10 Warnings Signs of Alzheimers Lecture Offered This Friday

Are You At Risk for Alzheimers?

by Kimberly Hartke

Are you easily confused about time and place? Do you have trouble with your vision? Are familiar tasks now hard to complete? If you are over 65, you may want to learn more about the numerous warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Ingleside invites area residents to join us for 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's workshop this Friday, April 12, 2013 at 2:30pm. “Early detection matters,” says Mikki Firor, of the Alzheimer’s Association of National Capital Area. Mikki will give a free lecture on early memory loss at the continuing care retirement community, Ingleside of King Farm. Event will be held in the multipurpose room, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville. Seating is limited, please RSVP to Christen, 240-499-9019, or visit inglesidekingfarm.org.

According to the Alzheimer's Association, risk of Alzheimer's increases with age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer's are 65 and older. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early onset Alzheimer's which can appear when someone is in their 40s or 50s. Alzheimer's is the most common form of Dementia, which is defined as memory loss that significantly interferes with daily living.

Ingleside at King Farm, Rockville's newest continuing care retirement community boasts a full time Memory Activity Specialist, Bree Baldwin. Bree leads support groups in the Memory Care unit, and a Memory Caregiver Support group. She also facilitates The M.I.N.D. Club for independent Ingleside at King Farm members who wish to learn more about Alzheimer's and Dementia (M.I.N.D is an acronym for Moving In New Directions).

Here is the facebook listing for our event, please spread the word by sharing this link: https://www.facebook.com/events/566003680099346/

Kimberly Hartke is a publicist for Ingleside at King Farm.