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The Administration on Aging (AoA) and the Alzheimer’s
Association to Release Findings on Importance of Respite Care for
Alzheimer’s Caregivers and Patients
April 25, 2003
For Immediate Release
Contact: AoA Press Office (202) 619-0724
A new Administration on Aging-funded study on respite care –
supportive care programs that provide relief from daily routines
of caregiving for Alzheimer’s patients – shows that
properly designed community-based programs make a significant
difference in the quality of care for patients and in the quality
of life for caregivers.
The Assistant Secretary for Aging, Josefina G. Carbonell, will
make opening remarks, followed by the release and discussion of
key findings from the AoA-funded study. The Alzheimer’s
Association will discuss the importance of this data to improving
services to Alzheimer’s patients and those who care for
them.
Press Conference Highlights:
When: Monday, April 28
9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Where: National Press Club
Lisagor Room
529 14th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Contact: AoA Press Office
(202) 619-0724
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The AoA is a Federal agency dedicated to policy development,
planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based
services to older persons and their caregivers through the national
aging network of state and local agencies on aging, tribal organizations,
service providers and volunteers.
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