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2 Chapter Notes 4 Research News 7 Public Policy Platform 14 Eating & Nutrition 16 Memory Walk Results Greater Indiana Chapter Newsletter • Serving 73 counties throughout Indiana 19 CareSource www.alz.org/indiana 1.800.272.3900 our issue at a glance At the age of 65 it was easy to attribute Dr. Richard Heslin’s memory problems to the “absent minded professor” theory since he was Professor Emeritus of Social Psychology at Purdue University, but his wife Marsha was worried and sensed that there was something more. During a visit with their family physician in 2000, they were told that the memory problems could be the beginning stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Soon after, Marsha ran into a friend at a local store and ended up crying in the café as she explained her situation. She was at a loss as to what to do and worried about what was going to happen. Her friend had cared for her own father with Alzheimer’s and recommend- WINTER 2008 Published quarterly for our donors, volunteers, advocates, and friends in the Alzheimer’s community. The Richard Heslin family. One Family’s Alzheimer’s Journey ed that Marsha call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24-hour Helpline at 800.272.3900. Frightened about the possibility that it could be Alzheimer’s, Marsha wanted answers as to what it was, how to help her husband, and what she should do. She remembers that it was a Sunday when she made her first call to the Helpline. The call was an emotional one and tears were shed as the Helpline specialist listened to Marsha’s concerns. Marsha remembers that the woman was very supportive and encouraging, and she made recommendations about attending a support group in her area and to utilize the other local services at the Greater Indiana Chapter. See Family, page 3
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2 Chapter Notes<br />
4<br />
Research News<br />
7 Public Policy<br />
Pl<strong>at</strong>form<br />
14<br />
E<strong>at</strong>ing &<br />
Nutrition<br />
16 Memory Walk<br />
Results<br />
Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana Chapter Newsletter • Serving 73 counties throughout Indiana<br />
19<br />
CareS<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong><br />
www.alz.org/indiana<br />
1.800.272.3900<br />
<strong>our</strong> <strong>issu</strong>e <strong>at</strong> a g<strong>lan</strong><strong>ce</strong><br />
At the <strong>ag</strong>e of 65 it was easy to <strong>at</strong>tribute<br />
Dr. Richard Heslin’s memory<br />
problems to the “absent minded<br />
professor” theory sin<strong>ce</strong> he was<br />
Professor Emeritus of Social Psychology<br />
<strong>at</strong> Purdue University, but<br />
his wife Marsha was worried and<br />
sensed th<strong>at</strong> there was something<br />
more. During a visit with their<br />
family physician in 2000, they were<br />
told th<strong>at</strong> the memory problems<br />
could be the beginning st<strong>ag</strong>es of<br />
Alzheimer’s disease.<br />
Soon after, Marsha ran into a friend<br />
<strong>at</strong> a local store and ended up crying<br />
in the café as she explained<br />
her situ<strong>at</strong>ion. She was <strong>at</strong> a loss as<br />
to wh<strong>at</strong> to do and worried about<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> was going to happen. Her<br />
friend had cared for her own f<strong>at</strong>her<br />
with Alzheimer’s and recommend-<br />
WINTER 2008<br />
Published quarterly for <strong>our</strong> donors, volunteers, advoc<strong>at</strong>es, and friends in the Alzheimer’s community.<br />
The Richard Heslin family.<br />
<strong>One</strong> Family’s<br />
Alzheimer’s J<strong>our</strong>ney<br />
ed th<strong>at</strong> Marsha call the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s 24-h<strong>our</strong> Helpline <strong>at</strong><br />
800.272.3900.<br />
Frightened about the possibility<br />
th<strong>at</strong> it could be Alzheimer’s, Marsha<br />
wanted answers as to wh<strong>at</strong> it<br />
was, how to help her husband, and<br />
wh<strong>at</strong> she should do. She remembers<br />
th<strong>at</strong> it was a Sunday when she<br />
made her first call to the Helpline.<br />
The call was an emotional one and<br />
tears were shed as the Helpline<br />
specialist listened to Marsha’s con<strong>ce</strong>rns.<br />
Marsha remembers th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
woman was very supportive and<br />
enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>ing, and she made recommend<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
about <strong>at</strong>tending a support<br />
group in her area and to utilize<br />
the other local servi<strong>ce</strong>s <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana Chapter.<br />
See Family, p<strong>ag</strong>e 3
Mission of the<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Our mission is to elimin<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Alzheimer’s disease through the<br />
advan<strong>ce</strong>ment of research; to provide<br />
and enhan<strong>ce</strong> care and support for<br />
all affected; and to redu<strong>ce</strong> the risk of<br />
dementia through the promotion<br />
of brain health.<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana<br />
2007 - 2008<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Curt Fankhauser<br />
President<br />
Rob Grant<br />
Secretary<br />
Maureen Becher S<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
Treasurer<br />
Phil Ni<strong>ce</strong>ly<br />
Res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong> Man<strong>ag</strong>ement Chair<br />
Carolyn Cunningham, M.D.<br />
Mission and Outreach Chair/<br />
Past President<br />
Stephen Adair<br />
James Bickel<br />
Anne Campbell<br />
Sue Forte<br />
Ann Marie Hake, M.D.<br />
P<strong>at</strong>rick Healey, M.D.<br />
Jo Ann Klooz<br />
Lana Lehman<br />
Jean Ramser<br />
Rick Rhodes<br />
P<strong>at</strong> Roberts<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hy Segrist<br />
Andrea Smiley<br />
Medical Advisory Board<br />
Carolyn Cunningham, M.D., Chair<br />
Jamie Bales, M.D.<br />
Glenn J. Bingle, M.D. Ph.D<br />
Drew Class, M.D.<br />
Steve Couvillion, Ph.D<br />
Martin R. Farlow, M.D.<br />
Meg Frazer, M.D.<br />
Hugh C. Hendrie, M.B., Ch. B.<br />
Dan Hurley, M.D.<br />
Eugene Lammers, M.D.<br />
Laura Mendelsohn, Ph.D<br />
Stephen Rappaport, M.D.<br />
Council of Past Presidents<br />
Mark Laker<br />
Ken Bennett<br />
Dave Bromund<br />
Mary Guerriero Austrom, Ph.D<br />
John Thompson<br />
Carolyn Cunningham, M.D.<br />
2 • Winter 2008<br />
Chapter Notes<br />
A Dedic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
We would like to dedic<strong>at</strong>e this <strong>issu</strong>e of <strong>our</strong><br />
newsletter to Monika Jaeger, who passed<br />
away on De<strong>ce</strong>mber 17, 2007. Monika was the<br />
Inform<strong>at</strong>ion and Referral Coordin<strong>at</strong>or for the<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion for nearly f<strong>our</strong> years.<br />
She made a differen<strong>ce</strong> in countless individual’s<br />
lives by assisting them as they were searching<br />
for support and inform<strong>at</strong>ion about the disease.<br />
She helped callers to understand dementia, care p<strong>lan</strong>ning, coping skills,<br />
and assisted them in finding community res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
She will be gre<strong>at</strong>ly missed by the staff and volunteers of the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
We will remember her with loving appreci<strong>at</strong>ion for her ongoing<br />
commitment to helping individuals who were affected by Alzheimer’s.<br />
We’re Moving<br />
The Chapter Offi<strong>ce</strong> in Indianapolis<br />
will be reloc<strong>at</strong>ing in the spring.<br />
The offi<strong>ce</strong> will be moving just a<br />
short distan<strong>ce</strong> away to the northeast<br />
corner of Meridian and 91st<br />
Street. Our new address will be 50<br />
E. 91st Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis,<br />
IN 46260. More inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
on the move, including <strong>our</strong> anticip<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
move d<strong>at</strong>e, will be published<br />
in the next newsletter.<br />
Staff<br />
He<strong>at</strong>her Allen Hershberger<br />
Executive Director<br />
Kristi Kajewski<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>e Director of Community<br />
Rel<strong>at</strong>ions and Man<strong>ag</strong>ing Editor<br />
Linda Altmeyer<br />
Melissa Barile<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hy Boyer<br />
Jackie Custer<br />
P<strong>at</strong>ricia Farnsworth<br />
Nicole Fields<br />
Sarah Floyd<br />
Christine Franz<br />
Amy DeCarlo Frepan<br />
Erin Geary<br />
New Position<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion has<br />
added an additional Care Consultant<br />
to the staff. Jackie Custer,<br />
MSW, LCSW, ACSW will be working<br />
out of the Fort Wayne offi<strong>ce</strong><br />
and serving the Allen<br />
county area. This position<br />
was made possible<br />
by a grant from<br />
Parkview Hospital.<br />
Jeff Johnson<br />
N<strong>at</strong>alie Langley<br />
Wanda Lew<br />
Annette Martin<br />
Beth Montano<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hy Ramsay<br />
Shirley Roselius<br />
Emily Sherman<br />
Michael Sullivan<br />
Sarah Whiteman
Family<br />
Continued from front p<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
Shortly after the revealing visit<br />
with their physician, Marsha and<br />
Richard moved from their home<br />
in West Lafayette to Indianapolis<br />
where three of their f<strong>our</strong> children<br />
live. “When you get an illness or<br />
are in a crisis, family ties are more<br />
important,” Marsha explained. The<br />
move also pla<strong>ce</strong>d her in the same<br />
city where the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana Chapter’s main<br />
offi<strong>ce</strong> is loc<strong>at</strong>ed.<br />
Marsha said th<strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
helped her “learn how to<br />
take control of a very uncontrollable<br />
disease.” She said th<strong>at</strong> Project Share,<br />
an early st<strong>ag</strong>e educ<strong>at</strong>ion and support<br />
program, was very valuable and<br />
normalized her experien<strong>ce</strong> sin<strong>ce</strong><br />
she was there with others who were<br />
experiencing similar circumstan<strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
The caregiver support groups<br />
helped her as well. She listened to<br />
the str<strong>at</strong>egies other people had used<br />
while caring for their loved ones,<br />
and she was also able to give advi<strong>ce</strong><br />
of her own. An important con<strong>ce</strong>pt<br />
th<strong>at</strong> she learned and also shared<br />
with others in the group is th<strong>at</strong> ‘you<br />
need to learn to ac<strong>ce</strong>pt the person<br />
with Alzheimer’s r<strong>at</strong>her than trying<br />
to change them.’<br />
Attending the many educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
programs th<strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
offers helped Marsha to<br />
understand the disease as well as to<br />
understand about the importan<strong>ce</strong> of<br />
caring for herself <strong>at</strong> the same time.<br />
As Dr. Heslin’s disease progressed,<br />
it became more evident to Marsha<br />
th<strong>at</strong> she could not continue without<br />
help. Her adult children were<br />
a gre<strong>at</strong> s<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong> of help to her, allowing<br />
her to take time for herself.<br />
She met with the Care Consultant<br />
<strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and<br />
was educ<strong>at</strong>ed about the various<br />
support servi<strong>ce</strong>s available, including<br />
adult day care and in-home care.<br />
Marsha eventually chose an adult<br />
day program th<strong>at</strong> offered Richard<br />
a safe environment with socializ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and support. She found these<br />
respite servi<strong>ce</strong>s allowed her to be a<br />
healthy caregiver because she took<br />
time to relax.<br />
Marsha also enrolled her husband in<br />
Safe Return ® , a n<strong>at</strong>ional identific<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
program designed to help individuals<br />
who have wandered return<br />
to their families. Unfortun<strong>at</strong>ely, as<br />
the disease progressed, it was Richard’s<br />
wandering th<strong>at</strong> caused the<br />
adult day <strong>ce</strong>nter to decide th<strong>at</strong> they<br />
could no longer care for him. At<br />
th<strong>at</strong> point Marsha <strong>ag</strong>ain met with<br />
the Care Consultant and made the<br />
heart wrenching decision to pla<strong>ce</strong><br />
her husband in a memory care unit.<br />
<strong>One</strong> day after he moved, Richard<br />
asked “Are you taking good care<br />
of y<strong>our</strong>self?” which touched her to<br />
know he was thinking of her.<br />
Dr. Heslin passed away on May 11,<br />
2007. While it was a difficult seven<br />
years for their family, Marsha feels<br />
th<strong>at</strong> Alzheimer’s disease became<br />
a vehicle for her to see the good<br />
in people. From the people who<br />
helped her <strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
to her family, her neighbors,<br />
and sometimes even strangers,<br />
the support of many helped her<br />
through her j<strong>our</strong>ney.<br />
Did you<br />
know<br />
The direct and<br />
indirect costs of<br />
Alzheimer’s and<br />
other dementias<br />
amount to more<br />
than $148 billion<br />
annually.<br />
3 • Winter 2008
SanDisk ® uses purple<br />
product sales to fight<br />
Alzheimer’s<br />
SanDisk ®<br />
Corpor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
is joining the<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion in<br />
the fight <strong>ag</strong>ainst Alzheimer’s<br />
disease. The company is<br />
introducing special Take<br />
Action Against Alzheimer’s<br />
editions of two products:<br />
a 2GB Ultra II SD card and<br />
2GB Cruzer Micro USB<br />
flash drive.<br />
The products are pack<strong>ag</strong>ed<br />
in purple – the sign<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
color of the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion. SanDisk<br />
will contribute $1 to the<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion for each<br />
special product purchased<br />
during the next year, up to a<br />
maximum of $1 million.<br />
“Our new allian<strong>ce</strong> with<br />
SanDisk, a well-known<br />
name in the field of<br />
consumer electronics, will<br />
help increase awareness of<br />
Alzheimer’s,” said Angela<br />
Geiger, vi<strong>ce</strong> president <strong>at</strong> the<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
“In addition, SanDisk will be<br />
raising much-needed funds<br />
for <strong>our</strong> educ<strong>at</strong>ion, care<br />
and support, and research<br />
programs.”<br />
4 • Winter 2008<br />
Alzheimer’s may<br />
have m<strong>at</strong>ernal link<br />
People whose mothers have Alzheimer’s<br />
disease may be <strong>at</strong> higher<br />
risk for getting the disease than those<br />
whose f<strong>at</strong>hers have it, report NYU<br />
School of Medicine researchers.<br />
The NYU study is the first to compare<br />
brain metabolism among cognitively<br />
normal people who have<br />
a parent or no rel<strong>at</strong>ives with Alzheimer’s<br />
disease and to show th<strong>at</strong><br />
only those with an affected mother<br />
have redu<strong>ce</strong>d brain metabolism in<br />
the same brain regions as people<br />
with Alzheimer’s.<br />
The scientists studied 49 cognitively<br />
normal individuals, 50 to 80<br />
years old, who had neuropsychological<br />
and clinical tests, and PET<br />
(positron emission tomography)<br />
brain scans adapted to label glucose<br />
– the brain’s fuel – with a special<br />
chemical tra<strong>ce</strong>r. People with a m<strong>at</strong>ernal<br />
history of the disease had a<br />
25-per<strong>ce</strong>nt reduction in glucose<br />
metabolism in several areas of the<br />
brain, including two brain regions<br />
involved with memory stor<strong>ag</strong>e and<br />
retrieval. Brain energy metabolism<br />
was not redu<strong>ce</strong>d in those without<br />
a family history and in those whose<br />
f<strong>at</strong>her had the disease.<br />
Research<br />
Searching for a cure<br />
The researchers evalu<strong>at</strong>ed people<br />
with a family history of Alzheimer’s<br />
because this is one of the disease’s<br />
main risk factors. People with an<br />
affected parent have 4 to 10 times<br />
higher risk than those with no family<br />
history. It isn’t known why people<br />
with a family history are more<br />
sus<strong>ce</strong>ptible to the disease.<br />
Likewise, it isn’t known why individuals<br />
with a m<strong>at</strong>ernal history of<br />
the disease are <strong>at</strong> higher risk for<br />
Alzheimer’s. Study results must be<br />
replic<strong>at</strong>ed with larger groups before<br />
it could be used to identify people<br />
who may be more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.<br />
Dementia may be<br />
delayed in those<br />
with more educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
While higher levels of educ<strong>at</strong>ion may<br />
delay the onset of dementia, on<strong>ce</strong> it<br />
begins the ac<strong>ce</strong>ler<strong>at</strong>ed memory loss<br />
is faster in people with more educ<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
say researchers <strong>at</strong> Albert Einstein<br />
College of Medicine of Yeshiva<br />
University.
Are conscientious people less likely<br />
to develop Alzheimer’s?<br />
Conscientious, self-disciplined, and<br />
purposeful people may be less likely<br />
to develop Alzheimer’s disease, reports<br />
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease<br />
Center researchers. Conscientiousness<br />
– also known as will, work, and<br />
dependability – refers to a person’s<br />
tendency to control impulses and be<br />
goal-directed. It has been associ<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
with a slower r<strong>at</strong>e of mental decline<br />
and a lower risk of mild cognitive<br />
impairment, a condition th<strong>at</strong> may<br />
pre<strong>ce</strong>de Alzheimer’s disease.<br />
In an ongoing study, nearly 1,000<br />
older C<strong>at</strong>holic nuns, priests, and<br />
brothers who did not have dementia<br />
when the study began underwent<br />
evalu<strong>at</strong>ions th<strong>at</strong> included<br />
medical history, neurologic examin<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
and cognitive testing. Conscientiousness<br />
was measured with a<br />
12-item inventory. Follow-up examin<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
were conducted yearly.<br />
The study focused on 117 people who<br />
had developed dementia out of an<br />
original group of 488. The scientists<br />
studied the smaller group for an aver<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
of six years using annual cognitive<br />
tests. Formal educ<strong>at</strong>ion levels of<br />
participants ranged from less than<br />
three years of elementary school to<br />
postgradu<strong>at</strong>e studies.<br />
Each additional year of formal educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
delayed by about two and<br />
one-half months the rapid ac<strong>ce</strong>ler-<br />
Brain autopsies of 324 participants<br />
who died during the study did not<br />
link conscientiousness to any of the<br />
hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s disease,<br />
including brain plaques and<br />
tangles. However, conscientiousness<br />
did appear to modify the associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of these brain changes with an<br />
individual’s cognitive abilities before<br />
de<strong>at</strong>h.<br />
Conscientiousness might protect<br />
<strong>ag</strong>ainst Alzheimer’s disease in several<br />
ways, the researchers note. First,<br />
conscientious individuals may be<br />
more likely to experien<strong>ce</strong> educ<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
or occup<strong>at</strong>ional suc<strong>ce</strong>ss,<br />
both of which have been associ<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
with a redu<strong>ce</strong>d risk of Alzheimer’s<br />
disease. Also, conscientiousness has<br />
been linked to resilien<strong>ce</strong> and to<br />
coping actively with difficulties.<br />
<strong>at</strong>ed memory decline associ<strong>at</strong>ed with<br />
oncoming dementia. However, on<strong>ce</strong><br />
th<strong>at</strong> ac<strong>ce</strong>ler<strong>at</strong>ed decline began, the<br />
r<strong>at</strong>e of cognitive decline progressed<br />
4 per<strong>ce</strong>nt faster for each additional<br />
year of educ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
The study results may confirm an earlier<br />
hypothesis th<strong>at</strong> people with more<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion have a gre<strong>at</strong>er brain reserve<br />
th<strong>at</strong> allows them to fend off the<br />
effects of dementia longer.<br />
Myth<br />
OR Fact?<br />
Drinking out of<br />
aluminum cans or<br />
cooking in aluminum<br />
pots and pans can lead<br />
to Alzheimer’s disease.<br />
During the 1960s<br />
and 1970s, aluminum<br />
emerged as a possible<br />
suspect in Alzheimer’s.<br />
This suspicion led<br />
to con<strong>ce</strong>rn about<br />
exposure to aluminum<br />
through everyday<br />
s<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s such as pots<br />
and pans, bever<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
cans, antacids, and<br />
antiperspirants. Sin<strong>ce</strong><br />
then, studies have<br />
failed to confirm any<br />
role for aluminum in<br />
causing Alzheimer’s.<br />
Experts today focus on<br />
other areas of research,<br />
and few believe th<strong>at</strong><br />
everyday s<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s of<br />
aluminum pose any<br />
thre<strong>at</strong>.<br />
5 • Winter 2008
Memorial gifts to the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion are a wonderful way to a remember a loved one.<br />
We are gr<strong>at</strong>eful for don<strong>at</strong>ions made between September 1, 2007 and November 30, 2007 in honor or in memory of the individuals listed below. All<br />
don<strong>at</strong>ions are acknowledged with a thank you letter regardless of the amount of the gift. If donors have requested, family members are notified of<br />
all don<strong>at</strong>ions made by others who have given in memory of their loved one. Honorariums are also a special way of <strong>ce</strong>lebr<strong>at</strong>ing occasions for friends<br />
and rel<strong>at</strong>ives. Many find a gift to the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion in recognition of a birthday or anniversary is a lasting present. Acknowledgment of<br />
honorariums are handled in the same manner as memorials.<br />
If you have lost a loved one to Alzheimer’s and would like to establish a memorial fund to which family and friends could contribute for birthdays,<br />
holidays and other <strong>ce</strong>lebr<strong>at</strong>ions, please contact K<strong>at</strong>hy Ramsay, 317.575.9620, or k<strong>at</strong>hy.ramsay@alz.org for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
HonorArIuMS:<br />
ROBERT BROWN<br />
GERTRUDE JOHNSTON<br />
RITA MANZELLI<br />
HELEN MASON<br />
KENNY NEAL<br />
FREDA RENDLEMAN<br />
LOIS SCOTT<br />
EULENE VISKOCIL<br />
MeMorIAlS:<br />
WILLIAM ADRIAN<br />
ROBERT ALDERMAN<br />
WAYNE R. ANKENBRUCK<br />
MARY MARGARET ANSHUTZ<br />
GEORGE D. ANTIC, JR.<br />
FRANKLIN T. ARCHAMBEAULT<br />
WILLIAM ARKO<br />
BETTY ASH<br />
HELEN G. AYERS<br />
SID BADER<br />
VADIS BAILEY<br />
IMOGENE BANDY<br />
NORMA MOORE BANDY<br />
JERENE BATES<br />
BRYCE HUGH BENNETT<br />
RICHARD MEREDITH BLACKFORD<br />
BILLIE BOHART<br />
ROBERT BOLANDER<br />
BILLIE BOND<br />
KENNETH E. BORDERS<br />
JESSIE BOSSERT<br />
ETHEL M. BOYLE<br />
GENEVIEVE BRAMER<br />
FLO BRANDT<br />
MYRTLE BRENNER<br />
MAXINE BRIGHTWELL<br />
MARY E. BROKERING<br />
WILLIAM M. BROOKS<br />
CAROL BROWN<br />
BETTY BROWNING<br />
MARION BUGHER<br />
ELDON BUNN<br />
DONALD BURCHETT<br />
HELEN BURGOTT<br />
JOECEPHUS “JOE” BURNS<br />
JEANETTE BUSENBARK<br />
HELEN BUTLER<br />
JOHN BYSZEWSKI<br />
MAXINE CAMPBELL<br />
PAMELA ANN CAMPBELL<br />
JOSEPHINE CAPLINGER<br />
JAMES CARLTON<br />
MARY CARRICO<br />
MARY CARRIGER<br />
MARY EVANS CARY<br />
POLLIE ANN CATRON<br />
VIRGINIA JUNE MARTINDALE<br />
CEARING<br />
ALMA CHAFIN<br />
DAWN CLEMENS<br />
FLORENCE CLINN<br />
JAMES COBB<br />
MAX COE<br />
ROSALIE COFFEY<br />
EDNA COOKE<br />
HAROLD V. CORBIN<br />
GLORIA COX<br />
LEON COX<br />
ORA COX<br />
PATRICIA JEANNE KIRLEY COX<br />
RUTH COY<br />
Memorials<br />
Honoring <strong>our</strong> loved ones<br />
DORTHA CRAIG<br />
CORENE M. CRAMER<br />
DORTHEA CRAY<br />
EILEEN DAGES<br />
REUBEN DARR<br />
BETTY DAUPERT<br />
MARCIA DAVISSON<br />
PATRICIA DAY<br />
JOHN R. DEAKINS<br />
JEANNE DEAN<br />
ROBERT DEITCH<br />
BEVERLY DENNY<br />
PHYLLIS DETAMORE<br />
MARY DILLON<br />
NORMA DIXON<br />
VIRGINIA DOLENSKI<br />
JOHN DOSS<br />
NOEL LESTER DOWNING<br />
HELEN ROSE DOYLE<br />
RUTH DUNAGAN<br />
MARY LOU DUNLAP<br />
IBBY DUPRE<br />
ORVILLE EDDLEMAN<br />
MILLIE EDWARDS<br />
MARY FRANCES ELLIS<br />
ELIZABETH ELZER<br />
MAXINE ESCH<br />
DON EVANS<br />
NORMA LEE FAY<br />
DONNIE FELKINS<br />
HENRY FISCHER<br />
HAZEL FISH<br />
EVELYN N. FISHER<br />
LOIS FLECK<br />
ORAL FLYNN<br />
MARTHA FOLKEN<br />
CECELIA FORECKI<br />
MAXINE FRANKLIN<br />
ROBERT FREDRICK<br />
JANE FRITZLEN<br />
REV. MIKE FROEDGE<br />
JOSEFINA ROMANA SALDIVAR<br />
GARZA<br />
PAULINE GENTRY<br />
GRACE GIFFIN<br />
ESTHER GILMORE<br />
EDITH & ROBERT GLASS<br />
ETHEL GOATLEY<br />
ROSE GOLDON<br />
S. CHARLES GOODRICH<br />
TEMPA ELIZABETH GORMAN<br />
DELORES “DEE” PRIESHOFF GOSS<br />
RICHARD GRASS<br />
ROBERT “BOB” GRAVES<br />
INEATIA GREER<br />
WALTER “ROY” GREESON<br />
JOSEPH GYURKO<br />
ALBERTA HAESSIG<br />
WALT HARROFF<br />
PAULINE HELBERT<br />
JOYCE HENDERSHOTT<br />
EDITH HENRY<br />
JAMES E. HETTLER<br />
MARJORIE HETTLER<br />
ORENE HICKMAN<br />
MARGARET HINKLE-GUNKEL<br />
HILDRETH MARIE HODLER<br />
IRENE HOLDERREED<br />
JAMES HOOD<br />
HOWARD HOPPER<br />
ROBERT V. HORNSBY<br />
WALLACE W. HOSS<br />
CAROLYN B. HUBBS<br />
DONALD L. HULL<br />
THEDA HUNT<br />
EDWARD HUSTER, JR.<br />
CONSTANCE ANN “CONNIE”<br />
HUTSON<br />
SARAH CATHERINE JACKSON<br />
LOIS IRENE JARRETT<br />
JOYCE JELLISON<br />
NORMA JEAN QUERY JEWELL<br />
BETTY JOACHIM<br />
ARDIS JOHNSON<br />
JEANNE SHARPNACK JOHNSON<br />
WANDA JOHNSON<br />
WILMA JOHNSON<br />
MARY JONES<br />
HALVOR JUUL<br />
MATTHEW KASTEN<br />
RICHARD KATTAU<br />
EARL KEAT<br />
DOROTHY KEIHN<br />
JOHN KENNEDY<br />
HARRY KESSELL<br />
RITA KESTERSON<br />
DOROTHY A. KEZHN<br />
WILLIAM KITCHELL<br />
RUSSELL KLEINE, SR.<br />
DR. KENNETH W. KLOOZE<br />
DOREEN S. KLOSTERMAN<br />
GEORGE KORBEL<br />
RUTH KROTKE<br />
CHARLES LANE<br />
VIRGINIA LAPLANTE<br />
EVELYN LASWELL<br />
JOHN SARGENT LATHROP<br />
RAYMOND LENTZ<br />
HELEN LEWIS<br />
MARY LILLIAN LEWIS<br />
ROBERTA LEWIS<br />
LOUISE LINE<br />
MARY LOUISE LINE<br />
NORA LISKEY<br />
JAMES LOETZ<br />
FLORENCE LOMBARD<br />
PAUL “BUD” LOUKS<br />
ROBERT W. LOWDER<br />
DONALD LOWE<br />
MARGARET LUKE<br />
PATRICIA LYCETT<br />
FLORENCE MANN<br />
MARILYN MARCUM<br />
WILLIAM G. MARKLE<br />
RUTH MARKS<br />
LARRY MARSH<br />
HELEN CATRON MARTIN<br />
CORINNE MAURER<br />
EUGNE “BOB” MAXWELL<br />
J. F. MAYNARD<br />
FRANK MAZO<br />
VERA MCCLINTOCK<br />
HARRY GRIMES MCDANIEL<br />
LORRAINE MCKINNISS<br />
LORAINE MCMAHEL<br />
IVAN MEAD<br />
NORMA JEAN MEIGHEN<br />
HELEN P. MENK<br />
MARY MERLETTO<br />
DOROTHY METSCH<br />
ROBERT D. MEYER<br />
L’JEAN MIDDENDORF<br />
MERVIL MILLER<br />
PAULINE MILLER<br />
ROBERT E. MILLER<br />
STEVE MILLER<br />
GEORGE MINKLER<br />
PAT MOATS<br />
MONTGOMERY<br />
HELEN MOORE<br />
WILLIAM R. MOORE<br />
JOE MORRIS<br />
ALVERA MORRISON<br />
JOHN & VIVIAN MURDOCK<br />
PETER C. MURPHY<br />
MITZI MURRAY<br />
DENNIS MYERS<br />
MARIAM MYERS<br />
MARY MYERS<br />
MARY NEU<br />
JULIE NEWMAN<br />
CLARENCE NORD<br />
PAUL NOTTINGHAM<br />
JOSEPH ORENSTEIN<br />
SARAHBELLE PARFITT<br />
HAROLD “BUD” PATON<br />
ANN PATTON<br />
TOM & THELMA PAYNE<br />
MARGUERITE PENN<br />
JUANITA PERKINS-SCOTT<br />
ED PESCHAU<br />
CECIL PETERS<br />
WILLIAM PETERSON<br />
BETTY PETTIT<br />
FREDERICK PETTY<br />
DAIRUS PICKLE<br />
MARY PRESLEY<br />
MARY P. LUCAS PUSLEY<br />
HELEN QUINLAN<br />
ROSE RAJCA<br />
DOROTHY RAY<br />
EVELYN READ<br />
MILDRED REID<br />
MARDELLA REINHART<br />
THELMA REUER<br />
JOHN REUTER<br />
JERRY REYNOLDS<br />
FRANCES M. RICE<br />
FRANCIS RICE<br />
DAVID RICHARDS<br />
RUSSELL DUANE “PETE”<br />
RICHARDSON<br />
SILAS RICHARDSON<br />
HELEN RIDENOUR<br />
JUDITH ROACH<br />
MARY ROBERSON<br />
MAJOR ROBINSON<br />
MILDRED L. ROOSE<br />
STEVEN ROSS<br />
ELISABETH ROTTER<br />
ROBERT L & EDITH J. ROUSE<br />
MARTHA ROWE<br />
EVELYN ROZZI<br />
MARY SAMS<br />
WILMA SANDS<br />
LOIS SARAH<br />
M. FRANCES NEAL SARGENT<br />
NORMA SAYRE<br />
DOROTHY SCHAAL<br />
MARGARET SCHAEFER<br />
PAULINE SCHALK<br />
EVELYN SCHELER<br />
BETTY SCHOOLEY<br />
EDWARD H. SCHROEDER<br />
PATSY RUTH SCHULTZ<br />
BERYL SCUDELLARI<br />
MILLIE SEGER<br />
KENNETH SELKE<br />
MICHAEL SELLAS<br />
HELEN SENEFELD<br />
CLYDE SHAFER<br />
MARY SHAVER<br />
ALICE SHERIDAN<br />
MARY JUNELLE SHINN<br />
ROBERT SHRAKE<br />
MARGARET SIMPSON<br />
R. LEE SIPES<br />
WALLACE SKIERGE<br />
ANTHA SKINNER<br />
CHARLES Q. SMITH<br />
GERALD SMITH<br />
MARTHA SMITHMEYER<br />
JACK SNYDER<br />
THERESE SORG<br />
PEGGY SPENCER<br />
WILLIAM SPIDLE<br />
MELBA SPRINKLE<br />
MAE STAMPER<br />
BARBARA STANFIELD<br />
DOROTHY STANICH<br />
AUDREY CORRINE STAPLES<br />
FLOYD A. STERRETT, JR.<br />
ELIZABETH ANN STINSON<br />
ROSAMOND VIOLET A. STOUT<br />
DOROTHY STOVICH<br />
GREGORY W. SULT, SR.<br />
RUTH SUTTER<br />
DOROTHY MARIE SWEENEY<br />
IRENE TARYANYI<br />
HELEN TAYLOR<br />
RICHARD TAYLOR<br />
EMMIT R. TIBBS<br />
EMMA A. THOLEN<br />
DELORES THOMPSON<br />
ROBERTA THOMPSON<br />
MILDRED THURMOND<br />
CHRISTINA TROTH<br />
CHARLES WILLIAM ULLRICH, SR.<br />
RACHEL UYTTEBROUCK<br />
MURIEL VANCE<br />
MARY VIMAZAL<br />
CHARLES WAGGONER<br />
ETHEL “TIPPY” WALESH<br />
MARY LUCILLE WALLS<br />
HERMON WARD<br />
I. WARREN<br />
WILLIAM WATKINS<br />
LAIDEAN WATSON<br />
ROBERT D. WEED<br />
FRANCIS WEIMER<br />
REBECCA “BECKY” WHALEY<br />
MARIAN O. BONDS WHARTON<br />
HUGH “BILL” WHISMAN, JR.<br />
ESTHER R. “ROSE” WHITEHEAD<br />
JULIE WILKENSON<br />
LESTER WILKERSON<br />
ANNA WILLIAMS<br />
ANNE WILMOTH<br />
RICHARD WINN<br />
FRANK WRESTLER<br />
LUCINDA WRESTLER<br />
DAVID WRIGHT<br />
WILLIAM YOUNG<br />
MeMorIAl FunDS:<br />
ANNALEE WIMBERLY MEMORIAL<br />
FUND
Indiana Coalition of Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Chapters<br />
Public Policy Pl<strong>at</strong>form 2008<br />
The Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana Chapter of the<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion unifies the<br />
voi<strong>ce</strong>s of three chapters (Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />
Kentucky, Cincinn<strong>at</strong>i, and Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />
Indiana chapters) to represent <strong>our</strong><br />
legisl<strong>at</strong>ive and regul<strong>at</strong>ory interests<br />
in Indiana. We are dedic<strong>at</strong>ed to increasing<br />
awareness about Alzheimer’s<br />
disease and the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion. As <strong>our</strong> popul<strong>at</strong>ion is<br />
<strong>ag</strong>ing, more and more individuals<br />
are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.<br />
As many as 14 million Americans<br />
may have the disease by 2050,<br />
up from a minimum of 5 million<br />
cases today—which includes over<br />
100,000 Hoosiers. Coping with<br />
this disease takes a terrible toll on<br />
the individuals affected, their families<br />
and caregivers, as well as impacting<br />
<strong>our</strong> healthcare system, <strong>our</strong><br />
businesses, and <strong>our</strong> communities.<br />
The Associ<strong>at</strong>ion advoc<strong>at</strong>es for st<strong>at</strong>e<br />
and federal laws and public policies<br />
th<strong>at</strong> support the quality of life for<br />
<strong>our</strong> citizens affected and impacted<br />
by Alzheimer’s, and supports research<br />
to find a prevention and cure<br />
for the disease.<br />
St<strong>at</strong>e Priorities<br />
Improve the Quality and Dementia-<br />
Capability of Existing Servi<strong>ce</strong>s<br />
St<strong>at</strong>es provide and regul<strong>at</strong>e many<br />
servi<strong>ce</strong>s for those with special<br />
needs, which includes the Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease p<strong>at</strong>ient. We shall work<br />
with the appropri<strong>at</strong>e st<strong>at</strong>e <strong>ag</strong>encies<br />
(such as the St<strong>at</strong>e Department<br />
of Health, the Law Enfor<strong>ce</strong>ment<br />
Academy, the Offi<strong>ce</strong> of Medicaid<br />
Policy and P<strong>lan</strong>ning, the Division<br />
on Aging, and the St<strong>at</strong>e Ombudsman<br />
Program) and community<br />
partners (such as AARP, United Senior<br />
Action, Minority Health Coalition,<br />
and healthcare associ<strong>at</strong>ions).<br />
We shall:<br />
• Continue to work with the<br />
Indiana Law Enfor<strong>ce</strong>ment<br />
Academy and the Indiana St<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Poli<strong>ce</strong> to address dementia within<br />
the training curriculum and<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion about the Medic Alert ®<br />
+ Safe Return ® Program.<br />
• Continue dementia educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and training through the Civil<br />
Monetary Penalty Fund.<br />
• Incorpor<strong>at</strong>e early-st<strong>ag</strong>e individuals<br />
to champion care for their unique<br />
popul<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
• Assist with recruitment for<br />
clinical trials.<br />
• Utilize the Campaign for Quality<br />
Dementia Care for “Culture<br />
Change” within residential<br />
facilities.<br />
• Ensure th<strong>at</strong> the FSSA<br />
Moderniz<strong>at</strong>ion Project addresses<br />
dementia <strong>issu</strong>es.<br />
• Monitor the Medicare<br />
Prescription Drug Program<br />
to ensure th<strong>at</strong> the appropri<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Alzheimer’s Disease drugs are<br />
available and covered.<br />
Ensure Ac<strong>ce</strong>ss to the Full Continuum<br />
of Health and Social Servi<strong>ce</strong>s<br />
Re<strong>ce</strong>ntly, Indiana has made adjustments<br />
to existing programs and<br />
Leaving a Legacy<br />
When you leave a legacy to y<strong>our</strong> favorite<br />
charitable or non-profit organiz<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
such as the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of<br />
Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana, you are making a lasting<br />
connection between y<strong>our</strong>self and<br />
the lives of thousands who will benefit<br />
from y<strong>our</strong> generosity and foresight in<br />
the future. You are making a profound<br />
differen<strong>ce</strong> in the lives th<strong>at</strong> follow.<br />
Top 10 Things You Can Do Today To<br />
leave a legacy<br />
1. Prepare a will.<br />
2. Leave a gift in y<strong>our</strong> will to the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana.<br />
3. Leave a specific dollar amount or a<br />
per<strong>ce</strong>nt<strong>ag</strong>e of the assets in y<strong>our</strong> will<br />
to the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
4. Consider using assets for y<strong>our</strong> charitable<br />
gift, such as stocks, bonds and<br />
CDs.<br />
5. Name the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion as the beneficiary<br />
of y<strong>our</strong> IRA, retirement or pension<br />
p<strong>lan</strong>.<br />
6. Purchase a new life insuran<strong>ce</strong> policy<br />
naming the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion as the beneficiary.<br />
7. Name the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion as the beneficiary<br />
of an existing life insuran<strong>ce</strong><br />
policy.<br />
8. Remember de<strong>ce</strong>ased loved ones<br />
with memorial gifts to the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
in their wills.<br />
9. Enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>e family members and<br />
friends to leave gifts to the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
in their wills.<br />
10. Ask y<strong>our</strong> financial advisor to include<br />
charitable giving as part of their<br />
counsel to other clients.<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about charitable<br />
giving, please contact Sarah Whiteman,<br />
Director of Development, <strong>at</strong> (317)<br />
575-9620 or e-mail: Sarah.Whiteman@<br />
alz.org.<br />
See Pl<strong>at</strong>form, next p<strong>ag</strong>e 7 • Winter 2008
Did you<br />
know<br />
Alzheimer’s<br />
disease can affect<br />
different people<br />
in different ways,<br />
but the most<br />
common symptom<br />
p<strong>at</strong>tern begins<br />
with gradually<br />
worsening<br />
difficulty<br />
remembering new<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
8 • Winter 2008<br />
Pl<strong>at</strong>form<br />
Continued from previous p<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
servi<strong>ce</strong>s, which has resulted in the<br />
implement<strong>at</strong>ion of the OPTIONS<br />
Program. This program expands<br />
home and community based servi<strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
We are working with the Family<br />
& Social Servi<strong>ce</strong>s Administr<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
and other appropri<strong>at</strong>e organiz<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
in order to fully implement the OP-<br />
TONS Program. Servi<strong>ce</strong>s include<br />
respite care, adult foster care, selfdirected<br />
care, adult day care, quality<br />
initi<strong>at</strong>ives, and family and caregiver<br />
training.<br />
N<strong>at</strong>ional Priorities<br />
Increase funding for Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease <strong>at</strong> the N<strong>at</strong>ional Institutes of<br />
Health<br />
We support an annual increase of<br />
$125 million dollars to the N<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Become an Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Advoc<strong>at</strong>e Today<br />
Institutes of Health for Alzheimer’s<br />
Disease research. We support an<br />
annual alloc<strong>at</strong>ion of $1 billion per<br />
year, up from the current $650 million<br />
per year.<br />
Enact a chronic care man<strong>ag</strong>ement<br />
benefit in the Medicare program<br />
Support continued funding for<br />
programs th<strong>at</strong> support those living<br />
with Alzheimer’s<br />
• N<strong>at</strong>ionwide Alzheimer Call<br />
Center<br />
• Brain Health Initi<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
• Safe Return ® Program<br />
• Alzheimer St<strong>at</strong>e M<strong>at</strong>ching Grants<br />
Approved by the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana<br />
Chapter Board of Directors on<br />
October 9, 2007<br />
Alzheimer advoc<strong>at</strong>es play an important role in improving the quality<br />
of care and quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and<br />
their families by working to improve dementia care servi<strong>ce</strong>s; improve<br />
ac<strong>ce</strong>ss to community-based servi<strong>ce</strong>s; improve quality care in residential<br />
settings; and expand funding for research and public programs<br />
serving people with dementia.<br />
As an advoc<strong>at</strong>e, you will:<br />
• re<strong>ce</strong>ive regular upd<strong>at</strong>es about current legisl<strong>at</strong>ive and public policy<br />
initi<strong>at</strong>ives<br />
• stay on top of policy and legisl<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>issu</strong>es through alerts and<br />
upd<strong>at</strong>es<br />
• make calls or write to legisl<strong>at</strong>ors to advan<strong>ce</strong> policy priorities th<strong>at</strong><br />
improve quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s.<br />
To become an advoc<strong>at</strong>e:<br />
1) Go to <strong>our</strong> Web site www.alz.org/indiana<br />
2) Scroll down the p<strong>ag</strong>e, and click the word “Advoc<strong>at</strong>e” on the left<br />
side of the home p<strong>ag</strong>e.<br />
3) Scroll down the p<strong>ag</strong>e until you come to “Add y<strong>our</strong> voi<strong>ce</strong> to <strong>our</strong>s—<br />
become an advoc<strong>at</strong>e today.” Click on this phrase.<br />
4) Complete and submit the form.<br />
It is easy! It is inform<strong>at</strong>ive! We look forward to having you as<br />
an advoc<strong>at</strong>e!
Indiana Collabor<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> on Aging<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Gre<strong>at</strong>er<br />
Indiana Chapter has partnered with<br />
many senior organiz<strong>at</strong>ions in Indiana<br />
to offer The Indiana Collabor<strong>at</strong>ive<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> on Aging (ICCA).<br />
The event will take pla<strong>ce</strong> <strong>at</strong> the Adam’s<br />
Mark Hotel in Indianapolis on<br />
February 5-6.<br />
The mission of the ICCA is to provide<br />
opportunities for professionals<br />
and students in the <strong>ag</strong>ing network<br />
to:<br />
• increase awareness of trends in applied<br />
research;<br />
• network and collabor<strong>at</strong>e with<br />
professionals across disciplines,<br />
organiz<strong>at</strong>ions, and the continuum<br />
of <strong>ag</strong>ing servi<strong>ce</strong>s;<br />
• explore how to p<strong>lan</strong>, implement<br />
and evalu<strong>at</strong>e programs and best<br />
practi<strong>ce</strong>s; and<br />
• discuss pressing <strong>issu</strong>es and policies<br />
th<strong>at</strong> will impact the quality of life<br />
for older adults in Indiana.<br />
Programming<br />
ICCA programming will be offered<br />
in three tracks, each of which reflect<br />
current <strong>ag</strong>ing research and trends<br />
and focus on improving the quality<br />
of life for older adults in Indiana.<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> offerings will address<br />
the tremendous change occurring<br />
in <strong>our</strong> <strong>ag</strong>ing popul<strong>at</strong>ion and how<br />
we can cre<strong>at</strong>e liveable communi-<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong><br />
on<br />
ties where older adults can “<strong>ag</strong>e in<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong>.”<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> Tracks<br />
• Community Partnerships<br />
• Health & Wellness<br />
• Senior Living Environments<br />
Within each track, participants will<br />
have the opportunity to explore in<br />
depth their particular area of focus by<br />
<strong>at</strong>tending workshops on:<br />
• Cutting edge research<br />
• Best practi<strong>ce</strong>s and evalu<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
• Policy and social change<br />
Who should <strong>at</strong>tend?<br />
• Health care professionals<br />
• Social servi<strong>ce</strong> professionals<br />
• Government employees<br />
• Policy makers<br />
• Funders of programs for older<br />
adults<br />
• Business professionals who serve<br />
older adults<br />
• Students interested in <strong>ag</strong>ing <strong>issu</strong>es<br />
• Aging servi<strong>ce</strong>s staff and directors<br />
• Senior housing program<br />
administr<strong>at</strong>ors and staff<br />
• Hospitals and healthcare administr<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion on the conferen<strong>ce</strong><br />
and to register, visit<br />
www.in<strong>ag</strong>ingconferen<strong>ce</strong>.com.<br />
February 5-6<br />
AGING<br />
Save the D<strong>at</strong>e<br />
for <strong>our</strong> Family<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong><br />
Keeping the<br />
Connections<br />
Friday, May 16<br />
Indianapolis<br />
Keynote Speaker:<br />
David Troxell, MPH<br />
David Troxell has become<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ionally and<br />
intern<strong>at</strong>ionally known<br />
for his writing and<br />
teaching in the fields<br />
of Alzheimer’s disease<br />
and long-term care.<br />
He has co-authored<br />
f<strong>our</strong> influential books<br />
(most notably, The<br />
Best Friends Approach<br />
to Alzheimer’s<br />
Care) as well as numerous<br />
articles rel<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
to Alzheimer’s<br />
disease care and staff<br />
development and<br />
training.<br />
More inform<strong>at</strong>ion will<br />
be posted on www.alz.<br />
org/indiana and complete<br />
conferen<strong>ce</strong> inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
will be in the<br />
Spring newsletter.<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> Sponsor:<br />
9 • Winter 2008
ADAMS<br />
Dec<strong>at</strong>ur, Adams Memorial Hospital<br />
Monroe Classroom<br />
(3rd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
1100 Mer<strong>ce</strong>r Avenue<br />
JoAnn Heimann 260-724-2145 x4227<br />
Allen<br />
Fort Wayne, Risen Savior Lutheran<br />
Church<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
8010 W. Jefferson Blvd.<br />
Amy Stock 260-484-7622<br />
Barb Porter 260-436-2226<br />
Fort Wayne, 1st Presbyterian Church<br />
(3rd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 10:30 am)<br />
300 W. Wayne St.<br />
Phyllis Thompson 260-436-5546<br />
P<strong>at</strong> Wilkins-Smith 260-456-7511<br />
Fort Wayne, Abundant Life Church<br />
(2nd Monday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
3301 E. Coliseum Blvd.<br />
Entran<strong>ce</strong> 4 - Hobson Rd. Room #141<br />
Deb Lambert 260-471-3110<br />
Lisa Budde 260-471-3110<br />
Fort Wayne, Dr. Chilakamarri’s Offi<strong>ce</strong><br />
10102A Wood<strong>lan</strong>d Plaza Cove<br />
(off Coldw<strong>at</strong>er Road)<br />
(2nd Monday <strong>at</strong> 9:00 am)<br />
Janet Turner 260-490-5111<br />
Jill Headrick 260-490-5111<br />
Erica Turner 260-490-5111<br />
BArTHoloMew<br />
Columbus, Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
(3nd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
1252 Washington St.<br />
Janet Sharp 812-376-7688<br />
Support Groups<br />
Providing comfort for one another<br />
Sixty affili<strong>at</strong>ed support groups for Alzheimer’s caregivers are<br />
held throughout the 73 counties served by the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana. These groups offer enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>ement,<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion, and are essential to many caregivers on their j<strong>our</strong>ney.<br />
Our community-based groups hold regular, monthly meetings.<br />
These meetings are free and open to all caregivers interested in<br />
learning more about Alzheimer’s disease and rel<strong>at</strong>ed disorders.<br />
Support group facilit<strong>at</strong>ors effectively give caregivers who <strong>at</strong>tend<br />
their groups the opportunity to discuss <strong>issu</strong>es with which they<br />
are dealing and observe how particip<strong>at</strong>ing in support groups benefits<br />
caregivers. Caring volunteer professionals or other caregivers<br />
explore options to handle situ<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Caregivers are enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>ed to take some time for themselves<br />
and not feel guilty. It helps caregivers to learn from others th<strong>at</strong><br />
10 • Winter 2008<br />
BlACkForD<br />
Hartford City, Blackford Community<br />
Hospital<br />
(2nd Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
410 Pilgrim Blvd.<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> Room<br />
Joni Slentz 765-348-1072<br />
Lisa Garrett 765-348-1072<br />
Boone<br />
Lebanon, Witham Hospital<br />
(3nd Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 1:30 pm)<br />
VIP Dining Room<br />
2605 N. Lebanon St.<br />
Valaree Messenger, Amy Sczesny<br />
765-485-8700<br />
Thorntown, Thorntown Public Library<br />
(1st Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 7:30 pm)<br />
125 North Market<br />
Karen Niemeyer 765-463-7348<br />
Brown<br />
Nashville, Brown County Library<br />
(1st and 3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 1:30 pm)<br />
205 Locust Lane<br />
Claudia Davis 812-597-5894<br />
CASS<br />
Logansport, Bend in the Woods<br />
(3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
1701 Smith St.<br />
Cindy W<strong>ag</strong>oner 574-722-4451<br />
ClAY<br />
Brazil, St. Vin<strong>ce</strong>nt Clay Hospital<br />
(1st Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
1214 E. N<strong>at</strong>ional Avenue<br />
Medical Offi<strong>ce</strong> Building<br />
Lower Level Comm Rm<br />
Jennifer Kaelber 812-446-2636<br />
812-239-9040<br />
occasional breaks are essential. Being able to react and interact<br />
with other caregivers is an ex<strong>ce</strong>llent outlet.<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion wants to publicly thank all the facilit<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
who give so much of their time and energy to provide<br />
this positive opportunity for caregivers. Each group develops its<br />
own personality, and we recognize the strengths th<strong>at</strong> all facilit<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
contribute to their groups. As an organiz<strong>at</strong>ion, we want to<br />
continue to provide the training and res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s to help facilit<strong>at</strong>ors<br />
best serve the needs of their groups. We want to emphasize<br />
th<strong>at</strong> it is because of this gre<strong>at</strong> volunteer base of facilit<strong>at</strong>ors th<strong>at</strong><br />
we are able to offer support groups in many areas around the<br />
st<strong>at</strong>e. If you elect to find a support group near you or endeavor<br />
to start a support group, please call the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
<strong>at</strong> 800-272-3900.<br />
DeCATur<br />
Greensburg, Greensburg Library<br />
(2nd Monday <strong>at</strong> 4:00 pm)<br />
1110 E. Main St.<br />
Maxine Donley 812-663-8736<br />
DekAlB<br />
Auburn, Heimach Center<br />
(3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 2:00 pm)<br />
1800 E. 7th St.<br />
Rhonda Fleming 260-868-2164<br />
Sandy Temenoff 260-925-3311<br />
Meg Zenk 260-925-3311<br />
DelAwAre<br />
Muncie, Lutheran Church <strong>at</strong> the Cross<br />
(2nd Monday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
4401 Wheeling Avenue<br />
K<strong>at</strong>ie Lucas 765-289-3451<br />
Shirley Lake 765-768-1909<br />
Carolyn Sl<strong>at</strong>er 765-289-4260<br />
Delaware County Community Senior<br />
Center<br />
(2nd Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 12:00 pm)<br />
2517 W. 8th St.<br />
Carolyn Sl<strong>at</strong>er 765-289-3451<br />
GIBSon<br />
Prin<strong>ce</strong>ton, Tower Heights<br />
Church of God<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
2005 Keystone Dr.<br />
Gwen Siekman 812-677-2018<br />
GrAnT<br />
Marion, Marion Public Library<br />
(4th Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
600 S. Washington St.<br />
Karen Malott 765-662-4243<br />
Greene<br />
Linton, Margaret Cooper Public Library<br />
(last Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
95 1st St. SE<br />
Jamie Emmons 812-659-1440<br />
Linda Drew 812-659-1440<br />
Pam Ladson 812-659-1440<br />
HAMIlTon<br />
Carmel, PrimeLife Enrichment, Inc.<br />
(4th Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 10:00 am)<br />
1078 Third Avenue SW<br />
Mary Dotson 317-815-7000<br />
Shirley Kleffman 317-582-1978<br />
Noblesville, First United Methodist<br />
Church<br />
(1st Thursday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
2051 E. Monument St.<br />
Phyllis Hunter 317- 770-2314<br />
Sandy Sp<strong>at</strong>ta 317-773-6848<br />
Sheridan, Sheridan Public Library<br />
(3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 5:30 pm)<br />
103 W. 1st St.<br />
Jackie Harris 317-758-4426<br />
HAnCoCk<br />
Greenfield, Hancock Regional Hospital<br />
(last Monday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
801 N. St<strong>at</strong>e St.<br />
Della Turnbill 317-462-6979<br />
Monica Connolly 317-468-4367<br />
HenDrICkS<br />
Danville, Hendricks County Senior<br />
Center<br />
(4th Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
1201 Sycamore Lane<br />
Ann Hayworth 317-966-0507
HenrY<br />
New Castle, Henry County Memorial<br />
Hospital<br />
(4th Monday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> Room A<br />
1000 N. 16th St.<br />
Diane Sexton 765-520-9635<br />
HowArD<br />
Kokomo, Harris Bank<br />
(2nd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
US Hwy 31 & Lincoln Rd.<br />
2800 S. Reed Road<br />
(corner of US 31 & Lincoln Rd.)<br />
2nd floor - VNS Offi<strong>ce</strong><br />
Sue Flasche 765-453-8357<br />
Karen Jarrett 765-552-5969<br />
HunTInGTon<br />
Huntington, Evangelical United<br />
Methodist Church<br />
(3rd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
1000 Flaxmill Road<br />
K<strong>at</strong>hy Williams 260-356-5713<br />
P<strong>at</strong> Archbold 260-356-5713<br />
JACkSon<br />
Seym<strong>our</strong>, Zion Lutheran Church<br />
(3rd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 2:00 pm)<br />
1501 Gaiser Drive<br />
Sherryl Lamb 812-522-7499<br />
JAY<br />
Port<strong>lan</strong>d, Jay County Public Library<br />
(3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
315 N. Ship St.<br />
Deb Tipton, Vicki Delzeith 260-726-3577<br />
JoHnSon<br />
Greenwood, Our Lady of the<br />
Greenwood C<strong>at</strong>holic Church<br />
(1st Friday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
335 S. Meridian St.<br />
Upper Level Madonna Hall<br />
Chris Kobierski 317-888-2861 x 229<br />
knox<br />
Vin<strong>ce</strong>nnes, Central Church of Christ<br />
(2nd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 4:00 pm)<br />
1600 Forbes Rd.<br />
Roger Wright 812-882-7963<br />
koSCIuSko<br />
Syracuse, Calvary United Methodist<br />
Church<br />
(4th Thursday <strong>at</strong> 2:00 pm)<br />
801 S. Huntington St.<br />
David Herr 574-457-3778<br />
lAke<br />
High<strong>lan</strong>d, Immanuel United<br />
Church of Christ<br />
(1st Sunday <strong>at</strong> 2:00 pm)<br />
2201 Azalea St.<br />
Suzanne Sebenste 219-836-0186<br />
Hobart, St. Mary Medical Center<br />
(3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
Auditorium<br />
1500 S. Lake Park Avenue<br />
Elise Sims 219-947-6381<br />
Munster, Hammond Clinic<br />
(4th Thursday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
7905 Calumet Avenue<br />
Leslie Miles 219-614-8567<br />
MADISon<br />
Anderson, Community Hospital<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion Center<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 9:00 am, 2:00 pm,<br />
6:00 pm)<br />
1923 N. Madison<br />
Sandra Zentz 765-622-1147<br />
Donna Hinderer 765-643-2734<br />
MArIon<br />
Camby, Camby Community Church<br />
(2nd Sunday <strong>at</strong> 2:00 pm)<br />
8604 Camby Rd.<br />
Tina Jenkins 317-831-1119<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hy Paxton 317-856-6844<br />
Support Group Forming<br />
Indianapolis<br />
Martin University<br />
Call 800-272-3900<br />
Support Group Forming<br />
Indianapolis Center Township<br />
Wishard Healthplex<br />
Call 800-272-3900<br />
Indianapolis East<br />
Holy Spirit C<strong>at</strong>holic Church<br />
(last Thursday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
7243 E. 10th St.<br />
Parish Center 2nd floor<br />
(use school parking lot)<br />
Judy Holler-Weybright 317-709-2301<br />
Joan LeBeau 317-861-5523<br />
Indianapolis North<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 1:00 pm)<br />
9135 N. Meridian #B-4<br />
Leslie Williams 317-338-7780<br />
N<strong>at</strong>alie Langley 317-575-9620<br />
Indianapolis Northeast<br />
Community Hospital North<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
Professional Building, Conferen<strong>ce</strong><br />
Room A<br />
7250 Clearvista Pkwy.<br />
Dawn McKay 317-594-9532<br />
Indianapolis Southside<br />
Greenwood Community Hosp. South,<br />
Cardiac Center<br />
(4th Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
Conferen<strong>ce</strong> Room A<br />
1402 E. Co. Line Rd.<br />
Susie Payne 317-356-3420<br />
Indianapolis Westside<br />
Lakeview Vill<strong>ag</strong>e Apartments<br />
(1 block west of Lynhurst Dr. & 1 block<br />
north of 10th St.)<br />
(4th Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
1130 N. Norfolk St.<br />
Suzie Jamerson 317-271-5318<br />
Indianapolis Westside<br />
Westview Hospital<br />
(2nd Thursday of Aug., Nov., Feb. &<br />
May, <strong>at</strong> 1:00 pm)<br />
3630 Guion Rd.<br />
Im<strong>ag</strong>ing Conferen<strong>ce</strong> Room, Unit 4<br />
Meloney Dunning 317-920-7544<br />
Monroe<br />
Bloomington, Bloomington Hospital<br />
Alzheimer’s Res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong> Center<br />
(1st & 3rd Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 3:30 pm)<br />
431 S. College Avenue<br />
C<strong>at</strong>hleen Weber 812-353-9299<br />
MonTGoMerY<br />
Crawfordsville, St. Clare Medical<br />
Center<br />
(2nd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 11:30 am)<br />
1710 Lafayette Rd.<br />
Rachael Crane 765-364-8784<br />
MorGAn<br />
Martinsville, Morgan Hospital &<br />
Medical Center<br />
(3rd Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
2209 John R. Wooden Dr.<br />
Physician Health Center Classroom<br />
Linda Burt 765-349-0911<br />
PorTer<br />
Valparaiso, Porter Memorial Hospital<br />
(4th Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion and Rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion Center<br />
1401 Calumet Avenue<br />
Judy Sipich 219-226-2119<br />
PuTnAM<br />
Greencastle, Putnam County Hospital<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 4:00 pm)<br />
1542 Bloomington St.<br />
1st Floor Classroom<br />
John Baughman 765-630-5065<br />
rAnDolPH<br />
Winchester, St. Vin<strong>ce</strong>nt Randolph<br />
Hospital<br />
(3rd Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 6:00 pm)<br />
473 Greenville Avenue<br />
Meeting Room 2<br />
Theresa Fisher 765-584-1391<br />
ruSH<br />
Rushville, Rush Memorial Hospital<br />
(3rd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
1300 N. Main St.<br />
1st Floor Community Room<br />
Julie Haley 765-932-3592 or<br />
317-431-5357<br />
SHelBY<br />
Shelbyville, Shelbyville Senior Center<br />
(2nd Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
320 4th St.<br />
Margie Hubbel 317-398-0127<br />
Ali<strong>ce</strong> Reddick 317-392-2629<br />
TIPPeCAnoe<br />
Lafayette, Senior Center of Tippecanoe<br />
Jenks Rest Building<br />
(1st Tuesday <strong>at</strong> 10:00 am and<br />
1st Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
Columbian Park<br />
Jan Woltz 765-474-1253<br />
VIGo<br />
Terre Haute, McMil<strong>lan</strong> Adult Day<br />
Servi<strong>ce</strong>s<br />
(1st Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 10:00 am)<br />
486 1st Avenue<br />
Margaret Scott 812-232-4627<br />
Teresa McKinsey 812-232-2223<br />
Terre Haute, McMil<strong>lan</strong> Adult Day<br />
Servi<strong>ce</strong>s<br />
(1st Thursday <strong>at</strong> 7:00 pm)<br />
486 1st Avenue<br />
Margaret Scott 812-232-4627<br />
Pam Palmer 812-298-9426<br />
wABASH<br />
Wabash, Dallas L. Winchester<br />
Senior Center<br />
(4th Thursday <strong>at</strong> 3:30 pm)<br />
239 Bond St.<br />
Kim Polk 765-981-2081<br />
wAYne<br />
Richmond, First English Lutheran<br />
Church<br />
(1st & 3rd Wednesday <strong>at</strong> 2:30 pm)<br />
2727 E. Main St.<br />
Roy Schofield 765-966-5682<br />
wHITleY<br />
Columbia City, Columbia City United<br />
Methodist Church<br />
(2nd Monday <strong>at</strong> 6:30 pm)<br />
605 N. Forest Parkway<br />
Jon Gotz 260-503-9459<br />
11 • Winter 2008
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Helping people with their j<strong>our</strong>ney<br />
Programs Plus<br />
Family educ<strong>at</strong>ion and community programs<br />
D<strong>at</strong>e Title loc<strong>at</strong>ion Address City Time<br />
Feb 8 Understanding Memory Loss Logansport Senior Center 1801 Smith Street Logansport 11:00-11:45 a.m.<br />
Feb 14 Review of Res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s Westview Hospital 3630 Guion Road Indianapolis 1:00-2:30 p.m.<br />
Feb 19 ABC Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion 9135 N. Meridian St., Suite B-4 Indianapolis 6:00-8:30 p.m.<br />
Feb 19 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion 1252 Washington Street Columbus 6:30-8:30 p.m.<br />
Feb 21 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Seym<strong>our</strong> Library 303 W. 2nd Street Seym<strong>our</strong> 2:00-4:00 p.m.<br />
Feb 21 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Lafayette Senior Center Jenks Rest <strong>at</strong> Columbian Park Lafayette 4:00-5:00 p.m.<br />
Feb 21 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Adams Memorial Hospital 1100 Mer<strong>ce</strong>r Ave. Dec<strong>at</strong>ur 6:30-7:25 p.m.<br />
Dec<strong>at</strong>ur Classroom<br />
Feb 26 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Porter Memorial Hospital’s 1401 Calumet Ave. Valparaiso 6:00-7:00 p.m.<br />
Educ<strong>at</strong>ion and Rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion Center<br />
Mar 2 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Immanuel United Church of Christ 2201 Azalea St. High<strong>lan</strong>d 2:00-3:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 3 ABC Clairian Senior Health Center 1633 N. Capitol, Suite 322 Indianapolis 6:00-8:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 4 ABC Witham Health Servi<strong>ce</strong>s 2605 N. Lebanon St. Lebanon 5:30-8:30 p.m.<br />
VIP Lounge<br />
Mar 9 Caring For The Caregiver Camby Community Church 8604 Camby Road Camby 2:00-4:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 10 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Dr. Madhavi Chilakamari Offi<strong>ce</strong> 10102A Wood<strong>lan</strong>d Plaza Cove Fort Wayne 9:00-10:00 a.m.<br />
Mar 10 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Greensburg Library 1110 East Main Street Greensburg 4:00-6:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 10 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor United Methodist Church 605 N. Forest Parkway Columbia City 6:30-7:30 p.m.<br />
Mar 11 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Harris Bank 2800 South Reed St., 2nd Floor Kokomo 6:00-7:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 12 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Senior Nutrition Center 115 Sunnyside Street Remington 12:00-1:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 13 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Risen Savior Lutheran Church 8010 W. Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne 6:30-7:30 p.m.<br />
Mar 13 Caring for the Caregiver Shelbyville Chamber of Commer<strong>ce</strong> 501 North Harrison Shelbyville 7:00-8:30 p.m.<br />
Mar 18 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor St. Mary’s Hospital 1500 S. Lake Park Ave. Hobart 6:00-7:00 p.m.<br />
Mar 20 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor 1st Presbyterian Church 300 W. Wayne St. Fort Wayne 10:30-11:30 a.m.<br />
Mar 20 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Heimach Senior Center 1800 East 7th St. Auburn 2:00-3:00 p.m.<br />
Apr 9 Caring for the Caregiver Epworth United Methodist Church 6450 Allisonville Road Indianapolis 6:00-8:30 p.m.<br />
Apr 15 Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor Hendricks County Senior Center 1201 Sycamore Lane Danville 5:30-8:00 p.m.<br />
Please call 1.800.272.3900 or visit <strong>our</strong> Web site, www.alz.org/indiana, for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion on programs<br />
offered in y<strong>our</strong> area or to register. Please remember th<strong>at</strong> programs are always being scheduled.<br />
12 • Winter 2008
FAMILY EDUCATION<br />
The Family Educ<strong>at</strong>ion programs offered<br />
are designed to help families and those<br />
with Alzheimer’s disease with their j<strong>our</strong>ney.<br />
There is no charge for families to <strong>at</strong>tend<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>ion programs. Programs include:<br />
Alzheimer’s Disease:<br />
Beginning to Cope (ABC)<br />
Alzheimer’s Disease: Beginning to Cope has<br />
been designed for people who want to know<br />
more about Alzheimer’s disease and care p<strong>lan</strong>ning<br />
with their loved one. This program offers<br />
a comprehensive overview of Alzheimer’s disease<br />
and its progression, utiliz<strong>at</strong>ion of community<br />
res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s, and legal and financial consider<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
Experts in the field of elder law and<br />
dementia present this program and will answer<br />
y<strong>our</strong> questions.<br />
Caring for the Caregiver:<br />
Surviving the Challenges<br />
of Caregiving<br />
Caring for the Caregiver was designed for<br />
people who are caring for someone with memory<br />
loss. On<strong>ce</strong> a person <strong>at</strong>tends Understanding<br />
Memory Loss or Alzheimer’s Disease: Beginning<br />
to Cope, this program expands inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
on caring for oneself. This workshop explores<br />
coping str<strong>at</strong>egies for the caregiver, grief, stress<br />
man<strong>ag</strong>ement, family dynamics, and using res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s<br />
to help man<strong>ag</strong>e the j<strong>our</strong>ney.<br />
How To for Caregivers<br />
How To for Caregivers is for people who are<br />
caring for a loved one with memory loss. This<br />
program expands inform<strong>at</strong>ion on Alzheimer’s<br />
disease and caring str<strong>at</strong>egies. This program will<br />
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS<br />
understanding Memory loss<br />
Understanding Memory Loss is an introductory<br />
program for anyone who suspects memory loss<br />
and/or is interested in learning about it. The<br />
basics about memory loss, getting a di<strong>ag</strong>nosis,<br />
and how to assist someone with memory loss<br />
will be covered.<br />
Maintain Y<strong>our</strong> Brain<br />
Maintain Y<strong>our</strong> Brain is about living a brain<br />
healthy lifestyle. Mounting eviden<strong>ce</strong> suggests<br />
th<strong>at</strong> we can man<strong>ag</strong>e <strong>ce</strong>rtain risk factors and<br />
maintain optimal brain functions. Just as we<br />
can take steps to maintain a healthy heart, we<br />
can man<strong>ag</strong>e <strong>ce</strong>rtain risk factors to maintain a<br />
help participants learn about their loved one’s<br />
strengths and supporting needs while maintaining<br />
as much independen<strong>ce</strong> as possible.<br />
Topics include personal care, communic<strong>at</strong>ing,<br />
and coping with challenging behaviors.<br />
Facing new Challenges:<br />
living with Memory loss<br />
Living with Memory Loss is the premier program<br />
for people who have memory loss. This<br />
program expands inform<strong>at</strong>ion on Alzheimer’s<br />
disease and coping str<strong>at</strong>egies. This program<br />
will help those with dementia learn about<br />
strengths and how they can adapt to their new<br />
life. Topics include caring for oneself, facing<br />
new challenges, helping family<br />
members, and finding support.<br />
Making life Decisions<br />
Making Life Decisions is for people who are<br />
caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s<br />
disease. This program expands inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
on Alzheimer’s disease and making decisions.<br />
This program will help participants learn about<br />
possible care options, legal, and financial <strong>issu</strong>es.<br />
Topics include various care options,<br />
tools to assist in health decision p<strong>lan</strong>ning, and<br />
finan<strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
Community Convers<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
These programs will fe<strong>at</strong>ure inform<strong>at</strong>ion on<br />
medical con<strong>ce</strong>rns, pain for long-term care,<br />
and intimacy.<br />
Communic<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Inform<strong>at</strong>ion on the best way to interact with<br />
the person with dementia.<br />
A Speaker’s Bureau is available for community groups who would like more inform<strong>at</strong>ion on<br />
Alzheimer’s disease, helping friends and families cope, and Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion servi<strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
Fifteen to 45 minute present<strong>at</strong>ions can be customized for groups on a variety of topics. In addition,<br />
three one-h<strong>our</strong> programs are also available:<br />
healthy brain. This workshop will cover specific<br />
things you can do to Maintain Y<strong>our</strong> Brain!<br />
Partnering with Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor<br />
Partnering With Y<strong>our</strong> Doctor is designed<br />
for individuals with memory loss and their<br />
caregivers who want to improve how they<br />
interact with their doctor. The workshop<br />
provides caregivers and people with dementia<br />
the knowledge and skills ne<strong>ce</strong>ssary to<br />
suc<strong>ce</strong>ssfully partner with their physicians<br />
and other health care professionals in order<br />
to provide the highest-quality dementia care<br />
possible.<br />
PROFESSIONAL<br />
EDUCATION<br />
Dementia Care Training<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and Ivy<br />
Tech Community College have formed<br />
a partnership to deliver the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s<br />
professional educ<strong>at</strong>ion c<strong>our</strong>ses<br />
through Ivy Tech’s st<strong>at</strong>ewide campus<br />
system. The c<strong>our</strong>ses are part of the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Dementia Care<br />
Training Program, developed by the<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and experts throughout<br />
Indiana in response to training deficits<br />
in long-term care rel<strong>at</strong>ed to dementia.<br />
Dementia Professional<br />
Certific<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion and<br />
Ivy Tech Community College have<br />
launched the Dementia Professional<br />
Certific<strong>at</strong>ion (DPC). This <strong>ce</strong>rtific<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
is the first of its kind and recognizes<br />
health care professionals th<strong>at</strong> have<br />
furthered their study in quality dementia<br />
care. The c<strong>our</strong>ses provide realistic<br />
best practi<strong>ce</strong>s to provide quality dementia<br />
care. To earn the DPC, health<br />
care professionals must have a total<br />
of 40 h<strong>our</strong>s of c<strong>our</strong>se work from c<strong>our</strong>ses<br />
offered through this program. This<br />
includes five core c<strong>our</strong>ses th<strong>at</strong> are 4<br />
h<strong>our</strong>s each and 20 h<strong>our</strong>s of electives.<br />
C<strong>our</strong>se Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
C<strong>our</strong>ses are conveniently scheduled<br />
around the st<strong>at</strong>e to meet a variety<br />
of continuing educ<strong>at</strong>ion needs. For<br />
more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about the c<strong>our</strong>ses<br />
or to view a c<strong>our</strong>se schedule, visit<br />
www.ivytech.edu/actnow/dementia or<br />
call 1.888.489.5463 or 317.921.4988.<br />
Future Professional<br />
Seminars<br />
A series of dementia-specific seminars<br />
will be offered in April and May of 2008.<br />
The f<strong>our</strong>-h<strong>our</strong> workshops will cover<br />
best care practi<strong>ce</strong>s on maintaining and<br />
enhancing quality of life through appropri<strong>at</strong>e<br />
activities, specific techniques to<br />
man<strong>ag</strong>e and maintain physical health<br />
<strong>issu</strong>es, psychosocial interventions,<br />
and reducing deficient practi<strong>ce</strong>s while<br />
upholding personhood and dignity during<br />
the disease pro<strong>ce</strong>ss. The seminars<br />
will be <strong>at</strong> various Ivy Tech loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
throughout Indiana. D<strong>at</strong>es and loc<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
will be published on <strong>at</strong> www.alz.<br />
org/indiana on February 4.<br />
13 • Winter 2008
14 • Winter 2008<br />
Preparing meals for a person with<br />
dementia is a special challenge, particularly<br />
as the disease progresses.<br />
Family members need to pay careful<br />
<strong>at</strong>tention to food prepar<strong>at</strong>ion, present<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
and the e<strong>at</strong>ing environment<br />
while giving their loved one<br />
the proper cues to enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>e selffeeding<br />
for as long as possible into<br />
the disease pro<strong>ce</strong>ss.<br />
“Individuals with dementia generally<br />
fall into one of two c<strong>at</strong>egories,”<br />
says Mary D. Litchford, Ph.D., RD,<br />
man<strong>ag</strong>er of training and development<br />
<strong>at</strong> Continental man<strong>ag</strong>ement<br />
Consultants in Greensboro, N.C.<br />
<strong>One</strong> person sits, forgets how to e<strong>at</strong>,<br />
or loses interest in e<strong>at</strong>ing all together.<br />
The other wanders constantly,<br />
burning up an enormous amount<br />
of calories, but is too distracted to<br />
e<strong>at</strong>. “Both groups are <strong>at</strong> risk for nutritional<br />
deficiency,” Litchford says.<br />
“A caregiver’s goal is to maintain<br />
the person’s weight unless he or<br />
she is more than 100 pounds overweight.”<br />
Most caregivers can gauge weight<br />
loss by the appearan<strong>ce</strong> of the person’s<br />
clothes, Litchford adds. The<br />
individual may be willing to stand<br />
on a scale on<strong>ce</strong> or twi<strong>ce</strong> a month,<br />
perhaps as part of a game, but clothes<br />
are the least thre<strong>at</strong>ening measure<br />
CAREGIVER CORNER<br />
Helping people with their j<strong>our</strong>ney<br />
E<strong>at</strong>ing & Nutrition<br />
Use Cre<strong>at</strong>ivity to Maintain Nutrition in Persons<br />
with Dementia<br />
C<strong>our</strong>tesy of the Parent Care Advisor<br />
th<strong>at</strong> someone is maintaining his or<br />
her weight.<br />
Problems Develop in<br />
Mid-st<strong>ag</strong>e Dementia<br />
Most nutritional b<strong>at</strong>tles begin when<br />
individuals with dementia forget<br />
how to use multiple utensils, says<br />
Sharon Roberts, RN, BSN, institutional<br />
nurse consultant <strong>at</strong> Lake<br />
County Health Department in<br />
Waukegan, Ill., and president-elect<br />
of the Gre<strong>at</strong>er Chic<strong>ag</strong>o<strong>lan</strong>d Chapter<br />
of the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
On<strong>ce</strong> th<strong>at</strong> occurs, caregivers must<br />
relinquish their focus on proper etiquette<br />
and con<strong>ce</strong>ntr<strong>at</strong>e on adequ<strong>at</strong>e<br />
food intake.<br />
Food prepar<strong>at</strong>ion often needs to accommod<strong>at</strong>e<br />
new habits th<strong>at</strong> result<br />
from the dementia. “Food is one of<br />
the few remaining areas th<strong>at</strong> people<br />
with dementia can control—<strong>at</strong> least<br />
initially,” Litchford points out. “For<br />
wanderers, the goal is not to get<br />
them to sit down. Instead, caregivers<br />
should allow them to graze, or snack<br />
throughout the day, on finger foods<br />
th<strong>at</strong> can be e<strong>at</strong>en without utensils.<br />
Offer something to e<strong>at</strong> or drink <strong>at</strong><br />
least on<strong>ce</strong> an h<strong>our</strong>.”<br />
Soft foods, such as chilled cooked<br />
carrots, apple sli<strong>ce</strong>s, or banana sli<strong>ce</strong>s
can be e<strong>at</strong>en on the run with minimal<br />
risk of choking, she points out.<br />
Grapes or cherries should be cut in<br />
half, and pits or seeds should always<br />
be removed. Foods th<strong>at</strong> crumble<br />
easily or can be stuffed into the<br />
mouth should be avoided.<br />
“Give the person something she can<br />
hold in one hand while walking,”<br />
Litchford says. A jui<strong>ce</strong> box, frozen<br />
yogurt bar, cheese strips, and small<br />
crackers are easy to hold and munch.<br />
Some people with Alzheimer’s may<br />
even enjoy warm chicken nuggets<br />
or bite-size pie<strong>ce</strong>s of pizza. Caregivers<br />
can make frozen fruit bars<br />
using pureed peaches or pears with<br />
a bit of added sugar and offer them<br />
to children and parents alike. “Vary<br />
the selection, because the person<br />
may reject a food if it’s offered too<br />
often, “ Litchford cautions.<br />
Con<strong>ce</strong>ntr<strong>at</strong>e on an entire day’s intake<br />
r<strong>at</strong>her than a single meal, Roberts<br />
<strong>ag</strong>rees. “People can e<strong>at</strong> on the run—<br />
teen<strong>ag</strong>ers do it all the time,” she points<br />
out. R<strong>at</strong>her than offering sweet snacks,<br />
provide finger sandwiches—cut into<br />
quarters, with the crust removed—<br />
filled with peanut butter and jelly or<br />
cream cheese spread. “Be cre<strong>at</strong>ive,”<br />
Roberts suggests.<br />
While wanderers often have healthy<br />
appetites, sedentary individuals may<br />
fail to recognize food or tire of<br />
chewing and spit out their meal.<br />
“Caregivers shouldn’t try to for<strong>ce</strong><br />
someone to e<strong>at</strong> more, even if they’ve<br />
spent a lot of time or money on food<br />
prepar<strong>at</strong>ion,” Litchford says. “Try<br />
<strong>ag</strong>ain l<strong>at</strong>er, continue to use small<br />
amounts of food, and praise the individual<br />
when she’s suc<strong>ce</strong>ssful.”<br />
Simplify Food<br />
Prepar<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
When the person with dementia sits<br />
down to e<strong>at</strong>, a cluttered table adds<br />
distraction th<strong>at</strong> may hinder suc<strong>ce</strong>ss.<br />
“Give the person a small amount of<br />
food, not a whole pl<strong>at</strong>eful,” Litchford<br />
suggests. “Large portions may<br />
be too overwhelming for someone<br />
with dementia.”<br />
“Don’t take shortcuts,” Roberts<br />
<strong>ag</strong>rees. “Pla<strong>ce</strong> one food item <strong>at</strong> a<br />
time on the individual’s pl<strong>at</strong>e. To<br />
maintain the person’s dignity, cut<br />
up me<strong>at</strong> or pot<strong>at</strong>oes before serving<br />
them, so the person can e<strong>at</strong> with<br />
just a fork or spoon. If the elder uses<br />
her hands, make sure they’re clean,<br />
and pla<strong>ce</strong> a towel or cloth napkin in<br />
her lap to protect clothing. Enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>e<br />
suc<strong>ce</strong>ss.”<br />
As the disease progresses, caregivers<br />
should simplify the table further by<br />
removing distractions such as decor<strong>at</strong>ions,<br />
condiments, salt and pepper<br />
shakers, and the sugar bowl and<br />
creamer from the table.<br />
“In mid-st<strong>ag</strong>e dementia, individuals<br />
may try to e<strong>at</strong> the salt and pepper<br />
shakers or napkins, so they need<br />
careful supervision <strong>at</strong> the table,”<br />
Roberts cautions. “Caregivers may<br />
also need to survey the home carefully<br />
to make sure it’s safe.” People<br />
with Alzheimer’s disease may <strong>at</strong>tempt<br />
to e<strong>at</strong> housep<strong>lan</strong>ts, colorful<br />
decor<strong>at</strong>ions, candy wrapped in<br />
paper or <strong>ce</strong>llophane—even orange<br />
peels and banana skins, she says.<br />
Beware of a Noisy<br />
Environment<br />
Because mealtime is a cumbersome<br />
and time-consuming pro<strong>ce</strong>ss for<br />
people with dementia, caregivers<br />
may be tempted to serve the per-<br />
Caregivers shouldn’t try to for<strong>ce</strong><br />
someone to e<strong>at</strong> more, even if<br />
they’ve spent a lot of time or<br />
money on food prepar<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
son with Alzheimer’s disease with<br />
the rest of the family and pla<strong>ce</strong> the<br />
entire meal on the table. If the older<br />
person is distracted by convers<strong>at</strong>ion,<br />
however, e<strong>at</strong>ing alone may be preferable.<br />
Televisions in the kitchen, ringing<br />
doorbells, and crying infants probably<br />
represent the biggest obstacles<br />
to suc<strong>ce</strong>ss <strong>at</strong> mealtime.<br />
“People with Alzheimer’s disease<br />
are easily distracted,” Roberts explains.<br />
“A TV or radio, children<br />
coming and going, visitors arriving<br />
in the middle of a meal, even the<br />
view of birds out a window can distract<br />
the person so he or she forgets<br />
to e<strong>at</strong>.”<br />
15 • Winter 2008
16 • Winter 2008<br />
Thank you so much to the more than<br />
7,000 participants who joined us<br />
throughout Indiana to take steps to<br />
end Alzheimer’s disease. With the help<br />
of <strong>our</strong> sponsors, teams, walkers and<br />
volunteers we have raised more than<br />
$985,000 to support the 100,000 Hoosiers<br />
and their care partners affected<br />
by Alzheimer’s disease. Thank you<br />
to <strong>our</strong> st<strong>at</strong>ewide presenting sponsor,<br />
Eli Lilly & Company, to all of <strong>our</strong> corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
and community sponsors and<br />
to all of <strong>our</strong> supporters. This year the<br />
Memory Walks raised the most ever for<br />
Indiana!<br />
Indianapolis<br />
This year the Indianapolis walk raised a<br />
record $446,000! A big thank you to <strong>our</strong><br />
top individual fundraisers: John Finneran<br />
who raised more than $12,100, Bud<br />
Swineford, raising more than $7,600,<br />
and Tom Leyden who raised more than<br />
$7,500.<br />
Our top Corpor<strong>at</strong>e Teams were Eli Lilly<br />
& Co., whose team raised over $10,000.<br />
Team Bose (Bose McKinney & Evans,<br />
LLP), raising more than $5,000; and the<br />
Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Center<br />
whose team raised more than $4,000!<br />
Our top Healthcare Teams were Life<br />
Care Servi<strong>ce</strong>s – which includes Greenwood<br />
Vill<strong>ag</strong>e South and Marquette<br />
Manor, raising more than $26,000.<br />
Second pla<strong>ce</strong> went to American Senior<br />
Communities raising more than $16,000,<br />
and <strong>our</strong> third pla<strong>ce</strong> team was Kindred<br />
Healthcare raising just over $10,000!<br />
In addition, <strong>our</strong> Retirement Community<br />
Challenge winner was, for the second<br />
year in a row, Marquette Manor, for<br />
raising more than $14,000. Congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ions!<br />
Our Family and Community winners<br />
were Team Roberts (Roberts Salon and<br />
Day Spa), raising $7,600. Second pla<strong>ce</strong><br />
went to Team Rita K., raising $4,000<br />
and third pla<strong>ce</strong> was Team Ramser, who<br />
raised $3,700.<br />
In addition, special thanks to Daddy<br />
Jack’s for providing the food and w<strong>at</strong>er<br />
after the walk and Bright House Networks<br />
for sponsoring the w<strong>at</strong>er on the<br />
route and for providing Diego, from `Go,<br />
Diego Go’. In addition, S<strong>our</strong>wine Real<br />
Est<strong>at</strong>e Servi<strong>ce</strong>s put a smile on every<br />
child’s fa<strong>ce</strong> by sponsoring the pumpkin<br />
p<strong>at</strong>ch, as did American Senior Communities<br />
by sponsoring the kid’s area and<br />
providing the very popular moonwalk,<br />
fa<strong>ce</strong> painting, and new this year - caramel<br />
apples.<br />
We thank Tom & Carlotta Cyrus for<br />
their c<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>e in sharing their story <strong>at</strong><br />
the walk this year, we know wh<strong>at</strong> an<br />
inspir<strong>at</strong>ion they were to many individuals<br />
and care partners th<strong>at</strong> were in the<br />
crowd. We really felt each team’s enthusiasm<br />
this year with many teams<br />
wearing team shirts and just as many<br />
with signs and banners displaying why<br />
they are taking steps to end Alzheimer’s<br />
disease. We would like to give a<br />
HUGE thank you to all of <strong>our</strong> team captains,<br />
team members, and walkers for<br />
their continued support!<br />
Columbus/Bloomington<br />
Unseasonably warm temper<strong>at</strong>ures<br />
didn’t take away from the enthusiasm<br />
the teams and walkers displayed who<br />
g<strong>at</strong>hered in Columbus and Bloomington<br />
this year. Congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ions to the<br />
Columbus winning teams: First pla<strong>ce</strong><br />
was Grandpa’s Gang, second pla<strong>ce</strong> was<br />
Columbus Regional Hospital, and third<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong> was Columbus Health & Rehab.<br />
The Columbus Memory Walk raised<br />
$62,000. The top teams in Bloomington<br />
were first pla<strong>ce</strong>, Garden Villa, second<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong> Becky’s Bunch, and third pla<strong>ce</strong><br />
was Walking for Waneta. Bloomington<br />
Memory Walk raised over $35,000.<br />
These are teams th<strong>at</strong> have supported<br />
the walk for the past couple of years<br />
and we gre<strong>at</strong>ly appreci<strong>at</strong>e their continued<br />
support! Both walks displayed<br />
an increased support from families and<br />
individuals in the community.
MEMORY WALK<br />
Terre Haute<br />
Terre Haute raised more than $41,000<br />
this year, a record year for the Wabash<br />
Valley community! Winning<br />
teams were Kindred – Southwood,<br />
Kindred – Royal Oaks and Hautian<br />
O<strong>ce</strong>an Parrot Head Club. There was a<br />
gre<strong>at</strong> presen<strong>ce</strong> from Kindred and the<br />
award for most cre<strong>at</strong>ive should go to<br />
the Hautian O<strong>ce</strong>an Parrot Head Club.<br />
Wh<strong>at</strong> gre<strong>at</strong> fun they had showing their<br />
support this year! Thank you for making<br />
this walk such a suc<strong>ce</strong>ss!<br />
Fort Wayne<br />
The Fort Wayne Memory Walk was a<br />
huge suc<strong>ce</strong>ss raising over $129,000, a<br />
record setting year!<br />
Fort Wayne fundraising winners are<br />
as follows: Top individual fundraiser<br />
was Ann Horne. The top overall team<br />
was Walk for Dad. The first pla<strong>ce</strong> corpor<strong>at</strong>e<br />
team goes to BAE Systems.<br />
The first pla<strong>ce</strong> Healthcare Team was<br />
River Terra<strong>ce</strong>, second pla<strong>ce</strong> was Herit<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
Park, and third pla<strong>ce</strong> was Team of<br />
Hope. First pla<strong>ce</strong> in the family/community<br />
team c<strong>at</strong>egory was Walk for Dad<br />
(Shank Family), second pla<strong>ce</strong> was the<br />
Fort Wayne Advisory Board and third<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong> was Jontz family. Fort Wayne<br />
had Elvis return for another Memory<br />
Walk to sign autographs and pose for<br />
photos. Special thanks to BAE Systems<br />
for their gre<strong>at</strong> support this year;<br />
we appreci<strong>at</strong>e all y<strong>our</strong> efforts!<br />
Goshen<br />
In Northern Indiana, Memory Walk<br />
was welcomed in the new loc<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
of Shanklin Park in Goshen, IN. Wh<strong>at</strong><br />
a gre<strong>at</strong> turn-out, despite the rain, of<br />
family, friends, local business and the<br />
healthcare community and individuals<br />
affected with Alzheimer’s disease.<br />
We are excited to see this walk grow<br />
and build on its tremendous, first year<br />
th<strong>at</strong> raised more than $21,000.<br />
Merrillville<br />
Merrillville’s Walk was very family<br />
friendly – with fa<strong>ce</strong> painters, clowns,<br />
a moonwalk, – lots of fun for everyone!<br />
With <strong>our</strong> corpor<strong>at</strong>e sponsors,<br />
teams and walkers the Merrillville<br />
walk raised $66,000! Special thanks<br />
to the top fundraising teams: first<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong> in the family/community c<strong>at</strong>egory<br />
was Butch’s Buddies, second<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong> went to P3-PeePaw’s Posse<br />
and third pla<strong>ce</strong> was Illiana Moves. The<br />
top teams in the healthcare c<strong>at</strong>egory<br />
were Our Lady of Holy Cross Center,<br />
Sebo’s Nursing and Rehabilit<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
Center, and Lowell Healthcare. A very<br />
special thank you to Cheryl Pickering<br />
and Mary Ann Becklenberg for sharing<br />
their personal story <strong>at</strong> the walk<br />
this year.<br />
Lafayette<br />
Lafayette Walkers g<strong>at</strong>hered under<br />
warm blue skies for its sixth annual<br />
Memory Walk. A special thank you<br />
goes to team captain Cindy Tree<strong>ce</strong><br />
and her team Vectren for raising<br />
more than $6,000!The Lafayette Walk<br />
raised more than $48,000, on<strong>ce</strong> <strong>ag</strong>ain,<br />
a record year for this walk! Winning<br />
teams are as follows: First pla<strong>ce</strong> –<br />
Vectren, second pla<strong>ce</strong> – Alz Pals, and<br />
the third pla<strong>ce</strong> fundraising team was<br />
Karen’s Crew.<br />
Muncie/Kokomo/<br />
Richmond<br />
Our Muncie Memory Walk raised<br />
more than $52,000 while Richmond<br />
was suc<strong>ce</strong>ssful in raising $46,000.<br />
The Kokomo walk raised more than<br />
$34,000 and the winning teams were:<br />
first pla<strong>ce</strong> – W<strong>at</strong>erford Walkers, second<br />
pla<strong>ce</strong> – Ma<strong>ce</strong>donia Christian<br />
Church Memory Crew, third pla<strong>ce</strong> –<br />
St. Joseph Hospital. Thank you to all<br />
<strong>our</strong> corpor<strong>at</strong>e sponsors, teams and<br />
walkers th<strong>at</strong> helped to raise awareness<br />
and funds in their community<br />
this year!<br />
Memory Walk plays a key role in fully<br />
funding the mission of the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion which is to elimin<strong>at</strong>e<br />
Alzheimer’s disease through the advan<strong>ce</strong>ment<br />
of research; to provide and<br />
to enhan<strong>ce</strong> care and support for affected;<br />
and to redu<strong>ce</strong> risk of dementia<br />
through the promotion of brain health.<br />
Interested in being a part of the p<strong>lan</strong>ning<br />
of Memory Walk? We are always<br />
looking for leaders to join one of <strong>our</strong><br />
Memory Walk committees.<br />
Memory Walk 2008 has<br />
already begun!<br />
Get y<strong>our</strong> team fired up for Memory<br />
Walk 2008! The 2008 website will be<br />
ready in early January so start contacting<br />
y<strong>our</strong> family, friends, co-workers,<br />
and donors to get them geared<br />
up today! There are sponsorship opportunities<br />
available for all 11 walks<br />
throughout Indiana and we enc<strong>our</strong><strong>ag</strong>e<br />
you to get y<strong>our</strong> company involved!<br />
If you would like to help us gear up<br />
for Memory Walk this year and be a<br />
part of the p<strong>lan</strong>ning committee in y<strong>our</strong><br />
area, or are interested in sponsorship<br />
opportunities, please contact C<strong>at</strong>hy<br />
Boyer, Associ<strong>at</strong>e Director of Special<br />
Events, <strong>at</strong> 317.575.9620 or c<strong>at</strong>hy.boyer@alz.org<br />
for more inform<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
17 • Winter 2008
Mark Y<strong>our</strong><br />
Calendars<br />
Get ready to tee up as the<br />
Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
presents the 2008 Skeet<br />
Thompson Memorial Golf<br />
Outing on Tuesday, June 17,<br />
2008 <strong>at</strong> Pebble Brook Golf<br />
C<strong>our</strong>se, with a shotgun start<br />
<strong>at</strong> 12:30 pm. This premier golf<br />
outing is played in memory of<br />
Merritt L. “Skeet” Thompson.<br />
The proud sponsor’s of this<br />
event are Skeet’s grandchildren,<br />
the owners of Daddy<br />
Jack’s and The Light Family.<br />
This year, <strong>our</strong> goal is to raise<br />
more than $85,000 and to<br />
have 50 f<strong>our</strong>somes playing in<br />
the outing. Pro<strong>ce</strong>eds from the<br />
event support programs and<br />
servi<strong>ce</strong>s of the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion regarding<br />
sponsorship or to sign up<br />
to play, please contact Emily<br />
Sherman <strong>at</strong> 317.575.9620 or<br />
emily.sherman@alz.org or<br />
visit <strong>our</strong> Web site <strong>at</strong><br />
www.alz.org/indiana.<br />
open House<br />
Please join us for <strong>our</strong> Memories<br />
in the Making © volunteer<br />
Open House, Thursday,<br />
February 21st from 10:00 a.m.<br />
-12:00 p.m. <strong>at</strong> the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, 9135 N. Meridian<br />
Street, Suite B-4, Indianapolis.<br />
We will be discussing<br />
volunteer opportunities for<br />
the program while visiting<br />
with current volunteers. For<br />
more inform<strong>at</strong>ion regarding<br />
Memories in the Making ©<br />
contact Emily Sherman.<br />
18 • Winter 2008<br />
Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday is a Tasty<br />
Triumph!<br />
Thank you to everyone who <strong>at</strong>tended this year’s 16th annual<br />
Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday, champ<strong>ag</strong>ne brunch, silent and live auction,<br />
and chocol<strong>at</strong>e extrav<strong>ag</strong>anza. This year’s guest speaker was Dr.<br />
John Morris, a Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology<br />
and the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center <strong>at</strong> Washington University<br />
in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Morris spoke to the over 300 guests in <strong>at</strong>tendan<strong>ce</strong> about the l<strong>at</strong>est<br />
research on Alzheimer’s disease including some upd<strong>at</strong>es on Alzheimer’s clinical trials.<br />
This year’s event raised over $95,000 to support the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion, including<br />
<strong>our</strong> Fund a Servi<strong>ce</strong>, Care Consult<strong>at</strong>ion. The Associ<strong>at</strong>ion would like to thank all of the local<br />
businesses and individuals who don<strong>at</strong>ed the over 150 items th<strong>at</strong> were sold in this year’s<br />
auction.<br />
We would like to extend a special thanks to <strong>our</strong> Honorary Hosts: The Richard Heslin<br />
Family; Dr. John Morris; <strong>our</strong> many sponsors; Bob Gregory, <strong>our</strong> event em<strong>ce</strong>e; Mark Ramser<br />
<strong>our</strong> live auction auctioneer, and the Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday committee, whose dedic<strong>at</strong>ion to<br />
the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion made this event a huge suc<strong>ce</strong>ss.<br />
2007 Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday Sponsors:<br />
Event Sponsor<br />
Forum <strong>at</strong> the Crossing<br />
Program Sponsor<br />
Eli Lilly and Company<br />
Auction Sponsors<br />
Allian<strong>ce</strong> Home Health Care and Adult<br />
Day Center<br />
Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Center<br />
Corpor<strong>at</strong>e Sponsors<br />
Clarian Senior Health Servi<strong>ce</strong>s<br />
Deloitte & Touche<br />
Hendricks Regional Health<br />
Law Offi<strong>ce</strong> of Claire E. Lewis<br />
McDonald Financial Str<strong>at</strong>egies Group<br />
Old N<strong>at</strong>ional Bank<br />
The Phoenix Group<br />
Samara Memory Care At Greentree<br />
Post Road<br />
Senior Care <strong>at</strong> Wishard<br />
Sunrise Senior Living<br />
William Holw<strong>ag</strong>er, Attorney <strong>at</strong> Law<br />
Family Sponsors<br />
Ms. Fern Roesch<br />
In Memory of Happy Bunshaw –<br />
The Art and Holly Callahan Family<br />
Curt and Cindi Fankhauser<br />
In Memory of Georgiana Cunningham –<br />
Dr. Carolyn Cunningham<br />
In Memory of Luella Hopkins –<br />
Dr. Carolyn Cunningham<br />
The Glenn Collier Family<br />
Ms. Carlyn Johnson<br />
The Family of Richard and Ella W<strong>ag</strong>ner<br />
Craig and Mindy Duffer<br />
Carolyn McDonald’s Family –<br />
Brandt Ltd. and Riddell Ltd.<br />
The Richard Heslin Family<br />
2007 Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday Committee<br />
Event Chair<br />
Jean Ramser<br />
Event Committee<br />
Holly Callahan<br />
Melinda Doll<br />
Mindy Duffer<br />
Debbie Dunn<br />
Cindi Fankhauser<br />
Deborah Farrar<br />
Sara Green<br />
Mary Guerriero Austrom<br />
Sarah Holw<strong>ag</strong>er<br />
Julie McDonald<br />
Kelly Panzer<br />
Jane Rooksby<br />
Mary Lou Sherman<br />
Ella W<strong>ag</strong>ner<br />
Jennifer Walker<br />
we hope you will join us <strong>ag</strong>ain for the<br />
2008 Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday!<br />
Chocol<strong>at</strong>e Sunday is an annual event<br />
held by the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion to<br />
inform <strong>our</strong> community about the l<strong>at</strong>est<br />
developments in Alzheimer’s research<br />
and to raise funds needed to provide<br />
the free programs and servi<strong>ce</strong>s th<strong>at</strong><br />
are critical to families dealing with a<br />
di<strong>ag</strong>nosis of Alzheimer’s disease.<br />
Interested in joining the p<strong>lan</strong>ning<br />
committee or sponsoring a table <strong>at</strong><br />
the event? Please contact<br />
Emily Sherman <strong>at</strong> 317.575.9620 or<br />
emily.sherman@alz.org.
CareS<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>: New Res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s for Care<br />
This year the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
introdu<strong>ce</strong>d CareS<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>, an<br />
easy-to-use, one-stop res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong> for<br />
everything you need to know about<br />
finding and p<strong>lan</strong>ning for care for a<br />
person with Alzheimer’s.<br />
CareS<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>’s new online suite of<br />
servi<strong>ce</strong>s will help coordin<strong>at</strong>e assistan<strong>ce</strong><br />
from family and friends, loc<strong>at</strong>e<br />
senior housing and re<strong>ce</strong>ive customized<br />
care recommend<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
• Lotsa Helping Hands — This interactive<br />
calendar allows anyone<br />
involved in care or support to log<br />
onto one convenient, priv<strong>at</strong>e site<br />
and organize caregiving activities.<br />
It’s easy to post d<strong>at</strong>es and times for<br />
duties others have <strong>ag</strong>reed to share,<br />
such as preparing meals, providing<br />
rides, running errands or keeping<br />
the person with dementia company.<br />
• Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Senior<br />
Housing FinderSM — Powered<br />
by SNAPforSeniors ® , the Senior<br />
Housing Finder is the first online<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ionwide d<strong>at</strong>abase for loc<strong>at</strong>ing<br />
dementia care. The tool allows<br />
you to search for li<strong>ce</strong>nsed senior<br />
housing by geographic area, housing<br />
type, availability, and level of<br />
dementia care offered.<br />
• Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion CareFinder<br />
helps you identify dementia<br />
care options to best meet an individual’s<br />
needs and preferen<strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
CareFinder helps you recognize<br />
good care, communic<strong>at</strong>e effectively<br />
with care providers, and learn<br />
about care payment s<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s.<br />
• Other res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s include mess<strong>ag</strong>e<br />
boards for sharing with others<br />
who fa<strong>ce</strong> similar challenges and<br />
links to programs for improving<br />
caregiver skills.<br />
You can find CareS<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong> res<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>s<br />
<strong>at</strong> www.alz.org/CareS<strong>our</strong><strong>ce</strong>. For more<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion, call the Alzheimer’s<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong> 1.800.272.3900.<br />
Safe Return ® and MedicAlert ® form allian<strong>ce</strong><br />
In a move to significantly improve the safety of individuals with Alzheimer’s or rel<strong>at</strong>ed<br />
dementia, MedicAlert and the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion have formed an allian<strong>ce</strong> to offer<br />
MedicAlert + Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion Safe Return. This is a live, 24-h<strong>our</strong> emergency<br />
response servi<strong>ce</strong> for wandering and medical emergencies.<br />
When a person with dementia wanders or becomes lost, his or her inform<strong>at</strong>ion and<br />
photo is provided to local law enfor<strong>ce</strong>ment. When a person is found, a citizen or law<br />
official calls the 800-number on the identific<strong>at</strong>ion product and the individual’s family<br />
or caregivers are contacted. The nearest Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion offi<strong>ce</strong> provides<br />
inform<strong>at</strong>ion and support during search and rescue efforts. In addition, should medical<br />
<strong>at</strong>tention be required, ac<strong>ce</strong>ss to a personal health record is immedi<strong>at</strong>ely available.<br />
To enroll a person with Alzheimer’s disease in MedicAlert + Safe Return, upd<strong>at</strong>e a<br />
current enrollment with a member’s medical inform<strong>at</strong>ion or learn more about the<br />
program, contact the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>at</strong><br />
1.800.272.3900, y<strong>our</strong> local chapter or MedicAlert <strong>at</strong><br />
1.888.577.8566. You may enroll a person or upd<strong>at</strong>e a<br />
member’s medical inform<strong>at</strong>ion online <strong>at</strong> www.alz.org/<br />
SafeReturn or www.medicalert.org.<br />
Scholarships<br />
Available<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
has a partnership with<br />
Ivy Tech to deliver the<br />
Associ<strong>at</strong>ion’s 40 h<strong>our</strong><br />
Dementia Professional<br />
Certific<strong>at</strong>ion Program through<br />
their st<strong>at</strong>ewide campus<br />
system. These c<strong>our</strong>ses<br />
educ<strong>at</strong>e individuals and help<br />
them to better understand<br />
and care for people with<br />
dementia.<br />
The Dementia Professional<br />
Certific<strong>at</strong>ion Scholarship<br />
is currently available to<br />
individuals in Indiana who<br />
work in a st<strong>at</strong>e li<strong>ce</strong>nsed<br />
long-term-care facility.<br />
The scholarship funds will<br />
pay for individuals to take<br />
the Dementia Professional<br />
classes <strong>at</strong> Ivy Tech.<br />
A brochure and scholarship<br />
applic<strong>at</strong>ion can be found on<br />
<strong>our</strong> Web site <strong>at</strong> www.alz.org/<br />
indiana. Other questions can<br />
be directed to Linda Altmeyer<br />
<strong>at</strong> 317.575.9620.<br />
The funding for the<br />
scholarships is provided by<br />
the Indiana St<strong>at</strong>e Department<br />
of Health through the Civil<br />
Monetary Penalty Fund.<br />
Scholarship applic<strong>at</strong>ions<br />
must be re<strong>ce</strong>ived by<br />
January 31, 2008.<br />
19 • Winter 2008
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
is leading<br />
important research,<br />
care and support<br />
initi<strong>at</strong>ives th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
seeking to change<br />
the fa<strong>ce</strong> of Alzheimer’s<br />
disease locally<br />
and worldwide. In a<br />
Artist: Cindi Fankhauser<br />
report made public<br />
on March 20, the Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion shared th<strong>at</strong><br />
in 2007 there are now more than 5 million people in<br />
the United St<strong>at</strong>es living with Alzheimer’s. The gre<strong>at</strong>est<br />
risk factor for Alzheimer’s is increasing <strong>ag</strong>e, and<br />
with 78 million baby boomers beginning to turn 60<br />
last year, it is estim<strong>at</strong>ed th<strong>at</strong> someone in America develops<br />
Alzheimer’s every 72 seconds.<br />
Alzheimer’s disease is now the seventh leading cause<br />
of de<strong>at</strong>h in the country and the fifth leading cause of<br />
de<strong>at</strong>h for those over <strong>ag</strong>e 65. The toll of Alzheimer’s<br />
on the n<strong>at</strong>ion’s Medicare system is projected <strong>at</strong> $400<br />
billion annually by 2030, which is currently the entire<br />
Medicare budget.<br />
However, there is hope. There are currently nine<br />
drugs in Phase III clinical trials for Alzheimer’s, several<br />
of which show gre<strong>at</strong> promise to slow or stop the<br />
Gre<strong>at</strong>er Indiana Chapter<br />
9135 North Meridian Street, B-4<br />
Indianapolis, IN 46260<br />
317.575.9620<br />
1.800.272.3900 helpline<br />
Return Servi<strong>ce</strong> Requested<br />
The Alzheimer’s Associ<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
is a proud member of<br />
Remembering:<br />
A Tribute to the <strong>One</strong>s We Love<br />
progression of the disease. This, combined with advan<strong>ce</strong>ments<br />
in di<strong>ag</strong>nostic tools and the evolution of<br />
programs designed to help families coping with the<br />
disease, has the potential to change the <strong>lan</strong>dscape of<br />
Alzheimer’s disease in the coming years.<br />
We can make a differen<strong>ce</strong>. Please join us in REMEM-<br />
BERING those touched by the disease by making a<br />
lasting gift in <strong>our</strong> campaign, Remembering: A Tribute.<br />
A significant gift will not only impact those living<br />
with Alzheimer’s disease today but will bring much<br />
hope for tomorrow.<br />
Those who contribute to Remembering will be<br />
recognized through artwork cre<strong>at</strong>ed by artist Cindi<br />
Fankhauser. This artwork will be prominently displayed<br />
in the Associ<strong>at</strong>ion offi<strong>ce</strong> and across the st<strong>at</strong>e. To<br />
become involved, you may contribute <strong>at</strong> one of the<br />
three different levels:<br />
Legacy Gift ................... $10,000 and Above<br />
Care Partner Gift .......... $5,000 to $9,999<br />
Supporter Gift .............. $1,000 to $4,999<br />
For more inform<strong>at</strong>ion about <strong>our</strong> campaign, please log<br />
on to www.alz.org/indiana or contact Sarah Whiteman,<br />
Director of Development, <strong>at</strong> Sarah.Whiteman@alz.org<br />
or 317.575.9620, extension 21.<br />
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