Renée Chenault Fattah

On the eve of Covid we premiered our film In Our Right Mind- Alzhemier's and Other Dementias Impact in Communities of Color .

Three years later we have witnessed the Alzheimer's landscape change in profound ways.

Thanks in large part to The Biden-Harris Administration and their commitment to science and government funded research, there are important developments giving a renewed sense of hope.

• In the summer of 2023, The FDA granted traditional full approval providing Medicare coverage for the drug Leqembi, the FIRST medicine proven to slow the course for people in the early stages of Alzheimer's.

• In mid 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS will release a new initiative as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to increase support and resources for caregivers. GUIDE (Guiding and Improved Dementia Experience) will focus on dementia care management-improving  the quality of life for people living with dementia while reducing the strain of their unpaid caregivers.

​And yet, with all the important developments and renewed support, we face huge challenges.

Almost two thirds of all Americans with Alzheimer's are women.

Sixty to seventy percent of all unpaid Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers are women. And at the intersection of these sobering statistics are women of color.

Older Black Americans are twice as likely as older Whites to have Alzheimer's or another dementia.

It is why I have refocused, updated and relaunched this site as a resource and platform for sharing information and support for caregivers , people living with the disease and all those interested. Please check in frequently and also go to our Comment section to send me your suggestions and stories.