Tag Archives: National Family Caregiver Month

The Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability is giving out 1,000 Alzheimer’s flag bags and resource guides for caregivers in November. UCAAAD Family Caregiver Assistant Sara Martin said the agency is partnering with local senior centers and programs like Meals On Wheels. Martin said starting next week they will give out bags with goodies that normally would be ... Read More »

The power of music for those suffering with Alzheimer’s and dementia will be on the big screen at the Sparta drive-in theater Saturday. November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month. The award-winning documentary is titled Alive Inside. It focuses on one social worker’s ability to improve a patients communication abilities through songs. Upper Cumberland Area Agency ... Read More »