Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Dementias
Aging & Adult Services
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Caregiver support & resources
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Support for people living with dementia
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Dementia is not a single disease; rather, it is an umbrella term describing a decline in memory, reasoning or other thinking skills. Symptoms grouped under dementia are caused by abnormal brain changes.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia followed by frontotemporal degeneration, Lewy body dementia, and vascular dementia.
5 Priorities in the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias State Plan
Dementia Aware Utah: Overarching vision: Improve public awareness, reduce stigma, and motivate action regarding dementia and caregiving.
Dementia Competent Workforce: Overarching vision: Educate, empower, strengthen, and support a dementia-competent workforce to improve the experiences of those affected by dementia.
Expand Research: Overarching vision: Explore novel research and expand existing research in ADRD to better understand best practices in assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and treatment resulting in better quality of life for people with dementia and their caregivers/ care partners.
Support & Empower Caregivers: Overarching vision: Building hopeful, supported, confident, and empowered caregivers/care partners of persons with dementia who advocate for themselves and for those whom they support.
Living Well with Dementia: Overarching vision: Empower, support, and expand access to resources for those living with dementia.