http://www.newsvine.com/doreen-alfaroNewsvine - doreen-alfaroen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:03:52 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 08:18:48 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/16/7800151-families-urge-action-as-us-drafts-alzheimers-planhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/16/7800151-families-urge-action-as-us-drafts-alzheimers-planusamericapoliticsagingplanfeaalzheimer-plandoreen-alfaroFri, 16 Sep 2011 21:02:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Shou-Mei Li, left, wraps a scarf around her husband Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, as their daughter Shirley Rexrode, right, looks on, at their home in San Francisco, in this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Shirley Rexrode, left, assists her father, Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, with his daily walk, in San Francisco, in this photo taken Thursday, Sept, 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Shou-Mei Li holds the hand of her husband Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, at their home in San Francisco, in this photo taken, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Shou-Mei Li, right, cares for her husband Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, at their home in San Francisco, in this photo taken, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Doreen Alfaro holds a photograph of herself and her mother Anita Franco at her home in Aptos, Calif. , in this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. Doreen's mother Anita Franco died from Alzheimer's Disease in 2005. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)</p><p>Doreen Alfaro poses at her home in Aptos, Calif., in this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. Doreen's mother Anita Franco died from Alzheimer's Disease in 2005. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/12/7729701-families-urge-action-as-us-drafts-alzheimers-planhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/09/12/7729701-families-urge-action-as-us-drafts-alzheimers-planusamericahealthagingplanmedalzheimer-plannational-alzheimerdoreen-alfaroMon, 12 Sep 2011 18:19:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Shou-Mei Li, left, wraps a scarf around her husband Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, as their daughter Shirley Rexrode, right, looks on, at their home in San Francisco, in this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Shirley Rexrode, left, assists her father, Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, with his daily walk, in San Francisco, in this photo taken Thursday, Sept, 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Shou-Mei Li holds the hand of her husband Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, at their home in San Francisco, in this photo taken, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Shou-Mei Li, right, cares for her husband Hsien-Wen Li, who is an Alzheimer's patient, at their home in San Francisco, in this photo taken, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)</p><p>Doreen Alfaro holds a photograph of herself and her mother Anita Franco at her home in Aptos, Calif. , in this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. Doreen's mother Anita Franco died from Alzheimer's Disease in 2005. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)</p><p>Doreen Alfaro poses at her home in Aptos, Calif., in this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. Dementia is poised to become a defining disease of a rapidly aging population &#8212; and a budget-busting one for Medicare, Medicaid and families. The Obama administration is developing the first national Alzheimer's plan to combine research aimed at fighting dementia with help for caregivers. Around the country, thousands of families are pleading for changes to improve early diagnosis and help keep loved ones at home instead of in nursing homes. Doreen's mother Anita Franco died from Alzheimer's Disease in 2005. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)</p><p>Logo for the Aging America series</p>