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Charlene Palma, CDP, executive director of Arden Courts in Potomac, Md., said the caregivers at Arden Courts are trained to know the difference between Alzheimer’s and FTD. Caregivers are specially trained to provide different therapies to FTD-affected clients. “My mom’s an RN, My grandmother was an LPN, and I did my undergrad in gerontology,” she said. “Taking care of people is in my genes. We know the difference a caregiver can make in the life of a dementia patient; these patients can still do things.” Arden Courts also has a facility in Annandale.

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