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September 6, 2016
Sept. 20 Simulation to Allow Caregivers to Experience Symptoms of Dementia
Sept. 6, 2016 | The Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host a free event Sept. 20 to simulate the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. “The Alzheimer’s/Dementia Experience: Take a Walk in Their Shoes” will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Schmieding Home…
November 25, 2015
Two Schmieding-Trained Brothers Provide Care for Mother, Each Other
Nov. 25, 2015 | Brothers Ronald and J.C. Skipper don’t need to tell you about the virtues of home caregiving and love of family. They can just show it to you. When their mother, Willie Mae Skipper, began showing symptoms of vascular dementia at her home in Clarksdale, Miss., J.C. Skipper moved her to his…
November 16, 2015
UAMS/Schmieding Program Earns New Designation, Potentially Extending Caregiver Curriculum in New Avenues
LITTLE ROCK – The UAMS/ Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program has been designated as an intermediate-level, evidence-based health promotion program, making it possible for other caregiver training providers to seek federal funds to purchase the program’s curriculum materials and through them expand the program’s reach and positive influence. The Arkansas Department of Human Services-Division of…
November 4, 2015
Daughter Finds Help as Caregiver for Aging Parents
Nov. 4, 2015 | Cora Lee and Arthur “Ott” Ray had been partners in life for many years as they raised their children in Hot Springs. So when Cora Lee — long after the children had grown up and moved away — was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Ott took that partnership another step as he…
October 8, 2013
UAMS Opens, Celebrates Schmieding Caregiver Training Site in El Dorado
Oct. 8, 2013 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging today celebrated the opening of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in El Dorado, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age.
April 16, 2013
UAMS Opens Schmieding Caregiver Training Program in Little Rock
April 16, 2013 | Providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age, the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging celebrated the opening April 15 of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Little Rock.
January 24, 2013
Fort Smith Becomes State’s Fifth Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Site
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation today celebrated the opening of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Fort Smith, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age. </p>
Fort Smith Becomes State’s Fifth Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Site
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation today celebrated the opening of the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Fort Smith, providing new opportunities for the elderly to stay in their homes as they age.
December 28, 2012
Caregivers to Elderly Find Hometown Help With UAMS Schmieding
Dec. 28, 2012 | Ronald Ort didn’t know how he was going to take care of his 94-year-old mother when the time came that she needed daily care. With no training and no medical background, Ort questioned how he was going to assist his mother with her care needs.