Alzheimer's Speaks

Social Media - Caregiving Skills That Change Lives

 Lori La Bey talks with Lydia White, co-owner of Comfort Keepers In-Home Care in southeastern Michigan. She started as a caregiver and is now completing her RN degree. Lydia brings a unique perspective on supporting both professional and family caregivers.

Learn:

1. What’s the difference between healthcare companies and categories?
2. How another amazing leader in healthc...

How Music Supports Healthy Aging and Cognitive Health

#Music  #ImprovingCognition  #Connectioins

Today, Alzheimer’s Speaks host, Lori La Bey, talks with Andrea Leap, who is a MacPhail voice teacher, a key faculty member in MacPhail’s unique Music for Life program, designed for adults 55 and older. She has more than 20 years of experience providing music education to older adults. In addition, I will be talking...

Echo's Insights -Time: A New Perspective

Today on Alzheimer's Speaks, our host Lori La Bey talks with Echo Bodine, who was recently diagnosed with a form of dementia. This is our second episode of a new series called Echo's Insights. In this episode, Echo shares her thoughts on time, how and why she organizes her days, and what her thoughts are on bucket list items.

Dementia Exposed and Embraced

Echo Insights:

1. Echo's Journey
2. E...

What Caregiving Taught Me About Dementia, Why the System is Broken, & How blueBell Intends To Improve It

Lori La Bey talks with Andrew Karesa, who is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation and a proud husband and father of two young sons.

After witnessing how his family coped to support his grandmother with her Alzheimer's diagnosis, Andrew realized he needed to take action. This inspired the creation of blueBell V...

Dementia Friendly America-Creating Communities Where People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners Can Live, Engage, and Thrive  

#DementiaFriendly #Engagement #CaregiverSupport

Lori La Bey talks with Mary Ek, the director of Dementia Friendly America (DFA), who has been engaged in this work since its conception as a statewide effort in Minnesota in 2011. As DFA moves into 2026, communities across the country are t...

Dementia Care at Home: Professional Support That Makes a Difference

Lori La Bey talks with Lakelyn Eichenberger, Ph.D., a gerontologist and caregiving advocate with Home Instead, an Honor Company, who educates professionals, families, and communities on aging challenges and resources. A nationally recognized speaker and media contributor, she hosts the Caregiver Chats podcast and is deeply committed to helping aging adults and fami...

Echobox Memory Vault - Continuity of Care through Quality of Life  

Lori La Bey talks with Tim and Tannis Roberts, the cofounders of Echo Box, who observed something profound and couldn't let it go.  They witnessed something special and knew in their hearts it had to be expanded to help so many others.  Listen in to what they experienced and the path it has led them on.

Tim is an artist, writer, and musician wi...

Why Having a Caregiving Plan Matters to You, Your Family, and Your Money      

Lori La Bey talks with Raymond Lavine, an advisor for extended care benefits. Ray helps individuals and families design long-term care benefit packages. He also works with businesses as they evaluate their company's benefits package.

Learn:

1. What is long-term care insurance, and how does it differ from regular health insuranc...

Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Dennis Dulniak, who serves as President and Founder of the Nana’s Books Foundation. He brings to this role a distinguished background, including 40 years in higher education and seven+ years of caregiving for his wife Nancy, who lived with Alzheimer’s disease until 2021.

Dennis will share his mission of educating children about dementia and caring for others by giving free books to Title One S...

Living with Incurable Brain Cancer and the Commonalities of Care    

Lori La Bey talks with Daniel Hight, the founder of More Than Our Story. After being diagnosed with incurable brain cancer, he decided to create a platform to bring people together through sharing their stories and realizing we’re never alone.

Live Life Looking Through The Windshield, NOT The Rearview Mirror

Daniel's work is so helpful to many...

Echo's Insights - Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Reactions

Today on Alzheimer's Speaks, our host Lori La Bey talks with Echo Bodine, who was recently diagnosed with a form of dementia. This is a new series called Echo's Insights. In this episode, Echo shares her symptoms, how and why she got diagnosed, as well as her reaction and others' to finding out she had Alzheimer's disease.

Learn:

1. Common symptoms
2. Doctors' reactions to Echo st...

Lori La Bey talks with Rachael Savage, who is the Artistic Director of Vamos Theatre, the UK’s foremost full mask theatre company. She works nationally and internationally as a theatre director, consultant, and workshop leader, and is a leading figure in mask and non-verbal theatre.

Since creating Vamos Theatre’s award-winning show about dementia, Finding Joy, in 2013, Rachael has continued to create connections wi...

Lori La Bey talks with Marianne Sciucco and Lance A. Slatton about some very exciting news. AlzAuthors, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary, will be transferring ownership to All Home Care Matters. Listen in and learn more about when this transition is taking place, why, and what you can expect in the near future.

Marianne Sciucco is one of the three founders of AlzAuthors. Jean Lee and Vicki Tapia are the other two founders...

The Cheryl Hauser Effect: Alzheimer's Through a Family's Eyes 

Lori La Bey talks with Wendy Longacre Brown, a certified end-of-life doula who is one of the founding members of the Minnesota Death Collaborative. She has supported clients in Minnesota and Wisconsin, worked alongside her mother through VSED (Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking), and brings decades of experience as a video and film producer in corporate and adv...

Dementia Isn’t Something You Fix — It’s Something You Face
Lori La Bey talks with Glenna Hecht, a speaker, consultant, and the author of How Old Are You Today? Dementia, A Mother, A Daughter, and The Game That Transformed Their Lives. As a daughter who refused to let dementia erase her mother, Glenna wrote her book to help others stay connected when memory fades. Glenna has led HR for iconic brands, but still s...

A Dime to Say I Love You, A Debut Memoir

Lori La Bey talks with Kathryn Henry, a writer, spiritual seeker, and business leader whose life has been shaped by blue-collar beginnings, executive success, and profound personal challenges and loss. Her debut memoir, A Dime to Say I Love You, is an unflinching account of heartbreak, abuse, and grief—and the transformative journey into hope, compassion, and spiritual awakening that f...

DEMENTIA MAN – THE BOOK!  

Lori La Bey, host of Alzheimer's Speaks, with Samuel A. Simon, who wrote and performed the play Dementia Man. He has now written a book with the same title, sharing more details of his dementia journey.  Sam was diagnosed in 2018 with Mild Cognitive Impairment and in 2021 with Early-Stage Alzheimer's.  He is currently under medical treatment and a participant in a drug tria...

Holiday Sanity for Caregivers: The Holiday Survival Guide for Caregivers                                                             &n...

The Embrace Story – Celebrating Purpose, Compassion and Moments That Matter  

Lori La Bey talks with Trina Anderson and Brittany Coleman, who are Divisional Directors of Memory Care at Senior Lifestyle, where they lead the nationally recognized Embrace Memory Care program. 

Trina Anderson brings 37 years of experience in the senior housing and living industry and is a 2025 honoree of Senior Housing News&r...