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IU Health Saxony Hospital becomes first Dementia Friends Indiana Hospital

IU Health Saxony Hospital Named First Dementia Friends Indiana Hospital

Indiana University Health Saxony Hospital has been named the first hospital in the state to be recognized as a Dementia Friends Indiana Hospital. To accomplish this, IU Health Saxony partnered with CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, state administrator of Dementia...
CICOA helps Viqtouria's family with her special needs

Giving It All for a Daughter With Special Needs

Chanel Bradshaw gave birth to her daughter Viqtouria when she was only 16 years old. It’s difficult to become a parent as a teenager, but Chanel quickly had to learn how to become a caregiver as well.  “Viqtouria started having...
Brehm Family Caring for Special Needs Child in Shelbyville Indiana

Couple cherishes the good days to get through tough ones

There are lots of good days. The days when Jeremy and Amanda Brehm take Jonah to the Indianapolis Zoo and watch as their 3-year-old presses his little hands against the glass trying to get the attention of the orangutans. It’s...
Show Love on National Caregivers Day

National Caregiver Day: Express Your Appreciation

With Valentine’s and Presidents Days tucked away for the year, you might be inclined to think that we’re finished with February holidays, but this is not so! In fact, the best of February holidays—occurring on Friday, February 21—will be celebrated for...
Developmental Disabilities Care Management in Indianapolis Area

CICOA to offer case management services to people with developmental disabilities

When given the choice, most older adults say they prefer to live at home rather than in a care facility. Most parents want to care for their children with disabilities at home, too. To make that possible for even more...
Tauhric Brown and Gran

Life Lessons from My Grandmother

My grandmother, Irene Flint Roberts, ran the family from her Lazy Boy chair. If the phone wasn’t pressed against her ear, it was within arm’s reach, in case she had something to say. It didn’t matter the time of day....

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