{"id":591,"date":"2026-05-22T07:17:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:17:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/?p=591"},"modified":"2026-05-22T07:17:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:17:38","slug":"webinar-understanding-alzheimers-thu-may-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/2026\/05\/22\/webinar-understanding-alzheimers-thu-may-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar: Understanding Alzheimer&#8217;s &#8211; Thu, May 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Olivia Williams, Chair of the NARFE-Alzheimer\u2019s National Committee and contributing writer to NARFE Magazine, will explain the facts about Alzheimer\u2019s and share practical advice for caregivers, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What is Alzheimer\u2019s?<\/li>\n<li>How is Alzheimer\u2019s diagnosed?<\/li>\n<li>Normal aging vs. Alzheimer\u2019s disease<\/li>\n<li>Why does this happen to some people and not others?<\/li>\n<li>Is it genetic?<\/li>\n<li>Do lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol use, obesity, or poor sleep contribute?<\/li>\n<li>Current therapies<\/li>\n<li>Learning key resources and tools<\/li>\n<li>Safety and care planning steps caregivers should know<\/li>\n<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Q&amp;A session will follow the presentation. <a href=\"https:\/\/members.narfe.org\/Events\/Calendar-Of-Events\/Meeting-Home-Page?Meetingid=3A58844C-214E-F111-BEC6-00224808DAEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Register here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Olivia Williams on Thursday, May 28, at 1:00 p.m. CT. Gaining knowledge about Alzheimer\u2019s, and seeking support early can help families navigate challenges while preserving dignity and quality of life for their loved ones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/146\/2026\/05\/graphic-alzheimers-purple-ribbon-e1779452143754.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":593,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions\/593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591"},{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}