Together For Sharon - A Parkinson’s Legacy Project Spreading Awareness
Lori La Bey talks with Dr. George Ackerman who is from Brooklyn, N.Y. and now resides in Florida. He works in the fields of law, police, and education. George lost his mother, Sharon Riff Ackerman on 1/1/2020 due to Parkinson’s Disease.
George wanted to honor his mother and continue to help in the Parkinson’s awareness cause but did not know how to bring change. With his family, they started TogetherForSharon® as a family, to keep his mother’s memory alive and to share the message of Parkinson’s Awareness and hope for a cure.
Today https://www.togetherforsharon.com/ reaches thousands of individuals across the country for Parkinson’s Disease Awareness. George currently interviews individuals throughout the Parkinson’s community including various foundations, caregivers, and Parkinson’s warriors to help share their stories and causes.
Learn:

How Dr Ackerman’s family care for their mom diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Parkinson Symptoms
Raising Awareness
Education through interviews
The importance of Legacy

Watch the Video Interview
https://youtu.be/5gRZFnrmH-M
  
Contact George Ackerman
Website    https://www.togetherforsharon.com/
Email   
LinkedIn    https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-a-00871a82/
TikTok        https://www.tiktok.com/@togetherforsharon1
Facebook      https://www.facebook.com/togetherforsharon112020
Twitter      https://twitter.com/togetherforsha1
Instagram     https://www.instagram.com/togetherforsharon/
& Threads 
YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIeBLOelhaLQNvgeNMzu-5g
 
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Together For Sharon - A Parkinson’s Legacy Project Spreading Awareness

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio gives voice to all, sharing resources, tools, and products.   Through collaboration & education we are changing dementia care.

Health & Fitness

What Does Incontinence, Sound, and Sleep Have In Common? Part 1 of 2
 Lori La Bey talks with Deanna Vigliotta and the National Sales Manager for Seni and Jeff McSpadden is co-founder and CEO at Composure.
Deanna has an extensive 30-year healthcare sales and sales management background. As the National Sales Manager of Seni, a premium brand of adult incontinence products.  She and her Seni teammates are on a quest to shift the mindset in the USA from adult incontinence products being viewed as a disposable commodities to high-performing incontinence products being viewed as a critical component of the continuum of care.
Jeff McSpadden is co-founder and CEO at Composure, an evidence-based, digital audio company that delivers original soundscapes for senior living communities to improve sleep and drive healthy outcomes for
older adults living with dementia. As an entrepreneur, technologist, and lifelong musician, and composer, Jeff has dedicated himself to the pursuit of sound as a vital ingredient to human thriving. Prior to launching Composure, Jeff’s 15-year career as a composer included writing and producing original music for film, television, and advertising with clients such as MGM, NBC, CBS, PBS, HBO, and AMC as well as brands ranging from Mercedes-Benz, Verizon, Progressive, Toshiba, and Ford.
Jeff’s career in music began in his hometown of Dallas, TX as a teenager playing trumpet in a range of idioms from jazz to classical to pop and world music. He moved to New York City to attend The New School for Social Research where he graduated with a Bachelor’s in the Performing Arts. Jeff continues to live in NYC where he and his wife are raising their two teenage sons.
Learn:

About Seni and Composure and what products they offer and how they can help you care better.
Find out how these two companies are collaborating to improve sleep.
How incontinence can affect sleep and other areas of your health.
How does our sleep affect other factors in our lives?
Explore the importance of picking the correct incontinence product for the different times of day.
Learn how sound can become medicine.
What is a sonic environment and how can it affect your sleep?
The difference between nice to have and need to have.
Combining education with preventive methods can impact on our sleep outcomes for the better.
What is a sound blanket?
What’s the difference between pink and white noise?

 
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https://youtu.be/SXVrFGaDK1c
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Contact TZMO USA, Inc. (Seni Brand)
Deanna Vigliotta, National Sales Manager
Website: https://seni-usa.com/en_US  
Email: deanna.vigliotta@tzmousa.com 
Phone:  470-377-4942
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tzmo-usa-inc 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeniCares, 
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SeniUSACares 
 
Contact Composure Inc.
Jeff McSpadden, Co-founder & CEO
Website  https://www.composure.care/ 
Email jeff@composure.care 
Composure LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/composure-inc
Jeff’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-mcspadden/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/composureinc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/composure_inc
 
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.

What Does Incontinence, Sound, and Sleep Have In Common? Part 1 of 2

Lori La Bey talks with Nicole J. Smith who cares for her mother with Alzheimer's. She wrote a memoir/prescriptive book about the discovery, diagnosis, and devastating dynamic of dealing with the disease. Her book Diagnosis Dementia covers the legal, medical, financial, and emotional aspects of becoming a caregiver.
Learn:

The difference between Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
What to expect in Nicole’s book “Diagnosis Dementia.
Tips for long-distance caregivers.
Understanding the why’s behind the changes.
Family dynamics.
How to prioritize the most important things.
How to Pace yourself to care.
The film – Wine Women and Dementia

Contact Nicole J. Smith
Website www.njsmithbooks.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/utnicolesmith/
Instagram https://www.linkedin.com/in/utnicolesmith/
 
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Other Podcasts
https://pod.link/986940432
 
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.

Dementia: A Daughter's Perspective

Lori La Bey talks with Amit Shrivastava, is the co-founder and CEO of GoInstaCare. He is a serial entrepreneur who has successfully launched, scaled, and exited multiple ventures in both the Healthcare and Real Estate sectors. His mission is to use his skills and expertise to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
Learn -

What is GoInstaCare?
Can GoInstaCare help me care better for my loved one?
What is respite care?
Does GoInstaCare speed up the process of securing staff to hire?
Can the APP make things more affordable for families and how?
What do staff currently working for Home Care agencies think about GoInstaCare?
Is this for commercial use like senior living or home care agencies or just families looking to hire staff?
Is GoInstaCare easy to use?
Where is this APP available now and in the future?

 
Watch the Video Podcast
https://youtu.be/z9a-j0o2v6Q
 
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/3zQ0bE72oRXbmpqWEo3QNp
 
Other Podcasts
https://pod.link/986940432
 
Contact Information
Website www.GoInstaCare.com
Email   mailto:Support@GoInstaCare.com
Client App Link (To Hire Someone)
GoInstaCare APP Android  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goinstacare.client
GoInstaCare App IOS https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goinstacare/id6448659417
 
Provider App Link (To Secure Work)
Go Provider App Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goinstacare.provider
Go Provider App IOS 
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/go-instacare-caregiver/id6444498482
 
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.

GoInstaCare: Find Excellent Care, Instantly!

Today we talked with Steven A. Barbieri and Truthful Loving Kindness, both living with dementia. It was a very interesting show with great insights. We covered a variety of topics listed below.

* The diagnostic process and the difficulty in getting an actual type of dementia pinned down.
Like Cancer, Dementia is a category, not an official disease like Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular, FTD, CTE…
We also dive into the benefits of exercise.
The importance of the Phrases – Nothing About Us Without Us and Nothing About Me Without Me
Organizations that tout having a “Token” person living with dementia on the board… and the impact of that.
Truthful’s Blog on dementia symptoms and strategies.
Using a cell phone for strategies, pictures to help remember things or events, calendars, and reminder alerts.
Quality of Life for people living with dementia. *Bidets, what a wonderful tool as the disease progresses.

Helpful Resources Discussed

National Council of Dementia Minds also known as Dementia Minds

https://dementiaminds.org/

Life 360 – The Family Locator APP

https://www.life360.com/

Tru's Blog

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/blog/

GrandPad – A Communication and Engagement Tool

https://www.grandpad.net/
 
Find Us At:
Website     https://alzheimersspeaks.com/alzheimers-speaks-radio/ 
Youtube  https://youtu.be/Nc7xW7H3NSU
Apple Podcast    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-mic-airs-on-alzheimers-speaks/id986940432?i=1000653428716 
Spotify     https://open.spotify.com/episode/5CfOPWEv6nEGJususJGz88 
Pod Links     https://pod.link/986940432
 
Mark Your Calendars for our Next Open Mic on June 18th at 2 pm ET, 1 pm CT, 12 pm MT, 11 am PT
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. 
Contact Us To Join Us On The Next Open Mic  https://alzheimersspeaks.com/be-a-guest/
 
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
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.

Open Mic Airs on Alzheimer's Speaks

Our Panel today consists of Craig Hanke, Ginger Smith, Harry Urban, Laurie Scherrer, Jennifer Bute, and Truthful Loving Kindness who are living with dementia.  You will hear about when they got diagnosed, how their diagnosis changed over the years, and how they are living life well with a form of dementia. 
Some of our panelists have been living 15 to 20  plus years with dementia!
Join us as we listen and learn from their lived experiences! Dementia Chats™
You can also watch the program on YouTube at
https://youtu.be/ulSIssz8-W0?si=ubOoi7UsLEQ1cG1u 
Educational Panel – Videos Raising Voices of Those Living with Dementia Dementia Chats™ was created in 2012, to educate people living with dementia, and their care partners including family, friends, professionals, and advocates. Dementia Chats™ positions our panelists to be the true experts.  They are those diagnosed with some form of dementia. 
Our panelists vary from program to program, depending on their schedules. New voices are always welcome to join us. Lori La Bey, the founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates Dementia Chats.  She learned how essential it was to listen to those diagnosed. Her mother lived for 30 years with dementia. Lori found that people living with dementia had great insights and creative ideas for care, and felt their voices needed to be lifted.  Those diagnosed show us how to be inclusive in new ways.
Our Panelists become spokespersons for themselves and others living with dementia positioning them as advocates, and many say it gives them a new sense of purpose and pride which allows them to continue to live a dignified and purpose-filled life. Learn
More About Dementia Chats Here: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia... Are You Interested In Joining The Dementia Chats™ Panel?
Contact Lori La Bey at dementiachats@alzheimersspeaks.com
You can always go to our main website for more information
https://alzheimersspeaks.com/
Or Visit Alzheimer's Speaks Radio at
https://alzheimersspeaks.com/alzheimers-speaks-radio/
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.

Together For Sharon - A Parkinson’s Legacy Project Spreading Awareness

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