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Showing 1 - 10 of 20 titles with a criteria of Subject is Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia
Almost Home
Almost Home is a stunningly intimate feature-length, cinema verité film that follows the stories of residents, families and workers in a Midwestern nursing home as they struggle with the personal challenges of aging while trying to transform their century-old hospital-like institution into a true home.
371 Productions | 2005 | 84 minutes
Alzheimers and African Americans
Alzheimer's in the African-American community.
Terra Nova Films | 2007 | 27 minutes
Backing Out of Time
The emotions and concerns of five diverse families as they navigate a new and often sudden terrain — caregiving
Terra Nova Films | 2015 | 60 minutes
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
With profound insight and a healthy dose of levity, COMPLAINTS OF A DUTIFUL DAUGHTER chronicles the various stages of a mother's Alzheimer's Disease and the evolution of a daughter's response to the illness.
Women Make Movies | 1994 | 44 minutes
Forget Me Not
Filmmaker David Sieveking portrays the domestic care of his mother Gretel, who, like millions of others, is suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
KimStim | 2012 | 88 minutes
Friends for Life
At 76, Warren DeWitt was single and living alone. 90-year-old Arden Peters was caring for his Alzheimer-stricken wife. In "Friends for Life", an unlikely commitment between these two gentlemen eases the burden of old age for both of them.
MediaStorm | 2005 | 9 minutes
Into the Other Lane
Real-life stories about when and how to deal with the emotional issue of giving up driving.
Terra Nova Films | 2010 | 56 minutes
Is It the Right Time? The Nursing Home Decision
Following up on More Than a Thousand Tomorrows, Is It the Right Time deals with the tough decision of nursing home placement
Terra Nova Films | 2010 | 13 minutes
It Is Not Over Yet
Cake and bubbly instead of medicated immobilisation: IT IS NOT OVER YET portrays a controversial new treatment for people with dementia. They have named it 'care treatment': hugs, touch, talking, humour, eye contact and the joy of community are the prescription.
First Hand Films | 2021 | 94 minutes
Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: The Habilitation Approach to Care
Applying the basic concepts of habilitation (which is simply caregiving that embraces the remaining abilities of the person with dementia.)
Terra Nova Films | 2008 | 32 minutes