Alzheimer's Speaks
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio gives voice to all, sharing resources, tools, and products. Through collaboration & education we are changing dementia care.
Episodes
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.
Learn:
Why it's tough to get an...
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 min...
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 Dem...
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 respit...
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 di...
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 e...
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.
Learn:
- How GrandPad was crea...
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
- Monitoring Systems
- V...
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, along with Kennard Lehmann was diag...
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 beloved mother Doris was diagnosed...
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 works.
- What a viatical ...
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 Host Lori La Bey with any question...
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-of-Life decisions and the...
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 with dementia can be simpler when ...
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 staff.
- How to create a...
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 participation in social media.
L...
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 54%.
Dave is a seasoned presente...
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.
Learn:
- How to addres...
Helping Daughters and Granddaughters Prevent Dementia
Lori La Bey talks with Donna de Villiers who is a Dementia Prevention Consultant. She helps daughters and granddaughters of people living with Dementia prevent the disease by balancing hormones, building beautiful brain health habits, and tweaking lifestyles. With 2/3 of Dementia cases being women, it's time to start digging into what we can do to reduce the risk factors of ...
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