July 4, 2019

OU Health Sciences Center awarded federal grant to enhance dementia care across Oklahoma

Author: Kate Anderton

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, working with partners across the state, has been awarded a $3.75 million federal grant to enhance the care and support of a growing group of Oklahomans - those who suffer from memory loss, Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
According to the Alzheimer's Association, 65,000 Oklahomans currently live with Alzheimer's, and that number is expected to grow. An especially cruel disease with heartbreaking cognitive decline and no cure, Alz