Assisting Black Families Navigate Uncertainties And Fears Associated With Dementia

Lori La Bey talks with Donna Salaam, who works at The Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, located in Cleveland, Ohio, which is a prominent research organization that conducts state-of-the-art research to develop & deliver innovative, high-quality solutions to advance supports of older adults on the aging journey. 

Donna has a strong passion for helping those with dementia and takes pleasure in collaborating with the aging population.

Today, Donna will discuss the SHARE Program and provide insights into how it can assist Black families in navigating the uncertainties and fears associated with a dementia diagnosis.

Learn:

1. Why is it important to reach out to the black families about dementia?
2. Who is involved in the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging Study?
3. What is SHARE for Dementia, and what does it stand for?
4. Why is it so important for families to ask for help?
5. What are some of the recent treatment advances?
6. What should people understand about being a caregiver, and why is it so important that they take care of themselves too?
7. What resources are available for people living with dementia?

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/assisting-black-families-navigate-uncertainties-and-fears-associated-with-dementia/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/pSZNDaRyJ3I

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FbGSqqa7GWPMnHMkFUBca

Other Podcasts

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Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/7/10/assisting-black-families-navigate-uncertainties-and-fears-associated-with-dementia

Contact Donna Salaam

Website  https://www.benrose.org

Phone  (216) 373-1747

Email 

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Authors Discuss The Answers To The Most Common Caregiver Questions

 Lori La Bey talks with Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., a Philadelphia area-based clinical psychologist, healthcare consultant, and author or co-author of three self-help books for family caregivers, as well as a columnist on caregiving on the AARP website.

Joining them is  Barry’s wife, Julia L. Mayer, Psy.D., is a Philadelphia area-based clinical consultant, author, and co-host of the podcast Shrinks on Third about psychology and social justice.

During their 35 years of marriage, Barry and Julia were caregivers over a nine-year period for Julia's father and Barry's mother with vascular dementia and Barry's stepfather with Alzheimer's disease. Their just-published book is The AARP Caregiver Answer Book, a book-length FAQ with the answers to nearly 150 questions that caregivers commonly ask.

Learn:

1. Find out what led Barry and Julia to focus on the needs of caregivers.
2. How did caregiving affect their marriage?
3. How did their children, who were teenagers at the time, respond to the caregiving situation?
4. Why do so many people caring for loved ones with dementia avoid the label "caregiver"?
5. Why are people so often reluctant to use caregiver support services?
6. Are there specific tips you have for shielding marriage from the all-consuming demands of dementia caregiving?

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/authors-discuss-the-answers-to-the-most-common-caregiver-questions/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/QPSTOu0pmB0

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HW6i8EYXR6mEYNYC14Mwq

Other Podcasts

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Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/7/8/authors-discuss-the-answers-to-the-most-common-caregiver-questions

Contact Barry J. Jacobs & Julia L. Mayer

Website https://CaregiverAnswerBook.com

Purchase The Book On Amazon

Instagram      @julmayer23

Facebook       @Julia Mayer           @DrBarryJJacobs

Twitter/X      @JuliaLMayer23       @drbarryjjacobs

LinkedIn        @Barry Jacobs           @Julie-Mayer

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Alzheimer's Speaks - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

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The Heart Remembers 

Lori La Bey talks with Mary Underwood, who has worked as a social worker for over 35 years. She founded  Empowermentia and just launched her first book, The Heart Remembers: Touching Lessons from the Dementia Journey.

Learn:

1. What was the inspiration behind Mary’s book?
2. Why did Mary decide on storytelling for your book format?
3. How is Mary’s book different from other books out there, and how can it help you?
4. Learn about Mary’s company, Empowermentia, and what it can offer you as an individual and a company.

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/the-heart-remembers/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/VeFWvToRg9I

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-heart-remembers/id986940432?i=1000715578464

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/02OWZS6CPtJr2Jl1xjYct9

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/7/3/the-heart-remembers

Contact Mary Underwood

Website

https://empowermentia.com/

Email

Amazon

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/mary.m.underwood.3

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-moynihan-underwood-she-her-19047912/

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

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From Awareness to Action: Changing Dementia Care Through Early Detection and Brain Health Plans 

Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Anna Chodos, the Executive Director of Dementia Care Aware, an organization dedicated to supporting primary care to improve dementia detection and care, and a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Division of Geriatrics at UCSF. Her clinical work is in outpatient specialty care in geriatrics and dementia care, and her academic work is focused on understanding the unmet needs of older adults who are seen in primary care in the safety net, especially those who are living with dementia. 

• Learn:

• Why is it important to discuss cognitive health with doctors early?

• How can people start this conversation with their doctors?

• What are some key factors that can reduce the risk of dementia?

• What are some ways people can offer support to loved ones with dementia?

• How can doctors improve elder care by educating families about dementia care?

• Are there ways a family can communicate with the doctor of their loved one?

• Should families share resources they find helpful with their doctors, and if so, why?

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/learn-how-to-help-change-dementia-care-through-awareness-early-detection-and-brain-health-plans-are-the-key/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/-UM0bvVLumc

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

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Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6F4AVkiL72aOwG5FaUz0Ge

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/7/1/from-awareness-to-action-changing-dementia-care-through-early-detection-and-brain-health-plans

Contact Dementia Care Aware

Website

https://www.dementiacareaware.org/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementiacareaware/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/DementiaCareAware

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How To Find A Memory Cafe Or Start One!   

Lori La Bey talks with Beth Soltzberg, a clinical social worker at JF&CS in Boston who directs the JF&CS Memory Cafe Percolator and is part of the lead team for the national Memory Cafe Alliance. 

Beth Soltzberg is a clinical social worker at JF&CS in Boston. She directs the JF&CS Memory Cafe Percolator, and along with Anne Basting, Susan McFadden, and Sam Goodrich, is part of the lead team for the national Memory Cafe Alliance. The Memory Cafe Alliance is hosted by Dementia Friendly America and was launched in autumn 2024 through the hard work and support of many organizations and people, including Maude's Ventures of the Ferry Foundations, Brookdale Foundation, EMC2 Alliance, JF&CS of Greater Boston, Lifetime Arts, Dave Wiederrich, and hundreds of Memory Cafe leaders who shared their wisdom. 

Learn:

1. What is a Memory Café?
2. When and where were they developed?
3. Who attends Memory Cafés?
4. Who benefits from Memory Cafés and how so?
5. How can an individual or organization start a Memory Café?
6. Who should facilitate a Memory Café?
7. Is there training to start a Memory Café?
8. How do I find a Memory Café?

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/how-to-find-your-memory-cafes-or-start-one/

Watch the YouTube Interview

https://youtu.be/FVAWS_l-l0A

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-find-a-memory-cafe-or-start-one/id986940432?i=1000713537499

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1YdswLCUrwPPJLUwFEZjgv

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/6/19/how-to-find-a-memory-cafe-or-start-one-160-160-160

Contact Information

Website  

www.memorycafedirectory.com 

What is a Memory Cafe?

https://dfamerica.org/what-is-memory-cafe/

Find a Memory Café

https://dfamerica.org/memory-cafe-directory/

Do You Have a Memory Café?  Add it to the Memory Café Directory

https://dfamerica.org/create-mca-profile/

Email to Learn More About Our Training Videos to Start a Memory Café 

Memory Café Resources

https://dfamerica.org/memorycafe-resources/

LinkedIn  

https://www.linkedin.com/company/memory-cafe-alliance/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573920820635#

Instagram  

https://www.instagram.com/memorycafealliance/

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

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EverFriends, AI Companions Are Changing the Dementia Journey 

Lori La Bey talks with Dan Hungerford, the founder and CEO of EverFriends.ai, an innovative digital companionship platform that helps aging adults live with dignity, connection, and cognitive support.  They are seen as a leader in emotionally aware AI development. Dan is pioneering the use of hyper-realistic digital avatars to provide daily interaction, memory stimulation, and caregiver relief.

Learn:

1. What does AI stand for, and what can it do?
2. What is a digital human?
3. How are they built to respond to people?
4. Can they interact with more than one person, or does that confuse them?
5. What are the specific characteristics they have when responding?
6. Can they pick up on a person's physical response, or is it just voice-activated that they can respond to?
7. What about ethics and dignity? How are they dealt with?
8. Are there regulations overseeing AI?
9. Is EverFriends.ai helping the caregiver or the person living with dementia?
10. Specific examples of how EverFriends.ai digital humans can support both the person living with dementia and the care partners.
11. How do you see the future of AI expanding?

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Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/everfriends-ai-companions-are-changing-the-dementia-journey/

Youtube Interview

https://youtu.be/iZ353JK9Ufw

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everfriends-ai-companions-are-changing-the-dementia/id986940432?i=1000713286844

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VbPi9zE9yWiJtXgvMJqPg

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

 Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/6/17/everfriends-ai-companions-are-changing-the-dementia-journey

Contact EverFriends

Website

https://everfriends.ai/

FaceBook

https://www.facebook.com/everfriendsai

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/everfriends.ai/

X - Twitter

https://x.com/EverfriendsAI

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-hungerford/

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@everfriendsai

Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app.everfriends&pcampaignid=web_share

APP Store

Https://apps.apple.com/us/app/everfriends-ai/id6593670951

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

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Learn How Hero Generation Bridges Generations By Supporting Families Through Alzheimer’s    

Lori La Bey talks with Nicole àBeckett, the founder and CEO of HeroGeneration, which is a platform that empowers caregivers navigating life’s toughest transitions. Drawing from her personal caregiving journey, Nicole's mission is to support the sandwich generation with practical tools, guidance, and community.

Dr. Shruti Roy, the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of HeroGeneration, was unable to make the show today. Dr Roy drives the creation of clinically grounded, compassionate tools to support caregivers. A practicing physician and current caregiver herself, Dr. Roy brings a rare blend of medical expertise, strategic leadership, and lived experience to HeroGeneration’s mission of empowering families through life’s most challenging health transitions.

Learn:

1. Identifying Caregiver needs
2. Safe, engaging, and educational caregiver resource APP
3. Organizational and communication tools
4. Tips for a caregiver view
5. Articles, events, calendar, and storage of important paperwork
6. AI Assistant – Andrea to support you
7. Free two-week trial
8. Subscription option

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog 

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/bridging-generations-how-hero-generation-supports-families-through-alzheimers/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/wgpCQS-zF2U?si=Ajo4Vi-G0cdfrUON

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/herogeneration-a-new-ally-for-families-facing/id986940432?i=1000712527141

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1sKadr1oegHmtgLltlEBB2

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

 Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/6/12/herogeneration-a-new-ally-for-families-facing-alzheimer-8217-s-and-aging-transitions

Visit HeroGeneration

Website https://www.herogen.co

Email  [email protected]

Instagram @hero__generation

YouTube @hero__generation

LinkedIn @HeroGeneration

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

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Living Proof: Ginger Smith’s Journey Through and Beyond Dementia     

Lori La Bey talks with Ginger Smith, a retired speech-language pathologist who worked alongside neurology teams at Stanford and UCSF. After surviving a terminal dementia diagnosis, she now advocates for open-minded medicine, dementia research, and the truth that joy, purpose, and a meaningful life are still possible — even after the unthinkable.

Joining them is Ginger’s publisher, Shanlynn R. Hatton, who is an author, independent publisher, and caregiver advocate based in Reedville, Virginia.  Known for blending honesty, hope, and humor into every project, Hatton’s mission is to bring light to life’s darkest moments.  (S. R. Hatton)

Learn:

1. About Ginger’s journey.
2. Why Ginger decided to write her book, Dementia Denied – One Woman’s True Story of Surviving A Terminal Diagnosis & Reclaiming Her Life?
3. What Ginger would like families to understand about dementia
4. The biggest misconceptions about dementia
5. How to pick a publisher, and how the collaboration can work

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/blog/

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/eaDNzORlRDo

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/living-proof-ginger-smiths-journey-through-and-beyond/id986940432?i=1000711363440

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4AoSRv6dLow0Ajw5ctl6kX

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

 Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/6/5/living-proof-ginger-smith-8217-s-journey-through-and-beyond-dementia

Contact Ginger Smith

Email  [email protected]

Instagram  @gingersmith104 

Facebook   @Ginger Smith

https://www.facebook.com/trek1937

Contact Shanlynn R. Hatton

Facebook   @Dementia Caregiver's Corner

Website SRHattonBooks.com

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

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An Honest Look at a Couple's Journey with Dementia

Today, Lori La Bey talks with May Todd, Caregiver and Author of You Make a Big Good - a Journey with Alzheimer’s. She shares a fully authentic journey, living with grace as she experiences a wide range of emotions.

Learn:

1. Mary and Jim’s journey with dementia.
2. What were the most important messages that Mary wants caregivers to receive?
3. Some of Mary’s biggest challenges when dealing with dementia.
4. Why did Mary write this book?
5. Which chapters were the easiest and hardest to write, and why?
6. How did Mary pick the title for the book?
7. Does Mary have any future projects?

Watch the Video Interview

https://youtu.be/GXLFn6FzwuE

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-honest-look-at-a-couples-journey-with-dementia/id986940432?i=1000709162927

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uqb6qcR9Gzpa4ARDm1Bwn

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/an-honest-look-at-a-couples-journey-with-dementia/

 Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/5/15/an-honest-look-at-a-couple-apos-s-journey-with-dementia

Contact Mary Todd

Email [email protected]

Purchase Mary's Book - You Make a Big Good - a Journey with Alzheimer’s

Amazon

Kindle Edition  

Barnes & Noble 

Balboa Press

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

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What is the history and science of Alzheimer’s disease?

 Lori La Bey talks with Dr Michael Hornberger, a Professor of Applied Dementia Research at the University of East Anglia in England. He is the author of the new book Tangled Up -  The History and Science of Alzheimer’s disease.

Learn:

1. How and who discovered Alzheimer’s disease?
2. Is there a difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia?
3. What happens to the brain when a person gets Alzheimer’s?
4. What are some other forms of dementia?
5. Is Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias genetic? If so, how do we find out or should we not bother looking into genetics for ourselves before symptoms?
6. Are there any cures for any types of dementia?
7. Are there genes that could reduce our risk, slow down the progression of dementia, or possibly prevent a form of it?
8. Find out what you can expect to find in Michael’s book, What is the History and Science of Alzheimer’s Disease?

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/97atU8zxslU

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alzheimers-speaks/id986940432

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/62EPr9AgN7P4IUkYvgsK2p

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog 

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/the-history-and-science-of-alzheimers-disease/

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/5/13/the-history-and-science-of-alzheimer-8217-s-disease

Contact Michael Hornberger

LinkedIn  linkedin.com/in/michael-hornberger-0a25368b

Michaels Profile Page  https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/michael-hornberger

Purchase Michael’s Book

Amazon  https://a.co/d/iRX9aMz

Barnes & Noble  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tangled-up-michael-hornberger/1147245394

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

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