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New facility aims to improve options for Alaskans with memory loss

Exterior image of the Anchorage Pioneer Home.
Exterior image of the Anchorage Pioneer Home on a spring day in 2022. (Jeff Chen, Alaska Public Media).

Caring for someone with memory loss can be exhausting both physically and emotionally. The number of people with Alzheimer’s or dementia in Alaska is set to almost double by 2030.

Given the growing need, reporters Anne Hillman and Jeff Chen spoke with people who are trying to support elders with memory loss.

Anne Hillman is the healthy communities editor at Alaska Public Media and a host of Hometown, Alaska. Reach her at ahillman@alaskapublic.or.