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CARE Center Secures Federal Funding to Expand Dementia Support in Rural Georgia

Sen. Ossoff Press Release

By Sen. Ossoff’s Office

The UGA CARE Center received $500,000 in federal funding, secured by U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, to expand dementia and Alzheimer’s care in rural Georgia. The funds will enhance telemedicine infrastructure and support for caregivers in partnership with rural hospitals.

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Magnifying impact: UGA seeding formation of broad research teams

UGA Research

By Michael Terrazas

Flu and infectious disease. Climate change. Aging populations. Global food supply. Big problems require big solutions—and the world is full of big problems like these.

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Dementia care in Athens is expanding

The Red & Black

By Guillermo Zapata

Services provided by the University of Georgia’s Cognitive Aging Research and Education Center (CARE) and the Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA) are preparing to expand, seeking to address the increasing need for dementia, Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative disease care.

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Extending outreach to rural communities via faith leaders

UGA Today

By Lauren Baggett

How can faith leaders help prevent dementia and support people and their loved ones living with Alzheimer’s in their communities? What will they need to be successful?

An Act of Love

The University of Georgia

By Leigh Beeson

UGA’s Cognitive Aging Research and Education Center helps patients and their families navigate the challenges of dementia and lets them know they aren’t alone.

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