Alzheimer's Speaks

All is not lost! Inspiration for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers

Lori La Bey talks with Rev. Dr. Jade Angelica who was Inspired by her journey through Alzheimer’s with her mother. She founded the non-profit organization, Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s, in 2007.  Since then, she has been offering innovative dementia care education throughout the country, producing creative programming for caregivers, and writing about her many discoveries on this journey.

Today Jade will talk about her newly released book, Where Two Worlds Touch: The Spirit and Science of Alzheimer’s Caregiving.

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-is-not-lost-inspiration-for-alzheimers-and/id986940432?i=1000688623535

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/6cB1poc3Lt5S3stQmXmhMa

Other Podcasts

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YouTube Video

https://youtu.be/I37JHcSXH7k

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/2/4/all-is-not-lost-inspiration-for-alzheimer-8217-s-and-dementia-caregivers

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/all-is-not-lost-inspiration-for-alzheimers-and-dementia-caregivers/

Contact Jade Angelica

Website: jadeangelica.com

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 563-582-4724

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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Today on OPEN MIC our guest is Vince Zangaro, the founder of the Alzheimers Music Fest.  Vince has a new concert raising funds to support those living with dementia. Listen, learn, and see how you can help spread the word about this fun and fantastic event, or better yet; how you can attend!

Contact Information for Alzheimer's Music Fest and Vince Zangaro

The Alzheimer's Music Fest is excited to have so much musical talent under the Smith's Olde Bar roof on February 22nd 2025! Join us and let's make a difference and see some of the best music, Georgia has to offer. They are expecting tickets to SELL OUT, so please get your tickets at: https://smithsoldebar.freshtix.com/events/alzheimers-music-fest-sobatl

Join the Facebook Event for updates at:

https://facebook.com/events/s/the-11th-anniversary-alzheimer/1908031359710219/

Contact Vince Zangaro if you would like to become a sponsor or have any questions.

Alzheimers Music Fest Website  www.alzheimersmusicfest.org

Stand Up For Seniors  https://vac-cherokeega.org/

Share Your Story, Service, Product, or Tool on Alzheimer’s Speaks Open Mic

Join Alzheimer's Speaks Radio today on Open Mic as we shift dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time.  We love raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites!  So, we invite you to call in and tell us how you are improving dementia care. We just ask all parties to hold to have a respectful conversation.

Share your dementia or caregiving story. Tell us about your service, product, or tool you have that can help others dealing with dementia.  Have you written a book, penned, or produced a song or film?  If so, we want to hear from you.  Maybe you are working on a research project or have a trial you are promoting. 

Reach out and be our next guest.

Website     https://alzheimersspeaks.com/alzheimers-speaks-radio/

Watch the Video Interview on YouTube

https://youtu.be/hEwTGTn9fRY

Apple Podcast    

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alzheimers-music-fest-on-alzheimers-speaks-open-mic/id986940432?i=1000686055092

Spotify    

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6FedwqWeNo8R8rnh3tUuZe

Pod Links    

https://pod.link/986940432

Contact Lori La Bey with Alzheimer’s Speaks 

Website –  https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs through www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com

Check out Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/1/28/alzheimer-apos-s-speaks-open-mic-airs

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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People living with dementia are targets of social media abuse in nursing homes 

Lori La Bey talks with Eilon Caspi a Gerontologist and dementia behavior specialist. He has worked in the aging field for 30 years starting as a nurse aide in a nursing home where his grandfather lived. Since then, he worked as a social worker, educator, consultant, author, applied researcher, and care advocate in long-term care homes. Over the past 18 years, he has led several studies to improve understanding and the prevention of various forms of elder mistreatment in nursing homes and assisted living residences. 

Learn:

1. Define social media Abuse
2. Examples of social media abuse
3. Preventative techniques to avoid social media abuse from occurring
   1. Zero tolerance
   2. Consequences for those engaging in social media abuse
   3. Raise awareness of social media abuse to all staff, families, volunteers, residents…
   4. Implement sensitivity training on this topic
   5. Develop a code of conduct
   6. Awareness of consequences for the perpetrators and victims
   7. Policies regarding smartphones and other types of camera equipment
   8. Policy on when a picture or video can be taken of a resident, along with where it can go… file, family, marketing materials
   9. Immediately and thoroughly conduct an investigation into any situation brought to the community's attention and ensure that their reporting process is known and followed by staff.
   10. All investigations are to be reported.

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/22LS7Jw9IG4

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/people-living-with-dementia-are-targets-of-social/id986940432?i=1000685568819

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6rGmSzRrLCGax4a5Xfkg1l

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/1/27/people-living-with-dementia-are-targets-of-social-media-abuse-in-nursing-homes

Contact Eilon Caspi

Email  [email protected] 

Website Dementia Behavior Consulting LLC

https://dementiabehaviorconsulting.com

Blog Post on McKnight's Long-Term Care News: What nursing homes can do to prevent staff misuse of social media 

https://www.mcknights.com/blogs/guest-columns/what-nursing-homes-can-do-to-prevent-staff-misuse-of-social-media/

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Joy Poskozim DDS the Founder of Joyful Dental Care. She even does house calls!  Joy is also an amazing advocate and presenter.

As a Geriatric House Call Dentist for over 15 years, Dr. Joy Poskozim speaks to Long-term Care Facility Administrators, Nursing Staff, Caregivers, and loved ones on the importance of oral health care as we age.  Her goal is to share as much dental information as possible, making it easier to communicate to traveling dentists about residents' oral health problems.

Learn:

1. How to brush teeth
2. The tell, show, do method
3. Where is the best place to brush their teeth
4. Set a routine of how to brush their teeth
   1. Eye contact
   2. Face them
   3. Upper right
   4. Lower right
   5. Upper left
   6. Lower left
5. Go with your loved one to the Dentist
6. Great Products
   1. Biotene – Over the Counter
      1. Toothpaste
      2. Mouthwash
      3. Gel
   2. 3D Pro Brush https://3dprobrush.com/ 
   3. Scan for dentures in case lost
7. Find a Dentist – Special Care Dentistry Association https://www.scdaonline.org/

Watch the Interview on YouTube

https://youtu.be/1QWKcrpnQv0?si=rMe6bAi6Hbnqw2O5

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dementia-dental-care-dentists-coming-to-homes-to-provide/id986940432?i=1000684813644

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7hQbK8Q9Nj4lLeR1PYBvc5

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Blog Post

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-and-dental-care/

Contact Dr Joy Poskozim DDS

Website    https://joyposkozimdds.com

Phone    312 498 2209

LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyposkozimdds

Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/joyposkozimdds

Pinterest   https://www.pinterest.com/jvpdent

Contact Joyful Dental Care

Website   joyfuldentalcare.com

Phone  7737367767

4116 W. Peterson, Chicago IL 60646

Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/JoyfulDentalCare

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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Working With Grief By Staying Connected:

Letters From The Ungrateful Dead

Lori La Bey talks with Deborah Shouse, a writer, editor, laughter yoga facilitator, and dementia advocate. She is the author of a new non-fiction book, Letters from the Ungrateful Dead: A Grieving Mom’s Surprising Correspondence with her Deceased Adult Daughter. Please help me welcome our friend Deborah Shouse back with us!

Also joining us is Deborah’s partner Ron Zoglin who is a writer, speaker, dementia advocate, and professional storyteller and Jacque Amweg, a licensed social worker, who works at the Solace House Counseling Program as a Team Lead.

Blog Post

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/irMjZ96u1iA

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/show/255okRnEgfCUqXq1NWcrT3

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

Contact Deborah Shouse

Website  https://www.deborahshousewrites.com/

Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/deborah.shouse.7

Instagram   https://www.instagram.com/deborahshouse

LinkedIn   https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborah-shouse-00728112/

Amazon   https://www.amazon.com/dp/1953583938

Book Shop   bookshop.org

Contact Jacque Amweg

Website    https://kchospice.org/

Email   [email protected]

Phone    816-276-2717  or  913-341-0318

Address    8012 State Line Road, Suite 202, Prairie Village, KS  66208

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Alzheimer's Speaks Open Mic, Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Nancy Berley who works for Tembo Health. She is an experienced General Practitioner who specializes in dementia and works with our families in the GUIDE program, a new CMS program that just rolled out in July 2024, to support families caring for a loved one diagnosed with dementia.

Learn what the GUIDE program has to offer and if you will qualify for their support.

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR TEMBO HEALTH 

Website:

https://www.Tembo.Health

Email:

[email protected]

Phone:

929-998-3626

Youtube Video

https://youtu.be/AAXzlC2YK0o

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog Post 

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/the-guide-program-for-dementia-on-alzheimers-speaks/

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-guide-program-for-dementia-on-alzheimers-speaks/id986940432?i=1000680745364

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/14kkXKDLazhKVfULLoKEFk

Other Podcasts 

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map 

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2024/12/17/share-your-story-service-product-or-tool-on-alzheimer-8217-s-speaks-open-mic

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ALZHEIMER'S SPEAKS & DEMENTIA MAP

Website:

https://alzheimersspeaks.com

Contact Alzheimer's Speaks:

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/Contact

Website:

https://dementiamap.com

Contact Dementia Map:

https://dementiamap.com/contact

Future OPEN MIC shows are: 

Jan. 21st, 2025

Feb.18th, 2025

Mar. 18th, 2025

April 15th, 2025

May 20th, 2025 

June 17th, 2025

July 15th, 2025

Aug. 19th, 2025

Sept. 16th, 2025

Oct. 21st, 2025 

Nov. 18th, 2025

Dec. 16th, 2025

Contact us to be on the show:

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/Contact

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Hope Beyond Dementia - Empowering Families Through Storytelling

Lori La Bey talks with Author Jennifer Randazzo. After witnessing her father’s battle with Lewy Body Dementia, Jennifer created a beautiful book called, “Grandpa & Lewy,” which is a heartwarming resource to empower children while fostering empathy and awareness about the disease. She is an award-winning author and her books inspire young readers to embrace diversity and show compassion towards others. The other two books are The Empathetic Elephant and FROG - Fully Rely On God.

Learn:

1.   The fear and joy attached to dementia

2.   Ways to educate children about dementia

3.   Seeing, Recognizing, Accepting, and sharing blessings

4.   How Facebook chats & support groups can help

5.   Why having a purpose makes a difference in the quality of life

6.   Self-love

7.   Moments of respite.

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/wlK-GOV1_S4?si=9M8lGN0ZEaz-wXcb

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-beyond-dementia-empowering-families-through-storytelling/id986940432?i=1000678955724

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eMY04RbsDwTPuScPBM1Kt

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Dementia Map

https://www.dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2024/12/3/hope-beyond-dementia-empowering-families-through-storytelling

Contact Jennifer Randazzo

Website  jenrandazzo.com

Email  [email protected]

Instagram  www.instagram.com/jenrandazzo

Faceboook  www.facebook.com/jenrandazzo

Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Jennifer+Randazzo&i=stripbooks&crid=37II3GTD1H6AT&sprefix=jennifer+randazzo%2Cstripbooks%2C138&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Alzheimer's Speaks Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/hope-beyond-dementia-empowering-families-through-storytelling/ 

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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Lori La Bey talks with Kristyn Rupp is the Music for Life Manager at MacPhail Center for Music.  Connecting Voices is a choir designed for those living with dementia and their care partners. This choir is part of the MacPhail Music for Life program specifically designed for adults 55+. 

Learn:

1.   What MacPhail Center for Music offers

2.   About Macphail’s dementia chorus

3.   How community partners are making a difference

4.   Who can participate in the chorus

5.   Find out how to get financial assistance for Connecting Voices

6.   Opportunities to volunteer

7.   To explore a new way to find purpose, passion, and engagement

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/DloN-YdrmBQ

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/connecting-voice-connecting-people-through-music/id986940432?i=1000677846577

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MoYGxB3Fl6gUeoUjf8cmi

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Blog Post

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/connecting-voice-connecting-people-through-music/

Dementia Map

https://www.dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2024/11/21/connecting-voice-connecting-people-through-music

Contact Information For Kristyn Rupp &  The MacPhail Center for Music

Email 

Website – www.macphail.org

Phone 612-321-0100

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/macphailmusic

Instagram – @macphailmusic  

Twitter – macphailmusic

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/macphail-center-for-music

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MacPhailMusic

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

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Lori La Bey talks with the Executive Director of Maude’s Awards and a couple of the 2024 Maude’s Awards winners!  Joining me is

Marilyn Raichle is the Executive Director of Maude’s Awards, which was created to reward innovations that enrich the quality of life for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias as well as their care partners. The 2024 Annual Award recipients have just been announced.

Arlieta Hall was a caregiver for her father who lived with Alzheimer’s disease. She used improv and stand-up comedy to communicate with him and took videos of their everyday life which ultimately led to the creation of a documentary: “Finding Your Laughter.”

Roxana Delgado is a Professor and Director of the Caring for the Caregiver program of the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Learn: 

1. About Maude's Awards - Who can apply, what they might win, and how and when you can apply!

2. Find out about Arlieta Hall, the use of humor with dementia, and how it's changing lives

3. About the work Roxana Delgado, PhD is doing at the University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio - Caring for the Caregiver Program (C4CP) came to be and how caregivers benefit from this.

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/BMg2PWeebXk

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Contact Information

Maudes Awards

www.maudesawards.org

Arlieta Hall

Website  www.findingyourlaughter.com

Website  https://arlietahall.com

Roxana Delgado, PhD - University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio

Website  https://utcaregivers.org

Website   www.uthscsa.edu

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Roadmap for An Uncertain Journey Lori La Bey talks with Guy Slowik, a retired Orthopedic Surgeon who for decades, has been interested in patient education.

Guy developed one of the first encyclopedic-type health resources when the internet was founded which served as the foundation for Yahoo Health – the largest health information site online for some 12 years.

Also joining us is Renee Despres, PhD, MPH, a freelance journalist, English literature scholar, and health systems consultant. Guy and Renee co-authored along with Candace Greenwood and Bernard Isaacs the new book Alzheimer’s The Uncertain Journey – Navigating The Challenges – The Indispensable GUIDE for Caregivers and Families.

Their book is a bible-like resource that takes a realistic approach to care well giving hope, strategies, and resources to live well.

Learn:

1. Why the book Alzheimer’s The Uncertain Journey – Navigating The Challenges, is the indispensable guide for caregivers and families.

2. How is this book different from other books on the market?

3. Who is the perfect audience for this book?

4. What is the single most important thing the Authors want you to walk away with?

Video Interview

https://youtu.be/yoLrSv8Fr_s

Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-roadmap-for-an-uncertain-journey-on-alzheimers-speaks/id986940432?i=1000674937014

Spotify Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4PS86IhGkDZs9LydaFvZaT

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Post

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/a-roadmap-for-an-uncertain-journey-on-alzheimers-speaks/

Dementia Map

https://www.dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2024/10/29/a-roadmap-for-an-uncertain-journey-on-alzheimer-apos-s-speaks

Contact Information

Website www.YourMedicalSource.com/Alzheimers

X - Twitter @BeatAlzheimers https://x.com/BeatAlzheimers

Facebook @YourMedicalSource https://www.facebook.com/YourMedicalSource

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.

Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.