UGA receives $500K for treating dementia and Alzheimer’s in rural areas
Published: Apr. 2, 2024 at 6:01 PM EDT
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The University of Georgia is receiving $500,000 from the federal government to treat dementia and Alzheimer’s in rural Georgia.
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) announced that the federal budget included $500,000 earmarked for the university’s Cognitive Aging Research and Education (UGA CARE) Center.
The money will go toward telemedicine, allowing the center to treat rural patients more effectively.
CARE Co-Director Lisa Renzi-Hammond said, “Our goal at UGA CARE is to eventually provide support for all Georgia families living with Alzheimer’s disease. Thanks to Senator Ossoff and Georgia’s federal legislators, we are now significantly closer to achieving that goal.”
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