Alzheimer's Speaks

Tips on Connections and Living in Moment From Those Living with Dementia Today, Craig Hanke, Ginger Smith, Cate Lau Booth, Truthful Loving Kindness, and Wally Cox talk with Dementia Chats host Lori La Bey giving tips on how to live in the moment and build solid connections with people. I think you will find their insights very interesting and hopeful. Learn More About Dementia Chats™ Educational P...

#Incontinence #Sound #Sleep  Lori La Bey talks with Deanna Vigliotta the National Sales Manager for Seni, Dr. Laird the CMO of My Memory Clinic, and Jeff McSpadden the co-founder and CEO at Composure. Deanna Vigliotta has an extensive 30-year healthcare sales and sales management background. She is the National Sales Manager of Seni, a premium brand of adult incontinence products.  She and her Sen...

EngagedSenior by MemoryCo: A Personalized-Content Engagement Platform Lori La Bey talks with Carolyn and Ali Aslan, PhD, both had family members who struggled with Alzheimer's Disease and witnessed the emotional and financial strain it brought to their families. Their mission with MemoryCo is to improve seniors’ lives through meaningful and engaging entertainment with an added focus on cognitive w...

Dementia, Mutts, and Music What It's Really Like When Your Husband Has Alzheimer's Disease Lori La Bey talks with Sue Fagalde Lick the author of No Way Out of This: Loving a Partner with Alzheimer's . This is not the kind of Alzheimer’s memoir where you read about a noble, self-sacrificing wife who gives up everything to take care of her husband. Nobody’s that good. Certainly, Sue says she isn’t. ...

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 teammat...

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 N...

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...

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, Vasc...

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 li...

GrandPad: Facilitating Connection and Engagement in Alzheimer's Care Lori La Bey talks with Scott Lien who is GrandPad's Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer. His role has been to lead the company as it builds an accessible platform that empowers seniors to connect with family, friends, and caregivers. With GrandPad, Scott’s vision is to create a world where no seniors are lonely or isolated. Le...

Adaptive Publications Providing Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Engagement   Lori La Bey talks with a variety of founders who are providing a variety of adaptive reading publications. This is a fabulous show that can be life-enriching for not just those living with dementia but for all older eyes! I think you will be amazed at all the resources we discussed and why they were developed. Laurette Kl...

Talking Tech Options To Live Well With Dementia Lori La Bey talks with Abbie Richie who hosts Tech Tuesdays on Foresight TV and Tech Talks on CBS Channel 5. She is a TEDx speaker, a member of the AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative, and the director of corporate communications for The Smarter Service. Tips For Picking and Customizing Technology To Meet Your Needs Televisions Phones Computers Hearing Aids...

25 Years of Supporting Families and Caregivers Our host, Lori La Bey talks with a wonderful panel about the Normandale Center for Healing & Wholeness who give us insights from various perspectives.  We are lucky to have with us Jennifer Monroe, Executive Director, Becky Zinn-Caulfield, Caregiver Specialist, Leaf who is 93-years-old and who was recently diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's, a...

Building Love & Joy into Caregiving with LEGO BRICKS!  Lori La Bey talks with Loretta Woodward Veney who is an inspirational speaker and certified LEGO® Serious Play® facilitator who offers a wealth of information, encouragement, and humor to her audiences. Loretta is the author of Being My Mom’s Mom , Refreshment for the Caregiver’s Spirit, and Colors Flowing from My Mind . In 2006, after her...

Discovering A Cash Resource Often Overlooked When Chronic Illness Hits Lori La Bey talks with Joyce Bidwell who assists seniors in selling their life Insurance policy for a lump sum cash settlement to a large pool of policy buyers and investors, assuring the highest offers in the marketplace. Learn: How HIV influenced death benefits for Life Insurance Policies. What a life settlement is and how it...

Open Mic on Alzheimer's Speaks discusses the need for more support for people diagnosed with a form of dementia when they are hospitalized. Plus how there are now wonderful publications supporting those living with dementia who still enjoy reading. Join us as we talk with Micheal Ellenbogen who is living with dementia and Nikki Jardin the Co-founder of Mirador Magazine. Contact Alzheimer's Speaks...

Thanacare: Advanced Care Planning Registry for All Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Michael Madison has been a practicing interventional neuroradiologist in the Twin Cities of Minnesota for the last 25 years. His career and personal life heavily influence his passion for improving care at the end of life. Dr Madison is the Co-Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Thanacare. Learn: About End...

Doing Dementia Differently, A Non-Traditional Approach to Memory Care Lori La Bey talks with Zach Parlier the Administrator at English Rose, where they have been providing Memory Care, Assisted Living, and In-Home Care in the Minneapolis metro area in Minnesota for 25+ years. Zach has been a dementia educator for the past 7 years and is eager to spread a larger message about how caring for people...

Bringing Out the Best in Care Community Staff Members Lori La Bey talks with Tryn Rose Seley, an award-winning author, first original AlzAuthors member, and provider of Mindful Art sessions for people living with dementia and their care partners. Learn: To look at how you view people who care. To evaluate the philosophies of the corporation, the administration, the departments, and the individual...

Ginger Shares Share Her Life Living With Dementia Lori La Bey talks with Ginger Speech an 86-year-old woman who had to retire as a speech-language pathologist due to encroaching dementia symptoms ten years ago. At one point, Ginger ended up in hospice, but recovered and came home. Her mission now is to advocate for research and cure for neurodegenerative disease through her memoir, interviews, and...

Witness Music Become Magical Lori La Bey talks with David Schofman, Co-Founder & CEO of Coro Health, which is a leading authority in the intersection of music, neuroscience, and healthcare. Under his visionary leadership, Coro Health has gained national attention for its clinical-backed interventions that have been proven to reduce symptoms such as agitation and depression in seniors by up to...

Lori La Bey talks with Darlene Fuchs, writer and author behind “GET IN THE BOAT”: A Memoir of Love, Loss, And The Dance with Dementia. Drawing from the emotional unfiltered journals of her father, Richard Sonnichsen, Darlene takes readers on a deeply personal journey through   the challenges of caregiving, offering an intimate view of a husband   navigating the complexities of caring for his wife....

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!   People sharing their dementia or caregiving stories. Talking about services, products,  tools, and events that can help others dealing with dementia.   Today we talked with Toby Heywor...

Lori La Bey talks with David Schofman, Co-Founder & CEO of Coro Health, which is a leading authority in the intersection of music, neuroscience, and healthcare. Under his visionary leadership, Coro Health has gained national attention for its clinical-backed interventions that have been proven to reduce symptoms such as agitation and depression in seniors by up to 54%.  Dave is a seasoned pres...

Lori La Bey talks with Tim MacLeod, the Director of the Healthcare Systems Preparedness workstream of the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC). The mission of the systems preparedness program is to facilitate the implementation of national, regional, and global commitments to provide access to future innovations in treatment, diagnosis, and care. Drawing on his background in implementation scienc...