Tag: Dementia
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A Colorado veteran needed help. He ended up dead after the VA referred him to a nursing home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The terrible chain of events began three years ago in Grand Junction when the Veterans Health Administration made a questionable referral for an elderly veteran named Ernest Griffiths Jr. to enter a private-sector nursing home for his dementia care. It ended Feb. 25 with suspected…
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Colorado rolling out new plan to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state health department is rolling out a new five-year plan in an effort to address the impacts of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia for Coloradans. Measures in the plan aim to reduce the risk of developing dementia and promote early detection of the disease, a…
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Arapahoe police seek public’s help in finding man with dementia
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is asking citizens to help look for a missing elderly man who suffers from dementia. Perry Stanford, 64, was last seen on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the area of…