♪♪ >> Ted: COMING UP NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON" GLENDALE CITY MANAGER TALKS US TO ABOUT PREPARATIONS FOR THIS SUNDAY'S SUPER BOWL AND HOW TO AVOID RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AND FLU DURING THIS BUSY WEEK DURING THE SUPER BOWL AND PHOENIX OPEN AND WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A FREE ALL-DAY CONFERENCE ON A VARIETY OF ALZHEIMER'S-RELATED HEALTH TOPICS.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE NEXT ON "ARIZONA HORIZON."

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "ARIZONA HORIZON."

THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY VOTED TO LIFT THE EDUCATION'S SPENDING CAP THAT IS KEEPING SCHOOLS FROM SPENDING $1.4 BILLION THEY'VE RECEIVED, BUT THEY CAN'T USE.

THE HOUSE VOTE WAS 46-4 WITH NO VOTES FROM REPUBLICANS WITH FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY AND CLASSROOM FIRST FUNDING.

THE SENATE WAS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE HOUSE AND FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT DAY IT WAS DELAYED TO MEMBER ABSENCES AND THE VOTES ARE THERE IN THE SENATE AND THE LEGISLATIVE WILL NOT BE FORCED TO MAKE MASSIVE SPENDING CUTS.

>>> FORMER STATE LAWMAKER, PAUL BOYER, IS RUNNING AND LOOKING TO REPLACE JERRY BOYER JERRY WEIRERS AND THAT, QUOTE, WE NEEDY ELECTED LEADERS WHO LISTEN INSTEAD OF DECLARING THEY KNOW BETTER.

>>> MATT ISHBIA IS THE NEW OWNER OF THE PHOENIX SUNDAYS AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS APPROVED THE SALE TO ISHBIA LAST NIGHT.

HE'S A MILLIONAIRE MORTGAGE OWNER FROM ROBERT SARVER HE WAS SELLING NOT LONG AFTER HE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE NBA TO WHAT THE LEAGUE CALLED WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT.

ESPN REPORTS IT'S FOR $4 BILLION AND THAT ISHBIA IS BUYING A 57% STAKE FOR $2.8 BILLION STAKE.

AND SARVER OWNED THE SUNS SINCE OWNING IT FROM JERRY COLANGELO.

>>> MORE THAN 77% OF FATALITIES ARE IN TURKEY AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WARNS THE DEATH TOLL COULD INCREASE BY THE THOUSANDS AS SNOW AND COLD WEATHER HAMPERS DESPERATE SEARCH EFFORTS AND THEY HAD TO ALLOW THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TO REACH REBEL HELD TERRITORY AS THE COUNTRY CONTINUES TO BE ENGAGED IN A LONG-RUNNING CIVIL WAR.

>>> WELL, IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, THELE SUPER BOWL IS IN TOWN AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FOR THIS SUNDAY AT THE STATE FARM STADIUM.

IT'S A MAJOR EVENT REQUIRING MAJOR PREPARATION FROM THE HOST CITY.

FOR MORE, WE WELCOME GLENDALE'S MANAGER, KEVIN PHELPS.

AND HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON?

THE PREPARATIONS TAKE HOW MANY YEARS?

>> IT'S BEEN SEVERAL YEARS IN THE MAKING AND I USE THE QUOTE FROM ERNST HEMMINGWAY AND HE SAID HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

IT WAS A LONG TIME COMING AND HAPPENED OVERNIGHT.

WE'VE BEEN LANING THIS FOR PLANNING THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND SEEMS OVERNIGHT.

>> Ted: ECONOMIC PLANNING ON THE CITY AND WHAT DO YOU FIGURE?

>> WE WON'T KNOW THE FINAL NUMBERS UNTIL THE COMES OUT.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE 2015, THE EXPOSURE THAT WE GOT IN 2015 WAS, THINK, A MAJOR CAT CATALYST AND WE AND THE A BUMP AFTER THIS ONE.

>> Ted: GROWTH AROUND THE STADIUM?

>> IN FACT, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF $2 MILLION PRIVATE INVESTMENT, WHICH IS MAJOR FOR A CITY OUR SIZE.

>> Ted: LET'S TALK ABOUT SECURITY MEASURES AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN PLACE OUT THERE?

>> ONE, ONE DEPARTMENT CAN'T HANDLE IT, WE HAVE 21 AGENCIES, STATE AND LOCAL THAT COME TOGETHER AND PUT TOGETHER A SECURITY PLAN WORKING WITH THE NFL WHO, OF COURSE, HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERTISE AND SO IT'S NOT ONE AGENCY THAT DOES THIS.

>> Ted: TRAFFIC PREPAREDNESS AND HOW MUCH IS INVOLVED THERE?

>> THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND WE'VE ADDED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESOURCES LIKE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CAMERAS AND WE'LL BE DRONES IN THE AIR IN ADDITION TO HELICOPTERS AND SO WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT WE'LL MOVE TRAFFIC AROUND EASILY.

>> Ted: HOW MUCH DOES ALL OF THIS COST GLENDALE?

>> WE PUT IN $3 MILLION IN OPERATING COSTS TO GET US TO THE SUPER BOWL TO THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION?

>> HOW MANY OTHER CITIES HELP AND HOW MUCH DO THEY HELP?

>> I THINK THE WHOLE REGION IS A PARTICIPANT.

IF IT WAS ONLY GLENDALE, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO DO THE NFL EXPERIENCE AND NOT ENOUGH HOTEL ROOMS AND SCOTTSDALE IS A MAJOR PLAYER.

WE LOOK AT THIS AS A REGION-WIDE EVENT AND WE GET THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THIS IN IN OUR BACKYARD.

>> Ted: DO THEY HELP WITH FUNDS?

>> THE CITY OF PHOENIX COVERS THE CONVENTION CENTER AND THE NFL EXPERIENCE IS COMING IN AND THE SCOTTSDALE VISITOR BUREAU DONATED MONEY TO THE HOST COMMITTEE AND YEAH, IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT BY A LOT OF JURISDICTIONS.

>> Ted: BOTTOM LINE, THOUGH, IS THE COST -- IS ALL OF THIS WORTH IT IN, AS YOU SAY, THE LONG RUN?

>> IS IT IF YOU LOOK AT THE LONG GAME AND WE WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN AND WE'RE FOCUSING ON THE TOURISM AS A PART OF OUR STRATEGY AND WE'RE HOPING THERE WILL BE PEOPLE IN, YOU KNOW, THE MIDWEST WHERE IT'S FREEZING AND MINNESOTA AND GLENDALE AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'LL COME HERE FOR THE NEXT VACATION.

>> Ted: WHAT DID THE CITY LEARN FROM THE LAST TIME THE SUPER BOWL WAS THIS TOWN?

>> IF WE WORK HARD, WE CAN EXECUTE AND DO IT CORRECTLY AND THAT'S OUR MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY.

WE'VE TRIED TO ADD MORE HOTELS IN THE AREA AND MORE AMENITIES AND THOSE COMING COULD BE SITUATED IN GLENDALE.

>> Ted: THERE ARE A LOT MORE HOTELS AND LEGALIZED GAMING AND HOW DOES THAT PLAY IN?

>> IT'S FASCINATING HOW THAT WILL PLAY OUT AND THIS IS A FIRST FOR THE NFL AND A FIRST FOR THE STATE.

WE HAVE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT GAMING FACILITIES IN THE AREA AND I EXPECT THEY'LL BE BUSY.

>> Ted: ALL SORTS OF THINGS GOING ON AND THE PARTIES ARE IN SCOTTSDALE AND ARE YOU LURING THAT OUT TO GLENDALE OR ARE YOU OK WITH THIS REGIONAL ASPECT?

>> WE WANT TO ADD IN HOTEL ROOMS AND WE'RE ON A HUGE SPURT OF GROWTH WITH HOSPITALITY AND WE HAVE FINAL FOUR IN ABOUT 14 MONTHS.

WE'LL GO FROM ALMOST 1800 ROOMS TODAY TO ALMOST 3,000 HOTEL ROOMS JUST BETWEEN NOW AND NEXT YEAR.

>> Ted: WHAT IS THIS CLEAN ZONE AROUND THE STADIUM AND WHAT IS THAT?

>> THE NFL WANTS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T SET UP MARKETING WITH UNAUTHORIZED, YOU KNOW, GOODS AND SERVICES THAT ARE NOT FAKES AND NFL GEAR AND PROTECTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SERVICES BEING PROVIDED IN THE AREA ARE LEGITIMATE PRODUCTS.

>> Ted: AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT REGIONAL HELP AND A LOT OF SECURITY DEALING WITH FOLKS TRYING TO SET UP A STAND ON A CORNER.

>> OUR ENTIRE ENFORCEMENT TEAM WILL BE OUT AND WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE AND THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL AND WE'RE CONFIDENT AND A LOT OF IT IS EDUCATION AND WE'VE WORKED HARD TO EDUCATE THE MERCHANTS ABOUT WHAT IS ALLOWED AND NOT ALLOWED.

>> Ted: WHAT DO YOU TELL RESIDENTS CONCERNED?

THEY DON'T LIKE THE TRAFFIC AND THEY'RE WORRIED THAT IT COSTS THE CITY TOO MUCH AND MORE OF A LONG-TERM THAN SHORT-TERM AND THEY DON'T LIKE THE FACT THAT IT'S SHORT-TERM RESULTS BEING SEEN.

WHAT DO YOU TELL THOSE FOLKS?

>> MY OFFICE HAS NOT RECEIVED NEGATIVE COMMENTS TO DATE AND I DON'T THINK MY COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED MANY.

I THINK WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GETTING GOOD AT DOING MAJOR EVENTS AND WE'VE HAD 16 FIESTA BOWLS AND A FINAL FOUR SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND I THINK OUR COMMUNITIES COME TO ANTICIPATE THESE LARGE EVENTS AND SO, SO FAR, SO GOOD.

>> Ted: SO FAR, SO GOOD.

LET'S LOOK INTO THE FUTURE AND WE'VE TALKED IN THE PAST TO SPORT'S PEOPLE WITH LAS VEGAS, LOS ANGELOS, YOU HAVE MAYBE IN TENNESSEE A NEW STADIUM AND IN TEXAS, IT'S AROUND, ATTRACTING BIG GAMES.

CAN GLENDALE COUNT ON THE SOUPEL SUPERSUPERBOWL COMING BACK WITH REGULARITY?

>> I THINK.

IT TAKES AN NFL OWNER WILLING TO REALLY GO GRAVELY AGGRESSIVELY FOR THE BUILD AND BIDWELL WILL GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS FINANCIALLY EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY OR MAY NOT RECOUPE THE MONEY THROUGH THEIR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, FIRST OF ALL, TO HAVE AN OWNER WILLING TO GO AGGRESSIVELY FOR IT.

TWO, AND THIS IS CRITICAL, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GOOD VENUE AND JUST SINCE THE 2015 SUPER BOWL, BETWEEN THE CARDINALS AND AZDA, THEY HAVE PUT TWO MILLION DOLLARS IN THE STADIUM UPGRADES AND THAT'S IMPORTANT GOING FORWARD TO KEEP THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART.

THREE, AS A REGION, WE HAVE TO EXECUTE THE PLAN AND FOR THE NFL'S PERSPECTIVE, THAT WE DID EVERYTHING THAT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE AN EVENT THAT IS MEMORABLE FOR ALL OF THE FANS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS INTO TOWN.

>> Ted: WE'LL SEE HOW IT'S PLAYED OUT AND GOOD LUCK ON THE GAME SUNDAY AND ALL OF THE EVENTS.

KEVIN PHELPS, I KNOW IT'S A BUSY TIME AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME FOR US.

>> THANK YOU.

TED UP NEXT, >> Ted: UP NEXT, HOW TO STAY HEALTHY DURING THE SPORTING EVENTS THIS WEEK.

IT'S A BUSY WEEK, BUT WHAT ARE THE HEALTH CONCERNS WITH SO MANY PEOPLE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

FOR THAT, WE ASKED DR. DAVID SKLAR FOR HEALTH SOLUTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> GREAT TO BE HERE.

>> Ted: WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE DESCENDING ON THE VALLEY AND WHAT ARE THE HEALTH CONCERNS?

>> WELL, AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW, WE'VE HAD A TOUGH WINTER ALREADY WITH RSV, AND USUALLY AFFECTS KIDS AND CAN AFFECT ADULTS AND THEN, OF COURSE, INFLUENZA HAS BEEN BAD AND THEN, COVID, WE STILL HAVE COVID AND SOME NEW VARIENTS AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GETTING MORE THAN ONE OF THESE VIRUSES.

ON TOP OF IT, WE'VE HAD STREP THROAT AND SOME PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND WITH STREP THROAT.

ALL OF THESE ARE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND WHEN PEOPLE BECOME CLOSE IN CONTACT, THAT IS HOW IT GETS PASSED AROUND.

>> Ted: INDEED, A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT ON CRAMPED AIRPLANES AND THAT'S NOT SUCH A GREAT THING.

>> FROM PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AND PROBABLY WITH DIFFERENT VARIENTS AND DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF DISEASE AND, YEAH, SO I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR US.

>> Ted: WHICH IS THE MOST CHALLENGING AND CONTAGIOUS?

IN THESE SETTINGS, A LOT GOING ON OUTSIDE AND NIGHTCLUBS AND PEOPLE WILL BE PACKED TOGETHER.

>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME AND, OF COURSE, WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND ENJOY THE SUPER BOWL AND PARTIES, BUT A LOT OF TIMES, THEY BEGIN DRINKING AND SO THE ALCOHOL WILL SOMETIMES CAUSE PEOPLE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE LOUDLY.

WHEN THEY SPEAK LOUDLY, A LOT OF THE RESPIRATORY VIRUSES GO OUT AND IF YOU'RE IN A NOISY PLACE AND AT THE SUPER BOWL, THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PASSING THINGS AROUND.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO PREVENT THAT?

IF YOU'RE SOMEONE VULNERABLE AND IF YOU HAVE A CHRONIC DISEASE OF SOME KIND, PLEASE GET VACCINATED.

VACCINATION WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ENDING UP ON A VENTILATOR.

VACCINATION IS IMPORTANT AND BOOSTERS ARE IMPORTANT.

YOU CAN STILL WEAR A MASK.

I KNOW PEOPLE ARE EMBARRASSED IN A GROUP TO WEAR A MASK, BUT IF YOU HAVE VULNERABILITY OR AN IMMUNE DEFICIENCY, IT'S BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE STIGMATIZED BY WEARING THAT MASK.

>> Ted: ALL OF THE OLD RULES APPLY, WASH YOUR HANDS, WASH DOWN PLACES WHERE YOU ARE AND I WOULD IMAGINE IN A PARTY, DON'T SHARE FOOD AND DRINKS AND PAWING ALL OVER THE PEANUTS.

>> YOU'LL BE AROUND PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW AND YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THE PERSON MAY BE INFECTED.

USUALLY, YOU CAN KIND OF TELL IF SOMEONE IS COUGHING OR SNEEZING AND THAT MAY BE OBVIOUS, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CARRYING SOMETHING AND DON'T HAVE OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS.

SO, AGAIN, IF YOU'RE A VULNERABLE PERSON OR OLDER OR IF YOU HAVE DIABETES OR ON STEROIDS OR OTHER IMMUNE MEDICATION, I WOULD SAY BE REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

>> Ted: I SAW A REPORT THAT FLU-RELATED DEATHS AMONG THOSE AGED 65 AND OLDER IN CITIES WITH TEENS IN THE GAME, THE SUPER BOWL GAME, THAT THEY ACTUALLY SPIKE AFTER THE GAME.

HAVE YOU SEEN THAT?

AND WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

>> WELL, I SUSPECT MORE ACTIVITY.

WHEN PEOPLE ARE EXCITED AND THEY'RE ROUTING FOR THEIR TEAM AND MAYBE, AGAIN, DRINKING AND MAYBE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, I SUSPECT THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING OUT BEYOND THEIR NORMAL CAPACITY OF ACTIVITY.

THEY'RE RUNNING AROUND AND MAKING NOISE AND, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST ARE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN SITUATIONS THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE PUTTING THEMSELVES IN AND THAT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CAUSES AN INCREASED RISK FOR THEM.

>> Ted: AS FAR AS LOCALS ARE CONCERNED, AND I DON'T NEED THIS STUFF AND I'LL STAY AWAY FROM THESE CROWDS AND BUSINESSES, NOT A BAD IDEA.

>> NOT A BAD IDEA AND I DON'T WANT TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MISS THE GAME AND THIS IS A GREAT GAME AND A LOT OF FUN.

I THINK IF YOU'RE CAREFUL AND REASONABLE AND DON'T DO THINGS THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT OUTSIDE OF WHAT IS SAFE FOR YOU, I THINK YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD TIME.

SO I JUST THINK A LITTLE MODERATION.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND I THINK, AGAIN, WE CAN HAVE A GREAT TIME AND JUST REMEMBER THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO BE SAFE AND THERE ARE STILL A FAIR AMOUNT OF THESE VIRUSES AROUND AND TRY NOT TO GET ONE OF THESE DURING THE SUPER BOWL.

>> Ted: DOCTOR, LAST QUESTION.

HOW MUCH HAS THE PANDEMIC TAUGHT US ABOUT VIRUSES AND HOW THEY'RE SPREAD AND HOW MUCH CAN THIS BE APPLIED THIS WEEK?

>> I THINK IT'S TAUGHT US A LOT IF WE LEARNED OUR LESSONS.

SO MANY PEOPLE ILLEGAL WANT REALLY WANT TO FORGETTOREALLY WANT US TO FORGET AND AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

BUT WEARING A MASK AROUND PEOPLE COUGHING AND THINGS LIKE THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, PROTECT YOURSELF.

ONE THING TO SAY AGAIN, A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE OUT DRINKS AND ONE OF THE RISKS BEYOND THESE VIRUSES, YOU CAN GET INTO A CAR CRASH.

WATCH OUT FOR DWI AND DON'T DO THINGS SILLY LIKE THAT.

>> Ted: GOOD ADVICE AND ASU COLLEGE OF HEALTH SOLUTIONS.

THANK YOU, SIR, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU.

HAVE A GREAT TIME!

♪♪ >> Ted: THE ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA KICKS OFF A TOUR WITH THE FREE CONFERENCES FRIDAY IN PHOENIX.

IT'S DESIGNED TO HELP WITH INFORMATION REGARDING A VARIETY OF ALZHEIMER'S-RELATED TOPICS FOR MORE, WE WELCOME DANA MARIE KENNEDY AND DR. JEREMY PRUZIN.

TALK TO US ABOUT THIS.

>> IT'S A DAY LONG CONFERENCE AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT SPEAKERS AND I'LL BE TALKING ABOUT AGING IN PLACE WITH DEMENTIA AND SO I'LL BE WALKING FAMILIES THROUGH, AS WELL AS CAREGIVERS, THROUGH HOW TO DEVELOP A ROADMAP AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF YOU GET A DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA.

>> Ted: LEARNING ABOUT HEALTHY AGING TIPS AND EARLY DETECTION REGARDING DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER'S.

>> EXACTLY.

>> Ted: I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT, THE RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S, ARE THINGS RAMPING UP AND ARE WE GETTING ACCELERATION OR GETTING SLOW AND WHAT'S HAPPENING?

>> IT'S AN EXCITING TIME AND WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING HERE AND WE'VE MADE SOME HUGE STEPS FORWARD.

FOR ONE, WE CAN DETECT CHANGES AND LOOK FOR MARKERS OF ALTERATIONS OF THE BLOOD AND SPINAL FLUID AND WHEN SYMPTOMS COME ON WITH THESE TESTS AND THAT'S A HUGE CHANGE AND THEN JUST RECENTLY, THE RECENT CLINICAL TRIAL SHOWING A DRUG THAT SLOWED PRO PROGRESSION OF DISEASE, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT CONTROVERSY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE FIELD AND SO IT WILL BE -- IT'S THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA IN TERMS OF RESEARCH IN TERMS OF TREATMENT.

IN ADDITION TO SYMPTOMATIC TREATMENTS, THE DISEASE DEVELOPS OVER THE SPAN OF A LIFE AND WHAT COULD WE DO OVER LIFE, THINGS LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, BEING INACTIVE.

THESE ARE THINGS WE CAN DO TO PROACTIVELY GET AT NOW BEFORE ANYBODY HAS SYMPTOMMED.

SYMPTOMS.

WHAT YOU CAN DO IN MID-LIFE THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE A DRUG AND THEN ALSO HOW WE DETECT AND MEASURE THE DISEASE AND THE PROGRESS OF IT AND TREATMENTS FOR IT.

>> Ted: LET'S GET BACK TO RISK FACTORS BUT YOU MENTIONED AGING IN PLACE.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT, AGE, LIVE WHERE YOU CAN GET THE BEST CARE, RIGHT?

>> EXACTLY.

I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT IF YOU GET A DIAGNOSIS WITH DEMENTIA, YOU NEED TO BE IN A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY AND THERE'S SO RESOURCES FACILITIES.

ARP IS A CHOK FULL OF INFORMATION AND IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO START THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU WANT TO AGE IN PLACE.

SO YOU KNOW, UNIVERSAL DESIGN WITH HOMES AND HOME MODIFICATIONS, MAKING SURE AT LEAST ONE DOORWAY INTO THE HOME IS FLOOR LEVEL AND LOOKS AT THE DOORS AND HANDLES AND YOUR DOORWAYS, THE BATHROOM, IF YOU WERE IN A WHEELCHAIR, YOU COULD WHEEL INTO A SHOWER.

THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS AND LOOKING AT YOUR HOME AND DECLUTTERRING IT AND LOOKING AT FALL RISKS.

FALLS IS HUGE AND MAKING SURE YOU HAVE GRAB BARS BY THE BATHROOM, IN THE SHOWERS.

>> Ted: AND WE TALKED THIS WEEK -- LAST WEEK, ABOUT HOME MODIFICATION PROGRAMS.

FOUL QUICKLY,IT CAN BE A HARD DECISION FOR A CAREGIVER TO FIGURE OUT, CAN I TAKE CARE OF THIS PERSON?

>> YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP A TEAM APPROACH.

AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE FAMILY AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA, MAKE SURE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE YOU GET RESPITE.

THERE'S PROGRAMS AVAILABLE LIKE ADULT DAYCARE, WHERE THEY'LL COME TO THE HOME, TAKE THEM.

SOCIALIZATION IS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY FOR THE PERSON WITH DEMENTIA BUT THE CAREGIVER.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

>> Ted: DOCTOR, BACK TO RISK FACTORS, THERE'S MODIFIABLE AND SYMPTOMATIC AND TALK TO US ABOUT THAT.

MODIFIABLE MEANS WE CAN DO SOMETHING PRODUCT PROACTIVELY, LIKE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, WE KNOW HOW TO DO THAT AND WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A LONG TIME.

GLUE CLOSETHINGS LIKE HOW MUCH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE DAY AND THERE'S GOOD SCIENTIFIC EDITOR EVIDENCE.

A PERSON CAN DO, NO MATTER WHAT AGE, WHETHER SYMPTOMATIC OR NOT AND IF THEY'RE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS TO LOWER ONE'S RISK AND MAKE PEOPLE MORE RESILIENT TO THE CHANGES IN THE BRAIN THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN PEOPLE START TO DEVELOP SYMPTOMS OR ACTUALLY THOSE CHANGES HAPPY MANY, MANY YEARS BEFORE PEOPLE DEVELOP SYMPTOMS.

>> Ted: AND PRE-SYMPTOMATIC.

>> SO SYMPTOMS THAT YOU FORGET THINGS AND EVENTUALLY YOU GET A DIAGNOSIS OF DEMENTIA, BUT PRE-SYMPTOMATIC, SO THERE'S A COUPLE WAYS TO THINK ABOUT THIS AND THE HALLMARK PROTEIN THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT, THE WAY WE MAKE DIAGNOSIS BIOLOGICALLY WITH THE PROTEIN CALLED AMELOID AND THIS PROTEIN AND WE'VE LEARNED THIS OVER THE LAST DECADES, IT ACCUMULATES TEN, 15, 20 YEARS BEFORE THE ONSET OF SYMPTOMS.

THERE ARE STUDIES, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT LOOK AT MEDICATION AND DRUGS THAT REMOVE OR LOWER THIS PRIOR TO PEOPLE DEVELOPING COGNITIVE SYMPTOMS, SO MEMORY DEFICITS AND PROBLEMS, TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER TREATING OR REMOVING THIS FROM THE BRAIN BEFORE PEOPLE REACH THAT SYMPTOMATIC STAGE WILL DELAY OR PREVENT THIS DELAY.

SO TO THIS MESSAGE OF HOPE THAT DRUG THAT WAS JUST SHOWN TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE RECENT CLINICAL TRIAL, THAT'S TESTED IN PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS YET.

SO A PRE-SYMPTOMATIC CLINICAL TRIAL TO TRY TO PREVENT OR DELAY DISEASE WITH THAT IDEA OF TARGETING AMALOID BEFORE THE PROBLEMS COME UP HUGE HOPE THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE GOING FORWARD.

>> Ted: DANA, GIVE US A WAY TO REGISTER HERE.

TELL US HOW TO GET MORE INFORMATION.

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

>> Ted: I THINK I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE.

ALZFDDN.ORG/TOUR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: HOW IS THAT?

>> THAT'S GREAT!

>> Ted: THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Ted: AND THAT IS IT FOR NOW.

I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

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