WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (April 3, 2025) — As Tax Day nears, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging families and individuals across the country to take a closer look at their finances. One in nine Americans aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease — that’s nearly seven million Americans across the country and over 62,000 here in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 23, 2025) — On Monday, February 3, Alzheimer’s Association advocates from across the state will gather at the Iowa State Capitol to ask their state legislators to support funding the Dementia Service Specialist program that will improve access to care and support services for families facing Alzheimer’s and dementia in all Iowa communities. A press conference will be held in the rotunda at the Capitol at 1PM, followed by legislator meetings.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (December 10, 2024) — Holiday shopping and gift-giving can often be challenging, but even more so when shopping for a person living with dementia. Depending on the stage of disease, some well-intentioned gifts may no longer be appropriate or practical for the person.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 7, 2024) — The Alzheimer’s Association Iowa Chapter is offering a new support group specifically for young adult caregivers with the help of local volunteer Libby Pederson who is currently a caregiver to her father who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s at just sixty years old. The support group is for dementia caregivers aged eighteen to fourteen, and it is held virtually via Zoom every third Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM.