Care for the Alzheimer's Caregivers

89.3 WRKF Baton Rouge | By Susan Hidalgo-Smith

Published September 8, 2013 at 6:47 AM CDT

The average person with Alzheimer's has three to 10 caregivers over the course of the disease.

Barbara Auten, executive director of Alzheimer's Services of the Capital Area, explains the services the organization offers to families taking care of those who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Alzheimer's Services hosts its annual Walk/Run to Remember Oct. 19 to raise funds for its programs. To register for the walk/run go towww.alzbr.org.

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Susan Hidalgo-Smith

Susanhas long been part of the WRKF family. Having been indoctrinated in public broadcasting as on-air talent formembership campaigns at LPB,WRKF asked her to be the development director at the radio station. She went on to serve as WRKF's underwriting manager for 12 years and then the special events director for another three.Susan, part of a family of doctors, can't help but be fascinated with medicine and health. Out of that fascination came the award-winning "Conversations in Medicineâ

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