal and boost survival rates in Iowa, Strategic America (SA) collaborated with the American Heart Association (AHA) and its Mission: Lifeline® Stroke initiative to develop a state-wide awareness campaign.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2024) — Iowans have an opportunity to enroll in health insurance for 2025 during the Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment which starts this Friday, November 1, and goes through January 15, 2025.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 14, 2024)  Over 1,200 Iowa health care professionals and volunteers attended the IHA Annual Meeting, October 8-9, at 

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter is offering a new support group specifically for young adult caregivers with the help of local volunteer Libby Pederson who is currently a caregiver to her father who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s at just sixty years old. The support group is for dementia caregivers aged eighteen to fourteen, and it is held virtually via Zoom every third Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM.

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