Lori La Bey talks with Cindy Weinstein, who was a graduate student at UC Berkeley, when her father, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. For decades, Cindy tried to get back to before, and to come to terms with her father’s journey. Her healing began in her new book, Finding the Right Words.  Cindy is the Eli and Edythe Broad Professor of English at the California Institute of Technology. 

Joining us is Cindy’s co-author Bruce L. Miller.  He is the A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor in Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco.  Bruce is also the director of the Memory and Aging Center and the codirector of the Global Brain Health Institute. 

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Lori La Bey will be talking with Daniel George and Dr. Peter Whitehouse the co-authors of American Dementia: Brain Health in an Unhealthy Society, published by Johns Hopkins University Press and available on Amazon.  Peter is a professor of neurology at Case Western Reserve University and a professor of medicine at University of Toronto. Daniel is a medical anthropologist and an associate professor in the Department of Humanities and the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine.

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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Eilon Caspi a Gerontologist, Dementia Behavior Specialist and now Author of the book Understanding and Preventing Harmful Interactions Between Residents with Dementia.  He currently works as an assistant research professor at University of Connecticut. Elion’s applied research focuses on improving understanding and the prevention of various forms of elder mistreatment in long-term care homes. Some examples are such as injury and deadly neglect, fatal resident-to-resident incidents, financial exploitation, and theft of opioid pain medications.

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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Kerry Lange the COO and Chief Evangelist of CircleOf, and Alanna McLeod who is the Director of Engagement.  We are honored to have this opportunity to learn about and share their fantastic APP CircleOf with you.  This App is wonderful for a variety of caring roles, so join us and learn more on how to ease the journey and better.

Contact the CircleOf:

Kerry Lange - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerrylange

Allana McLeod - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alannamcleod 

Get the CircleOf APP:  https://circleof.com

 

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Lori La Bey talks with the 2021 Caregiver Friendly Award Winner, and Amazon Bestseller, LaBena Fleming who is a former educator, hospice professional, and certified dementia practitioner.  LaBena cared for her mother, with Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia.  She is committed to sharing her insights, knowledge, and experiences and we are thrilled to have her back on the show to learn about her book Caregiver to Caregiver

We are live today so call in with you questions or comments (323) 870-4602

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Patty Carlson a Professional Film Score Composer and Producer, Concert Pianist, Professional Music Educator, and the Author and Executive Director of Research for the US Patented Numeric Language of Music Program. As you can see Patty is well known for a variety of reason, yet she is one of those best kept secrets at the same time.  I am so thrilled to have her on the show today to discuss her amazing work and share it with the dementia community.

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Websites:   http://alzheimersresearchproject.com          https://pattycarlsononline.com

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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Elizabeth Miller who is a family caregiver advocate, speaker, author, and Certified Caregiving Consultant. She has personal experiences caring for aging parents with chronic and terminal illnesses and for a sibling with developmental disabilities whom all inspired her to create Happy Healthy Caregiver in 2015. Today we will learn more about her services of coaching, speaking, podcast, book, and online community, Elizabeth helps family caregivers infuse caregiving and self-care with their busy lives.

We are live today so call in and join the conversation.  Ask your questions or make a comment at (323) 870-4602

Contact Elizabeth Miller

Website:  https://happyhealthycaregiver.com/

 

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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Dr. Joy Poskozim.  Everyone calls her Dr. Joy.  Dr. Joy has been providing dental care to Alzheimer's patients for over ten years all over Chicagoland while maintaining a brick and mortar practice in the city of Chicago.  She also educates nursing home staff on the importance of oral care for those who cannot communicate.

This show has a ton of great tips for dental care, approaches, and products to help you care for someone with dementia.

Contact Dr Joy          Phone:  773-736-7767

Website:  https://joyposkozimdds.com     Website:  https://joyfuldentalcare.com     Email

 

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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 sounds news, not just sound bites since 2011.

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This show is a partnership with the Roseville Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Action Team. 

Pauline Boss joins us today.  She is a renowned pioneer researcher and theorist of ambiguous loss.  She coined in the term “Ambiguous Loss.” Pauline is the author of eight books including Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief; Loving Someone Who Has Dementia; and the Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change, which will be released in December 2021. Please join us and share with others.

Contact Pauline Boss

Website:https://www.ambiguousloss.com

Email:  https://www.ambiguousloss.com/contact-al/

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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 sounds news, not just sound bites since 2011.

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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Mai Shannon, CEO of American Medical Homecare Alliance (AMHA) Hospice and Palliative Care,and Founder and CEO of Veterans Alliance.  They believe providing quality service is the heart of their business, whether it’s caring for patients in the home or providing staff to care for those in a facility.  We are live today so call in and join the conversation.  Ask your questions or make a comment at (323) 870-4602

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Website:  http://www.amhascottsdale.com/

Office Numbers

Rebecca 480-825-4627       Mike 480-318-1144 

Tam (if Vietnamese) 866-466-7694       Mai (for veterans) 480-560-0169


 

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