Winter Weather Tips for People Living with Alzheimer’s

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Cold weather can pose health challenges for everyone. But people living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia have a higher risk of some health hazards when temperatures get low.

Here are nine potential cold weather hazards and some techniques people living with Alzheimer’s and their care partners can use to try to avoid them.

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Source: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Offers Winter Weather Safety Tips for Families Whose Loved Ones Are Dealing With Alzheimer’s. January 5, 2018. Accessed February 1, 2023. https://alzfdn.org/alzheimers-foundation-america-offers-winter-weather-safety-tips-families-whose-loved-ones-dealing-alzheimers/

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