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Man living with early-onset Alzheimer's speaks up to fight the disease

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October 18, 2017
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Man living with early-onset Alzheimer's speaks up to fight the disease
Alzheimer's disease is why Phil Gutis, 57, a former New York Times reporter, is leaving his job in January. Alzheimer's is the reason Gutis, an Alzheimer's Association National Early-Stage Advisor, says he faces depression about losing his cognitive skills. The disease is also the reason Gutis speaks about his experience at Association events.

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Association toolkit helps physicians develop care plans for people living with cognitive impairment
Under new Medicare reimbursement rules, cognitive and functional assessments and care planning for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairment are covered. The Alzheimer's Association has created a toolkit for physicians with materials on assessing older adults' functioning, the severity of their condition, neuropsychiatric symptoms, their safety at home and in outside settings, and the kind and extent of available caregiving support.
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