Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Lori La Bey

Today we have Corey Rotella who began her work in long term care 2008, starting as a caregiver on the memory care unit. It quite literally changed her life. She is now a member of the Alzheimer's association, a co-author of both the blog and book CNA edge: A voice from the trenches of long term care. Corey was also a keynote speaker along side her co-authors at the 2016 Pioneer Network convention. In her free time she paints, writes and volunteers at a behavioral health center. Contact Information For Corey Rotella: visionaries76@gmail.com coreyannerotella@gmail.com Phone: 508-317-8752 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/CNA-Edge-Contemplations-Second-Year/dp/1520564074/ Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Dementia Conference & Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Become Dementia Fr

Today we are lucky to have Brian Van Buren is a 66 year old black gay man living in Charlotte NC., who was diagnosed with vascular dementia and later Early Onset Alzheimer’s in 2015. Come listen and learn from his journey with dementia. Contact Information For Brian Van Buren: Email: brpvb@aol.com Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we have Peter Rabins, MD, MPH, who is the Author of “The 36-Hour Day.” He is a professor of the practice in the Erickson School of Aging Management Services at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He was the founding director of the geriatric psychiatry program and the first holder of the Richman Family Professorship of Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Contact Information For Dr Peter Rabins https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/36-hour-day https://www.amazon.com/36-Hour-Day-sixth-Alzheimer-Dementias/dp/1421422239/ Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Busin

Today we have Celia Koudele’s whose Mother, Grandmother, and an Aunt all died from Alzheimer’s. She worked at the Alzheimer’s Association of Central and Western Kansas for 9 years as a Helpline Specialist. Celia is the author of, “The Little Book for Alzheimer’s Caregivers” to help other families based on her experiences. Contact Information For Celia Koudele Website: www.AlzCaregivers.net Instagram: Alzcaregivers Twitter: AlzheimersCaregivers Facebook: www.Facebook.com/AlzheimersCaregivers.info Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Dementia Conference & Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listene

Today we are lucky to have Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D., is a noted psychologist specializing in applied research in gerontology. He currently serves as Director of Research and Development for the Center for Applied Research in Dementia, and gives workshops on designing cognitive and behavioral interventions for dementia internationally.  Elizabeth Kaufman is a Regional Director of Life Enrichment with The Goodman Group. With a strong background in Recreation Therapy and Memory Care, Elizabeth currently works with Dr. Camp to bring Montessori-Inspired Lifestyle to several memory care communities. Contact Information For Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D. Director of Research and Development at the Center for Applied Research in Dementia 440-829-4927?Cameron@cen4ard.com https://www.cen4ard.com Chandler Place contact: Megan Moriarty - 612-788-7321 Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-plann

Today we are lucky to have Lola Fraknoi the creator of an Art Kit for people with memory loss and a professor of art in the Older Adult Program at the City College of San Francisco. Lola has over 25 years of experience in the aging field and as the founder and director of Ruth’s Table (a center for multi-generational creative learning) She trained as a professional artist who always finds a way to bring art, music, and creativity of all kinds into the programs she has led. Contact Information for Lola Fraknoi Art Kit Website: www.arttimeprograms.com My Art Website: www.lolafraknoi.com Video about the Art Kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zy9CS_3M3g Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Dementia Conference & Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Become Dementia Friendly Busine

Today we are lucky two have representatives from Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) with us today to discuss their upcoming conference in Atlanta. Karen Love is the Executive Director of DAA a non-profit, charitable organization working to make dementia symptoms better understood, accommodated and ensuring full inclusion in all matters concerning living with dementia.Robert Bowles is a retired pharmacist who at the age of 64, in 2012, was diagnosed with Dementia with Lewy bodies. Both of Robert’s parents had dementia. Contact Information For Dementia Action Alliance: www.daanow.org info@daanow.org Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Dementia Conference & Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-deme

Today we are lucky to have Michael Gordon Bennett, the author of “Rusty’s War: A Battle of the Mind.” This story tells of Michael’s mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s and how she’s come to depend on her dog for support. Contact Information For Michael Gordon Bennett Website: www.michaelgordonbennett.com Email: contact@michaelgordonbennett.com Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are lucky to have Judy Cornish an elder law attorney, author and founder of the Dementia & Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network (or DAWN), and the creator of the DAWN Method of dementia care. Judy believes that if we look at dementia as a psychological condition rather than a disease, a simple pattern of abilities and cognitive losses appears that makes dementia care easier and happier for everyone involved. Contact Information For Judy Cornish Email: judy@thedawnmethod.com Website: www.thedawnmethod.com?FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/theDAWNmethod/ Twitter: @theDAWNmethod ??Linkedin: The DAWN Method Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Com

Thursday we will have Sam Rinke, Director of Sales and Marketing for Gable Pines. Sam has been in senior living for 6 years. He says the best part about his job is being able to sit down with families and talk about how Gable Pines can meet their needs and then seeing them so happy with the results of their senior living community. Learn about Heartfelt Connections Gable Pines is doing different. Contact Information For Phone: 651-829-3171 Email: Marketing@gablepines.com Website: www.GablePines.com Facebook: Gable Pines Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.co

Today we are lucky to have Stacie Dooreck is an Author of “SunLight Chair Yoga” and Certified Yoga Instructor “Breathing new life into South Florida seniors."  CBS Miami News. She started practicing hatha yoga in high school due to an injury and she continued as healing occurred from a simple daily yoga practices. Stacie found the physical benefits and mental peace it brought to her were life changing. Join us as we learn how and why Stacie has created and instructed yoga programs for companies, hospitals, health clubs, assisted living homes and more. Contact Information For Stacie Dooreck www.sunlightyoga.com Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.al

Today we are lucky to have Mindy Bolton back with us. Mindy is a Certified Dementia Communication Specialist. She uses evidence-based creative engagement to help people connect, explore, and create. Mindy refers to her approach as “Shay’s Way”— and declares herself to be the least interesting component of the situations she finds herself in. Contact Information For Email: yesandthankyou@gmail.com, “Shay’s Way” community page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yespleaseandthankyou Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Dementia Conference & Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

Today we are lucky to have author Suzka with us. She is a painter, muralist, set designer for the Monterey Jazz Festival, cartoonist and now… writer. We will have a wonderful conversation about her book “Wonders In DementiaLand,” which is an Intimate and Whimsical Account of Dementia, Memory Loss, Caregiving and Dancing Gypsie. Contact Information For ‘Wonders In Dementialand’ – available on Amazon Website: www.dementialand.com Facebook: dementialand Facebook: Suzka Susan Collins eAddress: suzka@dementialand.com Twitter: dementialand Instagram: Dementialand Pinterest: Dementialand Dementialand™ Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Dementia Conference & Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/beco

Today we are lucky to have a Mother who is willing to share her story of love, frustration and a passion to expand education, awareness and funding for childhood dementia. You will be amazed at the terrifying journey Lorena Demian is living and how she has learned to look at life differently through their dementia experience. Contact Information For Alzheimer's Association 24 hour line: 1-800-272-3900 Lorena Demian butterflymusicalnotes.7@gmail.com Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are lucky to have Lynda Weston who at the age of 50, went back to the university to study spirituality and religion, which led her to Integrate her arts background and her experience with people with dementia and their care partners. Lynda created “Back in Five,” an innovative method based in a belief that caring and connecting are the ‘cure’. Contact Information For You Tube: Back in Five www.http://tinyurl/pvge3p9 Website: www.http:/luminotions.com Email: wisp@wightman.com Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Friendly Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat

Today we have Wayne Mesker has been the CEO Worldstock Entertainment since Sept. 2008. He Founded Rock Against Dementia in March of 2014 at Cleveland Film Festival screening of Alive Inside. In 2016, with help of Purple Angel “Friends” Rock Against Dementia became World Rocks Against Dementia. Rock Against Dementia. Contact Information For E-Mail: wm@aliveinside.org PH: 216-375-4920 or 212-433-2734 Ext. 704 Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are lucky to have Joey Chandler, the founder of “You Are Videos” where he turns smart phone selfies into video tributes for birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. He is now working with hospice and Alzheimer's organizations to show their patients the impact they have had on the world through the words of family and friends. Contact Information For Joey Chandler, You Are Videos 415-948-3959 joey@youare.video www.youare.video Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are lucky to have Jenn Chan, the founder of the Senior Shower Project which is a project which shows appreciation for care partners. Viki Kind has been on our a show few times and we are thrilled to have her back with us. Viki is a Clinical Bioethicist and a highly sought after speaker and author will share her thoughts about the project with us.   Contact Information For Jen Chan: jenn@seniorshowerproject.com www.seniorshowerproject.com Viki Kind: kindethics@gmail.com www.KindEthics.com Additional Resource Information: Dementia Friendly Cruise: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/cruise-with-us Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySu

Today Jed A. Levine the Executive Vice President and Director of Programs and Services at CaringKind will join us. CaringKind was formerly known as the Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter. CaringKind has been New York City's leading expert in Alzheimer's and dementia care for more than three decades. Jed has been at the organization for 27 years. He holds a Masters degree in Applied Human Development with a specialization in Gerontology and Community Recreation Services from Columbia University's Teachers College, and he is trained as a Creative Arts Therapist. Contact Information For 24-hour Helpline: (646) 744-2900 helpline@caringkindnyc.org www.caringkindnyc.org Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resour

Today we have Dr. Macie P. Smith, a Licensed Social Worker, Certified Social Work Case Manager, and a Social Worker in Gerontology. Dr Macie has over 17 years of experience working with aging and vulnerable populations in South Carolina. She serves as an Adjunct Faculty and a Subject Matter Expert on the collegiate level in the areas of social work, social sciences, and public health. She has also appeared in several editions of Faculty Matters Magazine.  Contact Information For info@dtconsultant.org http://www.dtconsultant.org/ Additional Resource Information: Alzheimer’s Speaks Resource Website: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Keynote Speaker: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/event-planners Dementia Chats™: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/dementia-chats-webinar Conscious Caring Resources: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/conscious-caring-resources Become Dementia Friendly Business or Community: https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/become-dementia-friendlySupport this Show: https://alzheimersspea