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Taking Pride in Brain Health: Parkinson’s Disease and the LGBTQ+ Community

Learn about brain health, Parkinson’s Disease and the LGBTQ+ community in this webinar hosted by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and SAGE.

September 2023 | hosted by: Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and SAGE

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The Importance of Brain Health for LGBTQ+ Individuals

This fact sheet describes why LGBTQ+ people should care about brain health and steps we can take to improve brain health.

January 2023 | SAGE and Genetech

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Aging with Pride Q&A: IDEA (Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action) Study Participation

This Q&A provided by Aging with Pride describes – IDEA (Innovations in Dementia Empowerment and Action) study is the first federally-funded research study examining ways to improve the health and quality of life for adults aged 50 and older in the LGBTQ community with memory loss and their caregivers.

December 2020 | Amy Cunningham Research Coordinator Aging with Pride

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Reimaging Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice

Reimagining Dementia: A Creative Coalition for Justice is an international
group of dementia activists and allies – health professionals people living with
dementia (young and old); carers/care partners; family and community
members; advocates, artists, academics, policy makers and others – who
share a diverse and humanizing vision of care and support that promotes
inclusion, relationality, creativity, joy and the possibility of growth for everyone
living with, and impacted by, dementia.

November 2020 | Mary Fridley Reimaging Dementia

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The Importance of Gay and Lesbian Spousal and Partner Caregiver Research: A Q&A with Toni Calasanti and Brian de Vries

A Q&A highlighting the importance of research with caregivers of spouses and partners with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

September 2020 | Toni Calasanti and Brian deVries

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Emergency Preparedness: Caring for persons living with dementia in a long-term care community based setting

This document released in collaboration with 34 long-term care and community-based care providers and affiliated associations.

March 2020 | Alzheimer's Association and National Partners

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Infographic: LGBT Older Adults and Dementia

Infographic describing key findings on LGBT older adults living with dementia.

July 2019 | Alzheimer's Association and SAGE

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Recommendations for Supporting LGBT People Living with Dementia

This fact sheets provides recommendations for you can use in support of LGBT people living with dementia.

July 2019 | SAGE and Alzheimer's Association

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Issue Brief: LGBT and Dementia

This paper is divided into three sections including a general overview of LGBT older adults and dementia, intersecting identities, and recommendations.

November 2018 | Alzheimer's Association and SAGE

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Enhancing health, wellness and community for older LGBT adults

This article provides a look at the unique needs of older LGBT people and how communities are responding to these needs.

September 2018 | Marilynn Larkin M.A. in the Journal of Active Aging

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Overcoming Barriers to Care for LGBT Elders with Alzheimer’s

This article discusses the added stigma for LGBT elders diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and overcoming barriers to care.

May 2017 | Dr. Marcy Adelman - This article was first published in the ASA publication Generations Summer 2016

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Caring for Yourself: Alzheimer’s Caregiving Tips

Taking care of yourself is one of the most important things you can do as a caregiver. This could mean asking family members or friends to help out, doing things you enjoy, using adult day care services, or getting help from a local home health care agency.

November 2016 | National Institute on Aging a part of the National Institutes on Health

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Holiday Hints: Alzheimer’s Caregiver Tips

The tips below can help you and the person with Alzheimer’s visit and reconnect with family, friends, and neighbors during holidays.

November 2016 | National Institutes on Aging part of the National Institutes on Health

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The Longest Day: An LGBT Older Adult and Caregiver Perspective for Living with Alzheimer ’s Disease

A discussion on LGBT older adults living with Alzheimer’s Disease and their caregivers on the Alzheimer’s Association Longest Day.

June 2016 | Sherrill Wayland, MSW - SAGE's Manager of National Projects

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The Big Hush! Same-Sex Relationships in Long-term Care

For those who have dementia that affects memory, communication and other cognitive function, they often show their need for intimate connections through their actions. Unfortunately, it is common for their expressions of intimacy to be misinterpreted as inappropriate behavior.

June 2016 | Zoe Dearing, Alzheimer's Educator

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Alzheimer’s Assocation LGBT Caregiver Concerns – Important Considerations for LGBT Caregivers

LGBT Caregiver Brochure from the Alzheimer’s Association.

November 2015 | Alzheimer's Association

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LGBT Caregiver Concerns & Alzheimer’s Brochure

This brochure helps caregivers, who are LGBT or caring for someone who is LGBT, navigate community resources and options for support.

January 2015 | Alzheimer's Association

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Providing Quality Care to LGBT Clients with Dementia in Suffolk: A Guide for Practitioners

A practical guide out of the U.K. for health care providers working with dementia patients to become aware of clients’ sexual orientation or transgender identity and how to address the specific needs of these clients.

December 2012 | Suffolk Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Network (UK)

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LGBT Caregiver Concerns (Alzheimer’s)

This brochure is for LGBT caregivers for persons with dementia, helping to navigate community resources and options for support.

November 2012 | Alzheimer's Association

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Legal Plans (Alzheimer’s)

Legal Plans’ is a brochure with recommendations for assisting the caregiver and the person with dementia in making legal arrangements.

October 2012 | Alzheimer's Association

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Gay and Gray: Welcoming LGBT Elders in Long Term Care

As long as there have been nursing homes, there have been residents living in them who are LGBT.

July 2012 | Alzheimer's Association New York City Chapter

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