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Research News
7 Public Policy
Platform
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Eating &
Nutrition
16 Memory Walk
Results
Greater Indiana Chapter Newsletter • Serving 73 counties throughout Indiana
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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

Mission of the
Alzheimer’s Association
Our mission is to eliminate
Alzheimer’s disease through the
advancement of research; to provide
and enhance care and support for
all affected; and to reduce the risk of
dementia through the promotion
of brain health.
Alzheimer’s Association
of Greater Indiana
2007 - 2008
Board of Directors
Curt Fankhauser
President
Rob Grant
Secretary
Maureen Becher Sage
Treasurer
Phil Nicely
Resource Management Chair
Carolyn Cunningham, M.D.
Mission and Outreach Chair/
Past President
Stephen Adair
James Bickel
Anne Campbell
Sue Forte
Ann Marie Hake, M.D.
Patrick Healey, M.D.
Jo Ann Klooz
Lana Lehman
Jean Ramser
Rick Rhodes
Pat Roberts
Kathy Segrist
Andrea Smiley
Medical Advisory Board
Carolyn Cunningham, M.D., Chair
Jamie Bales, M.D.
Glenn J. Bingle, M.D. Ph.D
Drew Class, M.D.
Steve Couvillion, Ph.D
Martin R. Farlow, M.D.
Meg Frazer, M.D.
Hugh C. Hendrie, M.B., Ch. B.
Dan Hurley, M.D.
Eugene Lammers, M.D.
Laura Mendelsohn, Ph.D
Stephen Rappaport, M.D.
Council of Past Presidents
Mark Laker
Ken Bennett
Dave Bromund
Mary Guerriero Austrom, Ph.D
John Thompson
Carolyn Cunningham, M.D.
2 • Winter 2008
Chapter Notes
A Dedication
We would like to dedicate this issue of our
newsletter to Monika Jaeger, who passed
away on December 17, 2007. Monika was the
Information and Referral Coordinator for the
Alzheimer’s Association for nearly four years.
She made a difference in countless individual’s
lives by assisting them as they were searching
for support and information about the disease.
She helped callers to understand dementia, care planning, coping skills,
and assisted them in finding community resources.
She will be greatly missed by the staff and volunteers of the Alzheimer’s
Association.
We will remember her with loving appreciation for her ongoing
commitment to helping individuals who were affected by Alzheimer’s.
We’re Moving
The Chapter Office in Indianapolis
will be relocating in the spring.
The office will be moving just a
short distance away to the northeast
corner of Meridian and 91st
Street. Our new address will be 50
E. 91st Street, Suite 100, Indianapolis,
IN 46260. More information
on the move, including our anticipated
move date, will be published
in the next newsletter.
Staff
Heather Allen Hershberger
Executive Director
Kristi Kajewski
Associate Director of Community
Relations and Managing Editor
Linda Altmeyer
Melissa Barile
Cathy Boyer
Jackie Custer
Patricia Farnsworth
Nicole Fields
Sarah Floyd
Christine Franz
Amy DeCarlo Frepan
Erin Geary
New Position
The Alzheimer’s Association has
added an additional Care Consultant
to the staff. Jackie Custer,
MSW, LCSW, ACSW will be working
out of the Fort Wayne office
and serving the Allen
county area. This position
was made possible
by a grant from
Parkview Hospital.
Jeff Johnson
Natalie Langley
Wanda Lew
Annette Martin
Beth Montano
Kathy Ramsay
Shirley Roselius
Emily Sherman
Michael Sullivan
Sarah Whiteman

Family
Continued from front page
Shortly after the revealing visit
with their physician, Marsha and
Richard moved from their home
in West Lafayette to Indianapolis
where three of their four children
live. “When you get an illness or
are in a crisis, family ties are more
important,” Marsha explained. The
move also placed her in the same
city where the Alzheimer’s Association
Greater Indiana Chapter’s main
office is located.
Marsha said that the Alzheimer’s Association
helped her “learn how to
take control of a very uncontrollable
disease.” She said that Project Share,
an early stage education and support
program, was very valuable and
normalized her experience since
she was there with others who were
experiencing similar circumstances.
The caregiver support groups
helped her as well. She listened to
the strategies other people had used
while caring for their loved ones,
and she was also able to give advice
of her own. An important concept
that she learned and also shared
with others in the group is that ‘you
need to learn to accept the person
with Alzheimer’s rather than trying
to change them.’
Attending the many education
programs that the Alzheimer’s Association
offers helped Marsha to
understand the disease as well as to
understand about the importance of
caring for herself at the same time.
As Dr. Heslin’s disease progressed,
it became more evident to Marsha
that she could not continue without
help. Her adult children were
a great source of help to her, allowing
her to take time for herself.
She met with the Care Consultant
at the Alzheimer’s Association and
was educated about the various
support services available, including
adult day care and in-home care.
Marsha eventually chose an adult
day program that offered Richard
a safe environment with socialization
and support. She found these
respite services allowed her to be a
healthy caregiver because she took
time to relax.
Marsha also enrolled her husband in
Safe Return ® , a national identification
program designed to help individuals
who have wandered return
to their families. Unfortunately, as
the disease progressed, it was Richard’s
wandering that caused the
adult day center to decide that they
could no longer care for him. At
that point Marsha again met with
the Care Consultant and made the
heart wrenching decision to place
her husband in a memory care unit.
One day after he moved, Richard
asked “Are you taking good care
of yourself?” which touched her to
know he was thinking of her.
Dr. Heslin passed away on May 11,
2007. While it was a difficult seven
years for their family, Marsha feels
that Alzheimer’s disease became
a vehicle for her to see the good
in people. From the people who
helped her at the Alzheimer’s Association,
to her family, her neighbors,
and sometimes even strangers,
the support of many helped her
through her journey.
Did you
know
The direct and
indirect costs of
Alzheimer’s and
other dementias
amount to more
than $148 billion
annually.
3 • Winter 2008

SanDisk ® uses purple
product sales to fight
Alzheimer’s
SanDisk ®
Corporation
is joining the
Alzheimer’s Association in
the fight against Alzheimer’s
disease. The company is
introducing special Take
Action Against Alzheimer’s
editions of two products:
a 2GB Ultra II SD card and
2GB Cruzer Micro USB
flash drive.
The products are packaged
in purple – the signature
color of the Alzheimer’s
Association. SanDisk
will contribute $1 to the
Association for each
special product purchased
during the next year, up to a
maximum of $1 million.
“Our new alliance with
SanDisk, a well-known
name in the field of
consumer electronics, will
help increase awareness of
Alzheimer’s,” said Angela
Geiger, vice president at the
Alzheimer’s Association.
“In addition, SanDisk will be
raising much-needed funds
for our education, care
and support, and research
programs.”
4 • Winter 2008
Alzheimer’s may
have maternal link
People whose mothers have Alzheimer’s
disease may be at higher
risk for getting the disease than those
whose fathers have it, report NYU
School of Medicine researchers.
The NYU study is the first to compare
brain metabolism among cognitively
normal people who have
a parent or no relatives with Alzheimer’s
disease and to show that
only those with an affected mother
have reduced brain metabolism in
the same brain regions as people
with Alzheimer’s.
The scientists studied 49 cognitively
normal individuals, 50 to 80
years old, who had neuropsychological
and clinical tests, and PET
(positron emission tomography)
brain scans adapted to label glucose
– the brain’s fuel – with a special
chemical tracer. People with a maternal
history of the disease had a
25-percent reduction in glucose
metabolism in several areas of the
brain, including two brain regions
involved with memory storage and
retrieval. Brain energy metabolism
was not reduced in those without
a family history and in those whose
father had the disease.
Research
Searching for a cure
The researchers evaluated people
with a family history of Alzheimer’s
because this is one of the disease’s
main risk factors. People with an
affected parent have 4 to 10 times
higher risk than those with no family
history. It isn’t known why people
with a family history are more
susceptible to the disease.
Likewise, it isn’t known why individuals
with a maternal history of
the disease are at higher risk for
Alzheimer’s. Study results must be
replicated with larger groups before
it could be used to identify people
who may be more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.
Dementia may be
delayed in those
with more education
While higher levels of education may
delay the onset of dementia, once it
begins the accelerated memory loss
is faster in people with more education,
say researchers at Albert Einstein
College of Medicine of Yeshiva
University.

Are conscientious people less likely
to develop Alzheimer’s?
Conscientious, self-disciplined, and
purposeful people may be less likely
to develop Alzheimer’s disease, reports
Rush Alzheimer’s Disease
Center researchers. Conscientiousness
– also known as will, work, and
dependability – refers to a person’s
tendency to control impulses and be
goal-directed. It has been associated
with a slower rate of mental decline
and a lower risk of mild cognitive
impairment, a condition that may
precede Alzheimer’s disease.
In an ongoing study, nearly 1,000
older Catholic nuns, priests, and
brothers who did not have dementia
when the study began underwent
evaluations that included
medical history, neurologic examinations,
and cognitive testing. Conscientiousness
was measured with a
12-item inventory. Follow-up examinations
were conducted yearly.
The study focused on 117 people who
had developed dementia out of an
original group of 488. The scientists
studied the smaller group for an average
of six years using annual cognitive
tests. Formal education levels of
participants ranged from less than
three years of elementary school to
postgraduate studies.
Each additional year of formal education
delayed by about two and
one-half months the rapid acceler-
Brain autopsies of 324 participants
who died during the study did not
link conscientiousness to any of the
hallmark signs of Alzheimer’s disease,
including brain plaques and
tangles. However, conscientiousness
did appear to modify the association
of these brain changes with an
individual’s cognitive abilities before
death.
Conscientiousness might protect
against Alzheimer’s disease in several
ways, the researchers note. First,
conscientious individuals may be
more likely to experience educational
or occupational success,
both of which have been associated
with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s
disease. Also, conscientiousness has
been linked to resilience and to
coping actively with difficulties.
ated memory decline associated with
oncoming dementia. However, once
that accelerated decline began, the
rate of cognitive decline progressed
4 percent faster for each additional
year of education.
The study results may confirm an earlier
hypothesis that people with more
education have a greater brain reserve
that allows them to fend off the
effects of dementia longer.
Myth
OR Fact?
Drinking out of
aluminum cans or
cooking in aluminum
pots and pans can lead
to Alzheimer’s disease.
During the 1960s
and 1970s, aluminum
emerged as a possible
suspect in Alzheimer’s.
This suspicion led
to concern about
exposure to aluminum
through everyday
sources such as pots
and pans, beverage
cans, antacids, and
antiperspirants. Since
then, studies have
failed to confirm any
role for aluminum in
causing Alzheimer’s.
Experts today focus on
other areas of research,
and few believe that
everyday sources of
aluminum pose any
threat.
5 • Winter 2008

Memorial gifts to the Alzheimer’s Association are a wonderful way to a remember a loved one.
We are grateful for donations made between September 1, 2007 and November 30, 2007 in honor or in memory of the individuals listed below. All
donations are acknowledged with a thank you letter regardless of the amount of the gift. If donors have requested, family members are notified of
all donations made by others who have given in memory of their loved one. Honorariums are also a special way of celebrating occasions for friends
and relatives. Many find a gift to the Alzheimer’s Association in recognition of a birthday or anniversary is a lasting present. Acknowledgment of
honorariums are handled in the same manner as memorials.
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,
holidays and other celebrations, please contact Kathy Ramsay, 317.575.9620, or kathy.ramsay@alz.org for more information.
HonorArIuMS:
ROBERT BROWN
GERTRUDE JOHNSTON
RITA MANZELLI
HELEN MASON
KENNY NEAL
FREDA RENDLEMAN
LOIS SCOTT
EULENE VISKOCIL
MeMorIAlS:
WILLIAM ADRIAN
ROBERT ALDERMAN
WAYNE R. ANKENBRUCK
MARY MARGARET ANSHUTZ
GEORGE D. ANTIC, JR.
FRANKLIN T. ARCHAMBEAULT
WILLIAM ARKO
BETTY ASH
HELEN G. AYERS
SID BADER
VADIS BAILEY
IMOGENE BANDY
NORMA MOORE BANDY
JERENE BATES
BRYCE HUGH BENNETT
RICHARD MEREDITH BLACKFORD
BILLIE BOHART
ROBERT BOLANDER
BILLIE BOND
KENNETH E. BORDERS
JESSIE BOSSERT
ETHEL M. BOYLE
GENEVIEVE BRAMER
FLO BRANDT
MYRTLE BRENNER
MAXINE BRIGHTWELL
MARY E. BROKERING
WILLIAM M. BROOKS
CAROL BROWN
BETTY BROWNING
MARION BUGHER
ELDON BUNN
DONALD BURCHETT
HELEN BURGOTT
JOECEPHUS “JOE” BURNS
JEANETTE BUSENBARK
HELEN BUTLER
JOHN BYSZEWSKI
MAXINE CAMPBELL
PAMELA ANN CAMPBELL
JOSEPHINE CAPLINGER
JAMES CARLTON
MARY CARRICO
MARY CARRIGER
MARY EVANS CARY
POLLIE ANN CATRON
VIRGINIA JUNE MARTINDALE
CEARING
ALMA CHAFIN
DAWN CLEMENS
FLORENCE CLINN
JAMES COBB
MAX COE
ROSALIE COFFEY
EDNA COOKE
HAROLD V. CORBIN
GLORIA COX
LEON COX
ORA COX
PATRICIA JEANNE KIRLEY COX
RUTH COY
Memorials
Honoring our loved ones
DORTHA CRAIG
CORENE M. CRAMER
DORTHEA CRAY
EILEEN DAGES
REUBEN DARR
BETTY DAUPERT
MARCIA DAVISSON
PATRICIA DAY
JOHN R. DEAKINS
JEANNE DEAN
ROBERT DEITCH
BEVERLY DENNY
PHYLLIS DETAMORE
MARY DILLON
NORMA DIXON
VIRGINIA DOLENSKI
JOHN DOSS
NOEL LESTER DOWNING
HELEN ROSE DOYLE
RUTH DUNAGAN
MARY LOU DUNLAP
IBBY DUPRE
ORVILLE EDDLEMAN
MILLIE EDWARDS
MARY FRANCES ELLIS
ELIZABETH ELZER
MAXINE ESCH
DON EVANS
NORMA LEE FAY
DONNIE FELKINS
HENRY FISCHER
HAZEL FISH
EVELYN N. FISHER
LOIS FLECK
ORAL FLYNN
MARTHA FOLKEN
CECELIA FORECKI
MAXINE FRANKLIN
ROBERT FREDRICK
JANE FRITZLEN
REV. MIKE FROEDGE
JOSEFINA ROMANA SALDIVAR
GARZA
PAULINE GENTRY
GRACE GIFFIN
ESTHER GILMORE
EDITH & ROBERT GLASS
ETHEL GOATLEY
ROSE GOLDON
S. CHARLES GOODRICH
TEMPA ELIZABETH GORMAN
DELORES “DEE” PRIESHOFF GOSS
RICHARD GRASS
ROBERT “BOB” GRAVES
INEATIA GREER
WALTER “ROY” GREESON
JOSEPH GYURKO
ALBERTA HAESSIG
WALT HARROFF
PAULINE HELBERT
JOYCE HENDERSHOTT
EDITH HENRY
JAMES E. HETTLER
MARJORIE HETTLER
ORENE HICKMAN
MARGARET HINKLE-GUNKEL
HILDRETH MARIE HODLER
IRENE HOLDERREED
JAMES HOOD
HOWARD HOPPER
ROBERT V. HORNSBY
WALLACE W. HOSS
CAROLYN B. HUBBS
DONALD L. HULL
THEDA HUNT
EDWARD HUSTER, JR.
CONSTANCE ANN “CONNIE”
HUTSON
SARAH CATHERINE JACKSON
LOIS IRENE JARRETT
JOYCE JELLISON
NORMA JEAN QUERY JEWELL
BETTY JOACHIM
ARDIS JOHNSON
JEANNE SHARPNACK JOHNSON
WANDA JOHNSON
WILMA JOHNSON
MARY JONES
HALVOR JUUL
MATTHEW KASTEN
RICHARD KATTAU
EARL KEAT
DOROTHY KEIHN
JOHN KENNEDY
HARRY KESSELL
RITA KESTERSON
DOROTHY A. KEZHN
WILLIAM KITCHELL
RUSSELL KLEINE, SR.
DR. KENNETH W. KLOOZE
DOREEN S. KLOSTERMAN
GEORGE KORBEL
RUTH KROTKE
CHARLES LANE
VIRGINIA LAPLANTE
EVELYN LASWELL
JOHN SARGENT LATHROP
RAYMOND LENTZ
HELEN LEWIS
MARY LILLIAN LEWIS
ROBERTA LEWIS
LOUISE LINE
MARY LOUISE LINE
NORA LISKEY
JAMES LOETZ
FLORENCE LOMBARD
PAUL “BUD” LOUKS
ROBERT W. LOWDER
DONALD LOWE
MARGARET LUKE
PATRICIA LYCETT
FLORENCE MANN
MARILYN MARCUM
WILLIAM G. MARKLE
RUTH MARKS
LARRY MARSH
HELEN CATRON MARTIN
CORINNE MAURER
EUGNE “BOB” MAXWELL
J. F. MAYNARD
FRANK MAZO
VERA MCCLINTOCK
HARRY GRIMES MCDANIEL
LORRAINE MCKINNISS
LORAINE MCMAHEL
IVAN MEAD
NORMA JEAN MEIGHEN
HELEN P. MENK
MARY MERLETTO
DOROTHY METSCH
ROBERT D. MEYER
L’JEAN MIDDENDORF
MERVIL MILLER
PAULINE MILLER
ROBERT E. MILLER
STEVE MILLER
GEORGE MINKLER
PAT MOATS
MONTGOMERY
HELEN MOORE
WILLIAM R. MOORE
JOE MORRIS
ALVERA MORRISON
JOHN & VIVIAN MURDOCK
PETER C. MURPHY
MITZI MURRAY
DENNIS MYERS
MARIAM MYERS
MARY MYERS
MARY NEU
JULIE NEWMAN
CLARENCE NORD
PAUL NOTTINGHAM
JOSEPH ORENSTEIN
SARAHBELLE PARFITT
HAROLD “BUD” PATON
ANN PATTON
TOM & THELMA PAYNE
MARGUERITE PENN
JUANITA PERKINS-SCOTT
ED PESCHAU
CECIL PETERS
WILLIAM PETERSON
BETTY PETTIT
FREDERICK PETTY
DAIRUS PICKLE
MARY PRESLEY
MARY P. LUCAS PUSLEY
HELEN QUINLAN
ROSE RAJCA
DOROTHY RAY
EVELYN READ
MILDRED REID
MARDELLA REINHART
THELMA REUER
JOHN REUTER
JERRY REYNOLDS
FRANCES M. RICE
FRANCIS RICE
DAVID RICHARDS
RUSSELL DUANE “PETE”
RICHARDSON
SILAS RICHARDSON
HELEN RIDENOUR
JUDITH ROACH
MARY ROBERSON
MAJOR ROBINSON
MILDRED L. ROOSE
STEVEN ROSS
ELISABETH ROTTER
ROBERT L & EDITH J. ROUSE
MARTHA ROWE
EVELYN ROZZI
MARY SAMS
WILMA SANDS
LOIS SARAH
M. FRANCES NEAL SARGENT
NORMA SAYRE
DOROTHY SCHAAL
MARGARET SCHAEFER
PAULINE SCHALK
EVELYN SCHELER
BETTY SCHOOLEY
EDWARD H. SCHROEDER
PATSY RUTH SCHULTZ
BERYL SCUDELLARI
MILLIE SEGER
KENNETH SELKE
MICHAEL SELLAS
HELEN SENEFELD
CLYDE SHAFER
MARY SHAVER
ALICE SHERIDAN
MARY JUNELLE SHINN
ROBERT SHRAKE
MARGARET SIMPSON
R. LEE SIPES
WALLACE SKIERGE
ANTHA SKINNER
CHARLES Q. SMITH
GERALD SMITH
MARTHA SMITHMEYER
JACK SNYDER
THERESE SORG
PEGGY SPENCER
WILLIAM SPIDLE
MELBA SPRINKLE
MAE STAMPER
BARBARA STANFIELD
DOROTHY STANICH
AUDREY CORRINE STAPLES
FLOYD A. STERRETT, JR.
ELIZABETH ANN STINSON
ROSAMOND VIOLET A. STOUT
DOROTHY STOVICH
GREGORY W. SULT, SR.
RUTH SUTTER
DOROTHY MARIE SWEENEY
IRENE TARYANYI
HELEN TAYLOR
RICHARD TAYLOR
EMMIT R. TIBBS
EMMA A. THOLEN
DELORES THOMPSON
ROBERTA THOMPSON
MILDRED THURMOND
CHRISTINA TROTH
CHARLES WILLIAM ULLRICH, SR.
RACHEL UYTTEBROUCK
MURIEL VANCE
MARY VIMAZAL
CHARLES WAGGONER
ETHEL “TIPPY” WALESH
MARY LUCILLE WALLS
HERMON WARD
I. WARREN
WILLIAM WATKINS
LAIDEAN WATSON
ROBERT D. WEED
FRANCIS WEIMER
REBECCA “BECKY” WHALEY
MARIAN O. BONDS WHARTON
HUGH “BILL” WHISMAN, JR.
ESTHER R. “ROSE” WHITEHEAD
JULIE WILKENSON
LESTER WILKERSON
ANNA WILLIAMS
ANNE WILMOTH
RICHARD WINN
FRANK WRESTLER
LUCINDA WRESTLER
DAVID WRIGHT
WILLIAM YOUNG
MeMorIAl FunDS:
ANNALEE WIMBERLY MEMORIAL
FUND

Indiana Coalition of Alzheimer’s
Association Chapters
Public Policy Platform 2008
The Greater Indiana Chapter of the
Alzheimer’s Association unifies the
voices of three chapters (Greater
Kentucky, Cincinnati, and Greater
Indiana chapters) to represent our
legislative and regulatory interests
in Indiana. We are dedicated to increasing
awareness about Alzheimer’s
disease and the Alzheimer’s
Association. As our population is
aging, more and more individuals
are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease.
As many as 14 million Americans
may have the disease by 2050,
up from a minimum of 5 million
cases today—which includes over
100,000 Hoosiers. Coping with
this disease takes a terrible toll on
the individuals affected, their families
and caregivers, as well as impacting
our healthcare system, our
businesses, and our communities.
The Association advocates for state
and federal laws and public policies
that support the quality of life for
our citizens affected and impacted
by Alzheimer’s, and supports research
to find a prevention and cure
for the disease.
State Priorities
Improve the Quality and Dementia-
Capability of Existing Services
States provide and regulate many
services for those with special
needs, which includes the Alzheimer’s
Disease patient. We shall work
with the appropriate state agencies
(such as the State Department
of Health, the Law Enforcement
Academy, the Office of Medicaid
Policy and Planning, the Division
on Aging, and the State Ombudsman
Program) and community
partners (such as AARP, United Senior
Action, Minority Health Coalition,
and healthcare associations).
We shall:
• Continue to work with the
Indiana Law Enforcement
Academy and the Indiana State
Police to address dementia within
the training curriculum and
education about the Medic Alert ®
+ Safe Return ® Program.
• Continue dementia education
and training through the Civil
Monetary Penalty Fund.
• Incorporate early-stage individuals
to champion care for their unique
population.
• Assist with recruitment for
clinical trials.
• Utilize the Campaign for Quality
Dementia Care for “Culture
Change” within residential
facilities.
• Ensure that the FSSA
Modernization Project addresses
dementia issues.
• Monitor the Medicare
Prescription Drug Program
to ensure that the appropriate
Alzheimer’s Disease drugs are
available and covered.
Ensure Access to the Full Continuum
of Health and Social Services
Recently, Indiana has made adjustments
to existing programs and
Leaving a Legacy
When you leave a legacy to your favorite
charitable or non-profit organization,
such as the Alzheimer’s Association of
Greater Indiana, you are making a lasting
connection between yourself and
the lives of thousands who will benefit
from your generosity and foresight in
the future. You are making a profound
difference in the lives that follow.
Top 10 Things You Can Do Today To
leave a legacy
1. Prepare a will.
2. Leave a gift in your will to the Alzheimer’s
Association of Greater Indiana.
3. Leave a specific dollar amount or a
percentage of the assets in your will
to the Association.
4. Consider using assets for your charitable
gift, such as stocks, bonds and
CDs.
5. Name the Association as the beneficiary
of your IRA, retirement or pension
plan.
6. Purchase a new life insurance policy
naming the Association as the beneficiary.
7. Name the Association as the beneficiary
of an existing life insurance
policy.
8. Remember deceased loved ones
with memorial gifts to the Association
in their wills.
9. Encourage family members and
friends to leave gifts to the Association
in their wills.
10. Ask your financial advisor to include
charitable giving as part of their
counsel to other clients.
For more information about charitable
giving, please contact Sarah Whiteman,
Director of Development, at (317)
575-9620 or e-mail: Sarah.Whiteman@
alz.org.
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Did you
know
Alzheimer’s
disease can affect
different people
in different ways,
but the most
common symptom
pattern begins
with gradually
worsening
difficulty
remembering new
information.
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services, which has resulted in the
implementation of the OPTIONS
Program. This program expands
home and community based services.
We are working with the Family
& Social Services Administration
and other appropriate organizations
in order to fully implement the OP-
TONS Program. Services include
respite care, adult foster care, selfdirected
care, adult day care, quality
initiatives, and family and caregiver
training.
National Priorities
Increase funding for Alzheimer’s
Disease at the National Institutes of
Health
We support an annual increase of
$125 million dollars to the National
Become an Alzheimer’s Association
Advocate Today
Institutes of Health for Alzheimer’s
Disease research. We support an
annual allocation of $1 billion per
year, up from the current $650 million
per year.
Enact a chronic care management
benefit in the Medicare program
Support continued funding for
programs that support those living
with Alzheimer’s
• Nationwide Alzheimer Call
Center
• Brain Health Initiative
• Safe Return ® Program
• Alzheimer State Matching Grants
Approved by the Greater Indiana
Chapter Board of Directors on
October 9, 2007
Alzheimer advocates play an important role in improving the quality
of care and quality of life for people with Alzheimer’s Disease and
their families by working to improve dementia care services; improve
access to community-based services; improve quality care in residential
settings; and expand funding for research and public programs
serving people with dementia.
As an advocate, you will:
• receive regular updates about current legislative and public policy
initiatives
• stay on top of policy and legislative issues through alerts and
updates
• make calls or write to legislators to advance policy priorities that
improve quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s.
To become an advocate:
1) Go to our Web site www.alz.org/indiana
2) Scroll down the page, and click the word “Advocate” on the left
side of the home page.
3) Scroll down the page until you come to “Add your voice to ours—
become an advocate today.” Click on this phrase.
4) Complete and submit the form.
It is easy! It is informative! We look forward to having you as
an advocate!

Indiana Collaborative
Conference on Aging
The Alzheimer’s Association Greater
Indiana Chapter has partnered with
many senior organizations in Indiana
to offer The Indiana Collaborative
Conference on Aging (ICCA).
The event will take place at the Adam’s
Mark Hotel in Indianapolis on
February 5-6.
The mission of the ICCA is to provide
opportunities for professionals
and students in the aging network
to:
• increase awareness of trends in applied
research;
• network and collaborate with
professionals across disciplines,
organizations, and the continuum
of aging services;
• explore how to plan, implement
and evaluate programs and best
practices; and
• discuss pressing issues and policies
that will impact the quality of life
for older adults in Indiana.
Programming
ICCA programming will be offered
in three tracks, each of which reflect
current aging research and trends
and focus on improving the quality
of life for older adults in Indiana.
Conference offerings will address
the tremendous change occurring
in our aging population and how
we can create liveable communi-
Conference
on
ties where older adults can “age in
place.”
Conference Tracks
• Community Partnerships
• Health & Wellness
• Senior Living Environments
Within each track, participants will
have the opportunity to explore in
depth their particular area of focus by
attending workshops on:
• Cutting edge research
• Best practices and evaluation
• Policy and social change
Who should attend?
• Health care professionals
• Social service professionals
• Government employees
• Policy makers
• Funders of programs for older
adults
• Business professionals who serve
older adults
• Students interested in aging issues
• Aging services staff and directors
• Senior housing program
administrators and staff
• Hospitals and healthcare administrators
For more information on the conference
and to register, visit
www.inagingconference.com.
February 5-6
AGING
Save the Date
for our Family
Conference
Keeping the
Connections
Friday, May 16
Indianapolis
Keynote Speaker:
David Troxell, MPH
David Troxell has become
nationally and
internationally known
for his writing and
teaching in the fields
of Alzheimer’s disease
and long-term care.
He has co-authored
four influential books
(most notably, The
Best Friends Approach
to Alzheimer’s
Care) as well as numerous
articles relating
to Alzheimer’s
disease care and staff
development and
training.
More information will
be posted on www.alz.
org/indiana and complete
conference information
will be in the
Spring newsletter.
Conference Sponsor:
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ADAMS
Decatur, Adams Memorial Hospital
Monroe Classroom
(3rd Thursday at 6:30 pm)
1100 Mercer Avenue
JoAnn Heimann 260-724-2145 x4227
Allen
Fort Wayne, Risen Savior Lutheran
Church
(2nd Thursday at 6:30 pm)
8010 W. Jefferson Blvd.
Amy Stock 260-484-7622
Barb Porter 260-436-2226
Fort Wayne, 1st Presbyterian Church
(3rd Thursday at 10:30 am)
300 W. Wayne St.
Phyllis Thompson 260-436-5546
Pat Wilkins-Smith 260-456-7511
Fort Wayne, Abundant Life Church
(2nd Monday at 6:00 pm)
3301 E. Coliseum Blvd.
Entrance 4 - Hobson Rd. Room #141
Deb Lambert 260-471-3110
Lisa Budde 260-471-3110
Fort Wayne, Dr. Chilakamarri’s Office
10102A Woodland Plaza Cove
(off Coldwater Road)
(2nd Monday at 9:00 am)
Janet Turner 260-490-5111
Jill Headrick 260-490-5111
Erica Turner 260-490-5111
BArTHoloMew
Columbus, Alzheimer’s Association
(3nd Tuesday at 7:00 pm)
1252 Washington St.
Janet Sharp 812-376-7688
Support Groups
Providing comfort for one another
Sixty affiliated support groups for Alzheimer’s caregivers are
held throughout the 73 counties served by the Alzheimer’s Association
of Greater Indiana. These groups offer encouragement,
education, and are essential to many caregivers on their journey.
Our community-based groups hold regular, monthly meetings.
These meetings are free and open to all caregivers interested in
learning more about Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.
Support group facilitators effectively give caregivers who attend
their groups the opportunity to discuss issues with which they
are dealing and observe how participating in support groups benefits
caregivers. Caring volunteer professionals or other caregivers
explore options to handle situations.
Caregivers are encouraged to take some time for themselves
and not feel guilty. It helps caregivers to learn from others that
10 • Winter 2008
BlACkForD
Hartford City, Blackford Community
Hospital
(2nd Wednesday at 6:00 pm)
410 Pilgrim Blvd.
Conference Room
Joni Slentz 765-348-1072
Lisa Garrett 765-348-1072
Boone
Lebanon, Witham Hospital
(3nd Wednesday at 1:30 pm)
VIP Dining Room
2605 N. Lebanon St.
Valaree Messenger, Amy Sczesny
765-485-8700
Thorntown, Thorntown Public Library
(1st Tuesday at 7:30 pm)
125 North Market
Karen Niemeyer 765-463-7348
Brown
Nashville, Brown County Library
(1st and 3rd Tuesday at 1:30 pm)
205 Locust Lane
Claudia Davis 812-597-5894
CASS
Logansport, Bend in the Woods
(3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm)
1701 Smith St.
Cindy Wagoner 574-722-4451
ClAY
Brazil, St. Vincent Clay Hospital
(1st Wednesday at 6:00 pm)
1214 E. National Avenue
Medical Office Building
Lower Level Comm Rm
Jennifer Kaelber 812-446-2636
812-239-9040
occasional breaks are essential. Being able to react and interact
with other caregivers is an excellent outlet.
The Alzheimer’s Association wants to publicly thank all the facilitators
who give so much of their time and energy to provide
this positive opportunity for caregivers. Each group develops its
own personality, and we recognize the strengths that all facilitators
contribute to their groups. As an organization, we want to
continue to provide the training and resources to help facilitators
best serve the needs of their groups. We want to emphasize
that it is because of this great volunteer base of facilitators that
we are able to offer support groups in many areas around the
state. If you elect to find a support group near you or endeavor
to start a support group, please call the Alzheimer’s Association
at 800-272-3900.
DeCATur
Greensburg, Greensburg Library
(2nd Monday at 4:00 pm)
1110 E. Main St.
Maxine Donley 812-663-8736
DekAlB
Auburn, Heimach Center
(3rd Tuesday at 2:00 pm)
1800 E. 7th St.
Rhonda Fleming 260-868-2164
Sandy Temenoff 260-925-3311
Meg Zenk 260-925-3311
DelAwAre
Muncie, Lutheran Church at the Cross
(2nd Monday at 6:00 pm)
4401 Wheeling Avenue
Katie Lucas 765-289-3451
Shirley Lake 765-768-1909
Carolyn Slater 765-289-4260
Delaware County Community Senior
Center
(2nd Wednesday at 12:00 pm)
2517 W. 8th St.
Carolyn Slater 765-289-3451
GIBSon
Princeton, Tower Heights
Church of God
(2nd Thursday at 7:00 pm)
2005 Keystone Dr.
Gwen Siekman 812-677-2018
GrAnT
Marion, Marion Public Library
(4th Wednesday at 6:00 pm)
600 S. Washington St.
Karen Malott 765-662-4243
Greene
Linton, Margaret Cooper Public Library
(last Thursday at 7:00 pm)
95 1st St. SE
Jamie Emmons 812-659-1440
Linda Drew 812-659-1440
Pam Ladson 812-659-1440
HAMIlTon
Carmel, PrimeLife Enrichment, Inc.
(4th Wednesday at 10:00 am)
1078 Third Avenue SW
Mary Dotson 317-815-7000
Shirley Kleffman 317-582-1978
Noblesville, First United Methodist
Church
(1st Thursday at 6:30 pm)
2051 E. Monument St.
Phyllis Hunter 317- 770-2314
Sandy Spatta 317-773-6848
Sheridan, Sheridan Public Library
(3rd Tuesday at 5:30 pm)
103 W. 1st St.
Jackie Harris 317-758-4426
HAnCoCk
Greenfield, Hancock Regional Hospital
(last Monday at 6:30 pm)
801 N. State St.
Della Turnbill 317-462-6979
Monica Connolly 317-468-4367
HenDrICkS
Danville, Hendricks County Senior
Center
(4th Tuesday at 6:00 pm)
1201 Sycamore Lane
Ann Hayworth 317-966-0507

HenrY
New Castle, Henry County Memorial
Hospital
(4th Monday at 6:00 pm)
Conference Room A
1000 N. 16th St.
Diane Sexton 765-520-9635
HowArD
Kokomo, Harris Bank
(2nd Tuesday at 6:00 pm)
US Hwy 31 & Lincoln Rd.
2800 S. Reed Road
(corner of US 31 & Lincoln Rd.)
2nd floor - VNS Office
Sue Flasche 765-453-8357
Karen Jarrett 765-552-5969
HunTInGTon
Huntington, Evangelical United
Methodist Church
(3rd Thursday at 6:30 pm)
1000 Flaxmill Road
Kathy Williams 260-356-5713
Pat Archbold 260-356-5713
JACkSon
Seymour, Zion Lutheran Church
(3rd Thursday at 2:00 pm)
1501 Gaiser Drive
Sherryl Lamb 812-522-7499
JAY
Portland, Jay County Public Library
(3rd Tuesday at 6:00 pm)
315 N. Ship St.
Deb Tipton, Vicki Delzeith 260-726-3577
JoHnSon
Greenwood, Our Lady of the
Greenwood Catholic Church
(1st Friday at 7:00 pm)
335 S. Meridian St.
Upper Level Madonna Hall
Chris Kobierski 317-888-2861 x 229
knox
Vincennes, Central Church of Christ
(2nd Tuesday at 4:00 pm)
1600 Forbes Rd.
Roger Wright 812-882-7963
koSCIuSko
Syracuse, Calvary United Methodist
Church
(4th Thursday at 2:00 pm)
801 S. Huntington St.
David Herr 574-457-3778
lAke
Highland, Immanuel United
Church of Christ
(1st Sunday at 2:00 pm)
2201 Azalea St.
Suzanne Sebenste 219-836-0186
Hobart, St. Mary Medical Center
(3rd Tuesday at 6:00 pm)
Auditorium
1500 S. Lake Park Avenue
Elise Sims 219-947-6381
Munster, Hammond Clinic
(4th Thursday at 6:00 pm)
7905 Calumet Avenue
Leslie Miles 219-614-8567
MADISon
Anderson, Community Hospital
Education Center
(2nd Thursday at 9:00 am, 2:00 pm,
6:00 pm)
1923 N. Madison
Sandra Zentz 765-622-1147
Donna Hinderer 765-643-2734
MArIon
Camby, Camby Community Church
(2nd Sunday at 2:00 pm)
8604 Camby Rd.
Tina Jenkins 317-831-1119
Cathy Paxton 317-856-6844
Support Group Forming
Indianapolis
Martin University
Call 800-272-3900
Support Group Forming
Indianapolis Center Township
Wishard Healthplex
Call 800-272-3900
Indianapolis East
Holy Spirit Catholic Church
(last Thursday at 6:30 pm)
7243 E. 10th St.
Parish Center 2nd floor
(use school parking lot)
Judy Holler-Weybright 317-709-2301
Joan LeBeau 317-861-5523
Indianapolis North
Alzheimer’s Association
(2nd Thursday at 1:00 pm)
9135 N. Meridian #B-4
Leslie Williams 317-338-7780
Natalie Langley 317-575-9620
Indianapolis Northeast
Community Hospital North
(2nd Thursday at 7:00 pm)
Professional Building, Conference
Room A
7250 Clearvista Pkwy.
Dawn McKay 317-594-9532
Indianapolis Southside
Greenwood Community Hosp. South,
Cardiac Center
(4th Tuesday at 7:00 pm)
Conference Room A
1402 E. Co. Line Rd.
Susie Payne 317-356-3420
Indianapolis Westside
Lakeview Village Apartments
(1 block west of Lynhurst Dr. & 1 block
north of 10th St.)
(4th Tuesday at 7:00 pm)
1130 N. Norfolk St.
Suzie Jamerson 317-271-5318
Indianapolis Westside
Westview Hospital
(2nd Thursday of Aug., Nov., Feb. &
May, at 1:00 pm)
3630 Guion Rd.
Imaging Conference Room, Unit 4
Meloney Dunning 317-920-7544
Monroe
Bloomington, Bloomington Hospital
Alzheimer’s Resource Center
(1st & 3rd Wednesday at 3:30 pm)
431 S. College Avenue
Cathleen Weber 812-353-9299
MonTGoMerY
Crawfordsville, St. Clare Medical
Center
(2nd Tuesday at 11:30 am)
1710 Lafayette Rd.
Rachael Crane 765-364-8784
MorGAn
Martinsville, Morgan Hospital &
Medical Center
(3rd Tuesday at 7:00 pm)
2209 John R. Wooden Dr.
Physician Health Center Classroom
Linda Burt 765-349-0911
PorTer
Valparaiso, Porter Memorial Hospital
(4th Tuesday at 6:00 pm)
Education and Rehabilitation Center
1401 Calumet Avenue
Judy Sipich 219-226-2119
PuTnAM
Greencastle, Putnam County Hospital
(2nd Thursday at 4:00 pm)
1542 Bloomington St.
1st Floor Classroom
John Baughman 765-630-5065
rAnDolPH
Winchester, St. Vincent Randolph
Hospital
(3rd Wednesday at 6:00 pm)
473 Greenville Avenue
Meeting Room 2
Theresa Fisher 765-584-1391
ruSH
Rushville, Rush Memorial Hospital
(3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm)
1300 N. Main St.
1st Floor Community Room
Julie Haley 765-932-3592 or
317-431-5357
SHelBY
Shelbyville, Shelbyville Senior Center
(2nd Thursday at 7:00 pm)
320 4th St.
Margie Hubbel 317-398-0127
Alice Reddick 317-392-2629
TIPPeCAnoe
Lafayette, Senior Center of Tippecanoe
Jenks Rest Building
(1st Tuesday at 10:00 am and
1st Thursday at 7:00 pm)
Columbian Park
Jan Woltz 765-474-1253
VIGo
Terre Haute, McMillan Adult Day
Services
(1st Wednesday at 10:00 am)
486 1st Avenue
Margaret Scott 812-232-4627
Teresa McKinsey 812-232-2223
Terre Haute, McMillan Adult Day
Services
(1st Thursday at 7:00 pm)
486 1st Avenue
Margaret Scott 812-232-4627
Pam Palmer 812-298-9426
wABASH
Wabash, Dallas L. Winchester
Senior Center
(4th Thursday at 3:30 pm)
239 Bond St.
Kim Polk 765-981-2081
wAYne
Richmond, First English Lutheran
Church
(1st & 3rd Wednesday at 2:30 pm)
2727 E. Main St.
Roy Schofield 765-966-5682
wHITleY
Columbia City, Columbia City United
Methodist Church
(2nd Monday at 6:30 pm)
605 N. Forest Parkway
Jon Gotz 260-503-9459
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Education
Helping people with their journey
Programs Plus
Family education and community programs
Date Title location Address City Time
Feb 8 Understanding Memory Loss Logansport Senior Center 1801 Smith Street Logansport 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Feb 14 Review of Resources Westview Hospital 3630 Guion Road Indianapolis 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Feb 19 ABC Alzheimer’s Association 9135 N. Meridian St., Suite B-4 Indianapolis 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Feb 19 Partnering With Your Doctor Alzheimer’s Association 1252 Washington Street Columbus 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Feb 21 Partnering With Your Doctor Seymour Library 303 W. 2nd Street Seymour 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Feb 21 Partnering With Your Doctor Lafayette Senior Center Jenks Rest at Columbian Park Lafayette 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Feb 21 Partnering With Your Doctor Adams Memorial Hospital 1100 Mercer Ave. Decatur 6:30-7:25 p.m.
Decatur Classroom
Feb 26 Partnering With Your Doctor Porter Memorial Hospital’s 1401 Calumet Ave. Valparaiso 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Education and Rehabilitation Center
Mar 2 Partnering With Your Doctor Immanuel United Church of Christ 2201 Azalea St. Highland 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Mar 3 ABC Clairian Senior Health Center 1633 N. Capitol, Suite 322 Indianapolis 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Mar 4 ABC Witham Health Services 2605 N. Lebanon St. Lebanon 5:30-8:30 p.m.
VIP Lounge
Mar 9 Caring For The Caregiver Camby Community Church 8604 Camby Road Camby 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Mar 10 Partnering With Your Doctor Dr. Madhavi Chilakamari Office 10102A Woodland Plaza Cove Fort Wayne 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Mar 10 Partnering With Your Doctor Greensburg Library 1110 East Main Street Greensburg 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Mar 10 Partnering With Your Doctor United Methodist Church 605 N. Forest Parkway Columbia City 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Mar 11 Partnering With Your Doctor Harris Bank 2800 South Reed St., 2nd Floor Kokomo 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Mar 12 Partnering With Your Doctor Senior Nutrition Center 115 Sunnyside Street Remington 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Mar 13 Partnering With Your Doctor Risen Savior Lutheran Church 8010 W. Jefferson Blvd. Fort Wayne 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Mar 13 Caring for the Caregiver Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce 501 North Harrison Shelbyville 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Mar 18 Partnering With Your Doctor St. Mary’s Hospital 1500 S. Lake Park Ave. Hobart 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Mar 20 Partnering With Your Doctor 1st Presbyterian Church 300 W. Wayne St. Fort Wayne 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Mar 20 Partnering With Your Doctor Heimach Senior Center 1800 East 7th St. Auburn 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Apr 9 Caring for the Caregiver Epworth United Methodist Church 6450 Allisonville Road Indianapolis 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Apr 15 Partnering With Your Doctor Hendricks County Senior Center 1201 Sycamore Lane Danville 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Please call 1.800.272.3900 or visit our Web site, www.alz.org/indiana, for more information on programs
offered in your area or to register. Please remember that programs are always being scheduled.
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FAMILY EDUCATION
The Family Education programs offered
are designed to help families and those
with Alzheimer’s disease with their journey.
There is no charge for families to attend
education programs. Programs include:
Alzheimer’s Disease:
Beginning to Cope (ABC)
Alzheimer’s Disease: Beginning to Cope has
been designed for people who want to know
more about Alzheimer’s disease and care planning
with their loved one. This program offers
a comprehensive overview of Alzheimer’s disease
and its progression, utilization of community
resources, and legal and financial considerations.
Experts in the field of elder law and
dementia present this program and will answer
your questions.
Caring for the Caregiver:
Surviving the Challenges
of Caregiving
Caring for the Caregiver was designed for
people who are caring for someone with memory
loss. Once a person attends Understanding
Memory Loss or Alzheimer’s Disease: Beginning
to Cope, this program expands information
on caring for oneself. This workshop explores
coping strategies for the caregiver, grief, stress
management, family dynamics, and using resources
to help manage the journey.
How To for Caregivers
How To for Caregivers is for people who are
caring for a loved one with memory loss. This
program expands information on Alzheimer’s
disease and caring strategies. This program will
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
understanding Memory loss
Understanding Memory Loss is an introductory
program for anyone who suspects memory loss
and/or is interested in learning about it. The
basics about memory loss, getting a diagnosis,
and how to assist someone with memory loss
will be covered.
Maintain Your Brain
Maintain Your Brain is about living a brain
healthy lifestyle. Mounting evidence suggests
that we can manage certain risk factors and
maintain optimal brain functions. Just as we
can take steps to maintain a healthy heart, we
can manage certain risk factors to maintain a
help participants learn about their loved one’s
strengths and supporting needs while maintaining
as much independence as possible.
Topics include personal care, communicating,
and coping with challenging behaviors.
Facing new Challenges:
living with Memory loss
Living with Memory Loss is the premier program
for people who have memory loss. This
program expands information on Alzheimer’s
disease and coping strategies. This program
will help those with dementia learn about
strengths and how they can adapt to their new
life. Topics include caring for oneself, facing
new challenges, helping family
members, and finding support.
Making life Decisions
Making Life Decisions is for people who are
caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s
disease. This program expands information
on Alzheimer’s disease and making decisions.
This program will help participants learn about
possible care options, legal, and financial issues.
Topics include various care options,
tools to assist in health decision planning, and
finances.
Community Conversations
These programs will feature information on
medical concerns, pain for long-term care,
and intimacy.
Communication
Information on the best way to interact with
the person with dementia.
A Speaker’s Bureau is available for community groups who would like more information on
Alzheimer’s disease, helping friends and families cope, and Alzheimer’s Association services.
Fifteen to 45 minute presentations can be customized for groups on a variety of topics. In addition,
three one-hour programs are also available:
healthy brain. This workshop will cover specific
things you can do to Maintain Your Brain!
Partnering with Your Doctor
Partnering With Your Doctor is designed
for individuals with memory loss and their
caregivers who want to improve how they
interact with their doctor. The workshop
provides caregivers and people with dementia
the knowledge and skills necessary to
successfully partner with their physicians
and other health care professionals in order
to provide the highest-quality dementia care
possible.
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
Dementia Care Training
The Alzheimer’s Association and Ivy
Tech Community College have formed
a partnership to deliver the Association’s
professional education courses
through Ivy Tech’s statewide campus
system. The courses are part of the Alzheimer’s
Association Dementia Care
Training Program, developed by the
Association and experts throughout
Indiana in response to training deficits
in long-term care related to dementia.
Dementia Professional
Certification
The Alzheimer’s Association and
Ivy Tech Community College have
launched the Dementia Professional
Certification (DPC). This certification
is the first of its kind and recognizes
health care professionals that have
furthered their study in quality dementia
care. The courses provide realistic
best practices to provide quality dementia
care. To earn the DPC, health
care professionals must have a total
of 40 hours of course work from courses
offered through this program. This
includes five core courses that are 4
hours each and 20 hours of electives.
Course Information
Courses are conveniently scheduled
around the state to meet a variety
of continuing education needs. For
more information about the courses
or to view a course schedule, visit
www.ivytech.edu/actnow/dementia or
call 1.888.489.5463 or 317.921.4988.
Future Professional
Seminars
A series of dementia-specific seminars
will be offered in April and May of 2008.
The four-hour workshops will cover
best care practices on maintaining and
enhancing quality of life through appropriate
activities, specific techniques to
manage and maintain physical health
issues, psychosocial interventions,
and reducing deficient practices while
upholding personhood and dignity during
the disease process. The seminars
will be at various Ivy Tech locations
throughout Indiana. Dates and locations
will be published on at www.alz.
org/indiana on February 4.
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14 • Winter 2008
Preparing meals for a person with
dementia is a special challenge, particularly
as the disease progresses.
Family members need to pay careful
attention to food preparation, presentation,
and the eating environment
while giving their loved one
the proper cues to encourage selffeeding
for as long as possible into
the disease process.
“Individuals with dementia generally
fall into one of two categories,”
says Mary D. Litchford, Ph.D., RD,
manager of training and development
at Continental management
Consultants in Greensboro, N.C.
One person sits, forgets how to eat,
or loses interest in eating all together.
The other wanders constantly,
burning up an enormous amount
of calories, but is too distracted to
eat. “Both groups are at risk for nutritional
deficiency,” Litchford says.
“A caregiver’s goal is to maintain
the person’s weight unless he or
she is more than 100 pounds overweight.”
Most caregivers can gauge weight
loss by the appearance of the person’s
clothes, Litchford adds. The
individual may be willing to stand
on a scale once or twice a month,
perhaps as part of a game, but clothes
are the least threatening measure
CAREGIVER CORNER
Helping people with their journey
Eating & Nutrition
Use Creativity to Maintain Nutrition in Persons
with Dementia
Courtesy of the Parent Care Advisor
that someone is maintaining his or
her weight.
Problems Develop in
Mid-stage Dementia
Most nutritional battles begin when
individuals with dementia forget
how to use multiple utensils, says
Sharon Roberts, RN, BSN, institutional
nurse consultant at Lake
County Health Department in
Waukegan, Ill., and president-elect
of the Greater Chicagoland Chapter
of the Alzheimer’s Association.
Once that occurs, caregivers must
relinquish their focus on proper etiquette
and concentrate on adequate
food intake.
Food preparation often needs to accommodate
new habits that result
from the dementia. “Food is one of
the few remaining areas that people
with dementia can control—at least
initially,” Litchford points out. “For
wanderers, the goal is not to get
them to sit down. Instead, caregivers
should allow them to graze, or snack
throughout the day, on finger foods
that can be eaten without utensils.
Offer something to eat or drink at
least once an hour.”
Soft foods, such as chilled cooked
carrots, apple slices, or banana slices

can be eaten on the run with minimal
risk of choking, she points out.
Grapes or cherries should be cut in
half, and pits or seeds should always
be removed. Foods that crumble
easily or can be stuffed into the
mouth should be avoided.
“Give the person something she can
hold in one hand while walking,”
Litchford says. A juice box, frozen
yogurt bar, cheese strips, and small
crackers are easy to hold and munch.
Some people with Alzheimer’s may
even enjoy warm chicken nuggets
or bite-size pieces of pizza. Caregivers
can make frozen fruit bars
using pureed peaches or pears with
a bit of added sugar and offer them
to children and parents alike. “Vary
the selection, because the person
may reject a food if it’s offered too
often, “ Litchford cautions.
Concentrate on an entire day’s intake
rather than a single meal, Roberts
agrees. “People can eat on the run—
teenagers do it all the time,” she points
out. Rather than offering sweet snacks,
provide finger sandwiches—cut into
quarters, with the crust removed—
filled with peanut butter and jelly or
cream cheese spread. “Be creative,”
Roberts suggests.
While wanderers often have healthy
appetites, sedentary individuals may
fail to recognize food or tire of
chewing and spit out their meal.
“Caregivers shouldn’t try to force
someone to eat more, even if they’ve
spent a lot of time or money on food
preparation,” Litchford says. “Try
again later, continue to use small
amounts of food, and praise the individual
when she’s successful.”
Simplify Food
Preparation
When the person with dementia sits
down to eat, a cluttered table adds
distraction that may hinder success.
“Give the person a small amount of
food, not a whole plateful,” Litchford
suggests. “Large portions may
be too overwhelming for someone
with dementia.”
“Don’t take shortcuts,” Roberts
agrees. “Place one food item at a
time on the individual’s plate. To
maintain the person’s dignity, cut
up meat or potatoes before serving
them, so the person can eat with
just a fork or spoon. If the elder uses
her hands, make sure they’re clean,
and place a towel or cloth napkin in
her lap to protect clothing. Encourage
success.”
As the disease progresses, caregivers
should simplify the table further by
removing distractions such as decorations,
condiments, salt and pepper
shakers, and the sugar bowl and
creamer from the table.
“In mid-stage dementia, individuals
may try to eat the salt and pepper
shakers or napkins, so they need
careful supervision at the table,”
Roberts cautions. “Caregivers may
also need to survey the home carefully
to make sure it’s safe.” People
with Alzheimer’s disease may attempt
to eat houseplants, colorful
decorations, candy wrapped in
paper or cellophane—even orange
peels and banana skins, she says.
Beware of a Noisy
Environment
Because mealtime is a cumbersome
and time-consuming process for
people with dementia, caregivers
may be tempted to serve the per-
Caregivers shouldn’t try to force
someone to eat more, even if
they’ve spent a lot of time or
money on food preparation
son with Alzheimer’s disease with
the rest of the family and place the
entire meal on the table. If the older
person is distracted by conversation,
however, eating alone may be preferable.
Televisions in the kitchen, ringing
doorbells, and crying infants probably
represent the biggest obstacles
to success at mealtime.
“People with Alzheimer’s disease
are easily distracted,” Roberts explains.
“A TV or radio, children
coming and going, visitors arriving
in the middle of a meal, even the
view of birds out a window can distract
the person so he or she forgets
to eat.”
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16 • Winter 2008
Thank you so much to the more than
7,000 participants who joined us
throughout Indiana to take steps to
end Alzheimer’s disease. With the help
of our sponsors, teams, walkers and
volunteers we have raised more than
$985,000 to support the 100,000 Hoosiers
and their care partners affected
by Alzheimer’s disease. Thank you
to our statewide presenting sponsor,
Eli Lilly & Company, to all of our corporate
and community sponsors and
to all of our supporters. This year the
Memory Walks raised the most ever for
Indiana!
Indianapolis
This year the Indianapolis walk raised a
record $446,000! A big thank you to our
top individual fundraisers: John Finneran
who raised more than $12,100, Bud
Swineford, raising more than $7,600,
and Tom Leyden who raised more than
$7,500.
Our top Corporate Teams were Eli Lilly
& Co., whose team raised over $10,000.
Team Bose (Bose McKinney & Evans,
LLP), raising more than $5,000; and the
Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Center
whose team raised more than $4,000!
Our top Healthcare Teams were Life
Care Services – which includes Greenwood
Village South and Marquette
Manor, raising more than $26,000.
Second place went to American Senior
Communities raising more than $16,000,
and our third place team was Kindred
Healthcare raising just over $10,000!
In addition, our Retirement Community
Challenge winner was, for the second
year in a row, Marquette Manor, for
raising more than $14,000. Congratulations!
Our Family and Community winners
were Team Roberts (Roberts Salon and
Day Spa), raising $7,600. Second place
went to Team Rita K., raising $4,000
and third place was Team Ramser, who
raised $3,700.
In addition, special thanks to Daddy
Jack’s for providing the food and water
after the walk and Bright House Networks
for sponsoring the water on the
route and for providing Diego, from `Go,
Diego Go’. In addition, Sourwine Real
Estate Services put a smile on every
child’s face by sponsoring the pumpkin
patch, as did American Senior Communities
by sponsoring the kid’s area and
providing the very popular moonwalk,
face painting, and new this year - caramel
apples.
We thank Tom & Carlotta Cyrus for
their courage in sharing their story at
the walk this year, we know what an
inspiration they were to many individuals
and care partners that were in the
crowd. We really felt each team’s enthusiasm
this year with many teams
wearing team shirts and just as many
with signs and banners displaying why
they are taking steps to end Alzheimer’s
disease. We would like to give a
HUGE thank you to all of our team captains,
team members, and walkers for
their continued support!
Columbus/Bloomington
Unseasonably warm temperatures
didn’t take away from the enthusiasm
the teams and walkers displayed who
gathered in Columbus and Bloomington
this year. Congratulations to the
Columbus winning teams: First place
was Grandpa’s Gang, second place was
Columbus Regional Hospital, and third
place was Columbus Health & Rehab.
The Columbus Memory Walk raised
$62,000. The top teams in Bloomington
were first place, Garden Villa, second
place Becky’s Bunch, and third place
was Walking for Waneta. Bloomington
Memory Walk raised over $35,000.
These are teams that have supported
the walk for the past couple of years
and we greatly appreciate their continued
support! Both walks displayed
an increased support from families and
individuals in the community.

MEMORY WALK
Terre Haute
Terre Haute raised more than $41,000
this year, a record year for the Wabash
Valley community! Winning
teams were Kindred – Southwood,
Kindred – Royal Oaks and Hautian
Ocean Parrot Head Club. There was a
great presence from Kindred and the
award for most creative should go to
the Hautian Ocean Parrot Head Club.
What great fun they had showing their
support this year! Thank you for making
this walk such a success!
Fort Wayne
The Fort Wayne Memory Walk was a
huge success raising over $129,000, a
record setting year!
Fort Wayne fundraising winners are
as follows: Top individual fundraiser
was Ann Horne. The top overall team
was Walk for Dad. The first place corporate
team goes to BAE Systems.
The first place Healthcare Team was
River Terrace, second place was Heritage
Park, and third place was Team of
Hope. First place in the family/community
team category was Walk for Dad
(Shank Family), second place was the
Fort Wayne Advisory Board and third
place was Jontz family. Fort Wayne
had Elvis return for another Memory
Walk to sign autographs and pose for
photos. Special thanks to BAE Systems
for their great support this year;
we appreciate all your efforts!
Goshen
In Northern Indiana, Memory Walk
was welcomed in the new location
of Shanklin Park in Goshen, IN. What
a great turn-out, despite the rain, of
family, friends, local business and the
healthcare community and individuals
affected with Alzheimer’s disease.
We are excited to see this walk grow
and build on its tremendous, first year
that raised more than $21,000.
Merrillville
Merrillville’s Walk was very family
friendly – with face painters, clowns,
a moonwalk, – lots of fun for everyone!
With our corporate sponsors,
teams and walkers the Merrillville
walk raised $66,000! Special thanks
to the top fundraising teams: first
place in the family/community category
was Butch’s Buddies, second
place went to P3-PeePaw’s Posse
and third place was Illiana Moves. The
top teams in the healthcare category
were Our Lady of Holy Cross Center,
Sebo’s Nursing and Rehabilitation
Center, and Lowell Healthcare. A very
special thank you to Cheryl Pickering
and Mary Ann Becklenberg for sharing
their personal story at the walk
this year.
Lafayette
Lafayette Walkers gathered under
warm blue skies for its sixth annual
Memory Walk. A special thank you
goes to team captain Cindy Treece
and her team Vectren for raising
more than $6,000!The Lafayette Walk
raised more than $48,000, once again,
a record year for this walk! Winning
teams are as follows: First place –
Vectren, second place – Alz Pals, and
the third place fundraising team was
Karen’s Crew.
Muncie/Kokomo/
Richmond
Our Muncie Memory Walk raised
more than $52,000 while Richmond
was successful in raising $46,000.
The Kokomo walk raised more than
$34,000 and the winning teams were:
first place – Waterford Walkers, second
place – Macedonia Christian
Church Memory Crew, third place –
St. Joseph Hospital. Thank you to all
our corporate sponsors, teams and
walkers that helped to raise awareness
and funds in their community
this year!
Memory Walk plays a key role in fully
funding the mission of the Alzheimer’s
Association which is to eliminate
Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement
of research; to provide and
to enhance care and support for affected;
and to reduce risk of dementia
through the promotion of brain health.
Interested in being a part of the planning
of Memory Walk? We are always
looking for leaders to join one of our
Memory Walk committees.
Memory Walk 2008 has
already begun!
Get your team fired up for Memory
Walk 2008! The 2008 website will be
ready in early January so start contacting
your family, friends, co-workers,
and donors to get them geared
up today! There are sponsorship opportunities
available for all 11 walks
throughout Indiana and we encourage
you to get your company involved!
If you would like to help us gear up
for Memory Walk this year and be a
part of the planning committee in your
area, or are interested in sponsorship
opportunities, please contact Cathy
Boyer, Associate Director of Special
Events, at 317.575.9620 or cathy.boyer@alz.org
for more information.
17 • Winter 2008

Mark Your
Calendars
Get ready to tee up as the
Alzheimer’s Association
presents the 2008 Skeet
Thompson Memorial Golf
Outing on Tuesday, June 17,
2008 at Pebble Brook Golf
Course, with a shotgun start
at 12:30 pm. This premier golf
outing is played in memory of
Merritt L. “Skeet” Thompson.
The proud sponsor’s of this
event are Skeet’s grandchildren,
the owners of Daddy
Jack’s and The Light Family.
This year, our goal is to raise
more than $85,000 and to
have 50 foursomes playing in
the outing. Proceeds from the
event support programs and
services of the Alzheimer’s
Association.
For more information regarding
sponsorship or to sign up
to play, please contact Emily
Sherman at 317.575.9620 or
emily.sherman@alz.org or
visit our Web site at
www.alz.org/indiana.
open House
Please join us for our Memories
in the Making © volunteer
Open House, Thursday,
February 21st from 10:00 a.m.
-12:00 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s
Association, 9135 N. Meridian
Street, Suite B-4, Indianapolis.
We will be discussing
volunteer opportunities for
the program while visiting
with current volunteers. For
more information regarding
Memories in the Making ©
contact Emily Sherman.
18 • Winter 2008
Chocolate Sunday is a Tasty
Triumph!
Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s 16th annual
Chocolate Sunday, champagne brunch, silent and live auction,
and chocolate extravaganza. This year’s guest speaker was Dr.
John Morris, a Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology
and the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Washington University
in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Morris spoke to the over 300 guests in attendance about the latest
research on Alzheimer’s disease including some updates on Alzheimer’s clinical trials.
This year’s event raised over $95,000 to support the Alzheimer’s Association, including
our Fund a Service, Care Consultation. The Association would like to thank all of the local
businesses and individuals who donated the over 150 items that were sold in this year’s
auction.
We would like to extend a special thanks to our Honorary Hosts: The Richard Heslin
Family; Dr. John Morris; our many sponsors; Bob Gregory, our event emcee; Mark Ramser
our live auction auctioneer, and the Chocolate Sunday committee, whose dedication to
the Alzheimer’s Association made this event a huge success.
2007 Chocolate Sunday Sponsors:
Event Sponsor
Forum at the Crossing
Program Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Auction Sponsors
Alliance Home Health Care and Adult
Day Center
Indiana Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Corporate Sponsors
Clarian Senior Health Services
Deloitte & Touche
Hendricks Regional Health
Law Office of Claire E. Lewis
McDonald Financial Strategies Group
Old National Bank
The Phoenix Group
Samara Memory Care At Greentree
Post Road
Senior Care at Wishard
Sunrise Senior Living
William Holwager, Attorney at Law
Family Sponsors
Ms. Fern Roesch
In Memory of Happy Bunshaw –
The Art and Holly Callahan Family
Curt and Cindi Fankhauser
In Memory of Georgiana Cunningham –
Dr. Carolyn Cunningham
In Memory of Luella Hopkins –
Dr. Carolyn Cunningham
The Glenn Collier Family
Ms. Carlyn Johnson
The Family of Richard and Ella Wagner
Craig and Mindy Duffer
Carolyn McDonald’s Family –
Brandt Ltd. and Riddell Ltd.
The Richard Heslin Family
2007 Chocolate Sunday Committee
Event Chair
Jean Ramser
Event Committee
Holly Callahan
Melinda Doll
Mindy Duffer
Debbie Dunn
Cindi Fankhauser
Deborah Farrar
Sara Green
Mary Guerriero Austrom
Sarah Holwager
Julie McDonald
Kelly Panzer
Jane Rooksby
Mary Lou Sherman
Ella Wagner
Jennifer Walker
we hope you will join us again for the
2008 Chocolate Sunday!
Chocolate Sunday is an annual event
held by the Alzheimer’s Association to
inform our community about the latest
developments in Alzheimer’s research
and to raise funds needed to provide
the free programs and services that
are critical to families dealing with a
diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
Interested in joining the planning
committee or sponsoring a table at
the event? Please contact
Emily Sherman at 317.575.9620 or
emily.sherman@alz.org.

CareSource: New Resources for Care
This year the Alzheimer’s Association
introduced CareSource, an
easy-to-use, one-stop resource for
everything you need to know about
finding and planning for care for a
person with Alzheimer’s.
CareSource’s new online suite of
services will help coordinate assistance
from family and friends, locate
senior housing and receive customized
care recommendations.
• Lotsa Helping Hands — This interactive
calendar allows anyone
involved in care or support to log
onto one convenient, private site
and organize caregiving activities.
It’s easy to post dates and times for
duties others have agreed to share,
such as preparing meals, providing
rides, running errands or keeping
the person with dementia company.
• Alzheimer’s Association Senior
Housing FinderSM — Powered
by SNAPforSeniors ® , the Senior
Housing Finder is the first online
nationwide database for locating
dementia care. The tool allows
you to search for licensed senior
housing by geographic area, housing
type, availability, and level of
dementia care offered.
• Alzheimer’s Association CareFinder
helps you identify dementia
care options to best meet an individual’s
needs and preferences.
CareFinder helps you recognize
good care, communicate effectively
with care providers, and learn
about care payment sources.
• Other resources include message
boards for sharing with others
who face similar challenges and
links to programs for improving
caregiver skills.
You can find CareSource resources
at www.alz.org/CareSource. For more
information, call the Alzheimer’s
Association at 1.800.272.3900.
Safe Return ® and MedicAlert ® form alliance
In a move to significantly improve the safety of individuals with Alzheimer’s or related
dementia, MedicAlert and the Alzheimer’s Association have formed an alliance to offer
MedicAlert + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return. This is a live, 24-hour emergency
response service for wandering and medical emergencies.
When a person with dementia wanders or becomes lost, his or her information and
photo is provided to local law enforcement. When a person is found, a citizen or law
official calls the 800-number on the identification product and the individual’s family
or caregivers are contacted. The nearest Alzheimer’s Association office provides
information and support during search and rescue efforts. In addition, should medical
attention be required, access to a personal health record is immediately available.
To enroll a person with Alzheimer’s disease in MedicAlert + Safe Return, update a
current enrollment with a member’s medical information or learn more about the
program, contact the Alzheimer’s Association at
1.800.272.3900, your local chapter or MedicAlert at
1.888.577.8566. You may enroll a person or update a
member’s medical information online at www.alz.org/
SafeReturn or www.medicalert.org.
Scholarships
Available
The Alzheimer’s Association
has a partnership with
Ivy Tech to deliver the
Association’s 40 hour
Dementia Professional
Certification Program through
their statewide campus
system. These courses
educate individuals and help
them to better understand
and care for people with
dementia.
The Dementia Professional
Certification Scholarship
is currently available to
individuals in Indiana who
work in a state licensed
long-term-care facility.
The scholarship funds will
pay for individuals to take
the Dementia Professional
classes at Ivy Tech.
A brochure and scholarship
application can be found on
our Web site at www.alz.org/
indiana. Other questions can
be directed to Linda Altmeyer
at 317.575.9620.
The funding for the
scholarships is provided by
the Indiana State Department
of Health through the Civil
Monetary Penalty Fund.
Scholarship applications
must be received by
January 31, 2008.
19 • Winter 2008

The Alzheimer’s Association
is leading
important research,
care and support
initiatives that are
seeking to change
the face of Alzheimer’s
disease locally
and worldwide. In a
Artist: Cindi Fankhauser
report made public
on March 20, the Alzheimer’s Association shared that
in 2007 there are now more than 5 million people in
the United States living with Alzheimer’s. The greatest
risk factor for Alzheimer’s is increasing age, and
with 78 million baby boomers beginning to turn 60
last year, it is estimated that someone in America develops
Alzheimer’s every 72 seconds.
Alzheimer’s disease is now the seventh leading cause
of death in the country and the fifth leading cause of
death for those over age 65. The toll of Alzheimer’s
on the nation’s Medicare system is projected at $400
billion annually by 2030, which is currently the entire
Medicare budget.
However, there is hope. There are currently nine
drugs in Phase III clinical trials for Alzheimer’s, several
of which show great promise to slow or stop the
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progression of the disease. This, combined with advancements
in diagnostic tools and the evolution of
programs designed to help families coping with the
disease, has the potential to change the landscape of
Alzheimer’s disease in the coming years.
We can make a difference. Please join us in REMEM-
BERING those touched by the disease by making a
lasting gift in our campaign, Remembering: A Tribute.
A significant gift will not only impact those living
with Alzheimer’s disease today but will bring much
hope for tomorrow.
Those who contribute to Remembering will be
recognized through artwork created by artist Cindi
Fankhauser. This artwork will be prominently displayed
in the Association office and across the state. To
become involved, you may contribute at one of the
three different levels:
Legacy Gift ................... $10,000 and Above
Care Partner Gift .......... $5,000 to $9,999
Supporter Gift .............. $1,000 to $4,999
For more information about our campaign, please log
on to www.alz.org/indiana or contact Sarah Whiteman,
Director of Development, at Sarah.Whiteman@alz.org
or 317.575.9620, extension 21.
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