Alzheimer's Speaks

My 20-Year Safari with Dad’s Alzheimer’s

Lori La Bey talks with Steve Kosareff, a Los Angeles-based author and a passionate advocate for Alzheimer’s awareness and caregiver support. For twenty years, Steve and his family navigated the complex, emotional, and exhausting terrain of caring for his father, John, who lived with a rare, long-term form of Alzheimer’s disease. This deep personal experience inspired...

Worried About Alzheimer's? How to Best Stay "Mentally Active" with Dr. Henry Mahncke     

#BrainHealth  #BrainTraining #BrainHQ #Neuroplasticity

Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Henry Mahncke, a neuroscientist, CEO of Posit Science, and a leader in neuroplasticity research. Posit Science develops BrainHQ, the most scientifically validated brain training app on the market, which has shown benefits in mor...

How to Play With a Grandma -

A dementia-themed children's picture book about love and play       

Lori La Bey talks with Evan Bass Zeisel, an author, filmmaker, and dementia advocate dedicated to transforming dementia care through the power of the arts and storytelling. He is the creator of the "How You Are to Me" non-pharmacological communication approach and the author of the recent children's book, How to Pl...

Rethinking Safety Technology for Aging at Home  

#Silvie #SafetyTechnology #Privacy #Dignity

Lori La Bey talks with Alex Qi, the co-founder and CEO of Pontosense, the world leader in short-range radar, and the creator of Silvie, a consumer brand that uses contactless sensing to keep older adults safe and independent at home. After losing three grandparents to falls, Alex and his co-founders set out to build technology tha...

Dementia Man - The Experience

Lori La Bey talks with  Sam Simon and his wife, Susan, who is his Care Partner, or what they like to call his Cognitive Navigator.

Samuel A. Simon is the author, playwright, and performer of the one-man play, Dementia Man: An Existential Journey.  Earlier in his life, he was a national figure in the American consumer movement,  as one of the first lawyers for Ralph Nader, and made many m...

The Latest Alzheimer’s Treatments

#KaplanClinic  #IntegrativeMedicine  #ReduceRisk

Today, we talk with Dr. Kaplan, the Founder and President of the Kaplan Center for Integrative Medicine, and a clinical associate professor at Georgetown University. Dr. Kaplan will share with us why nearly half of dementia cases may be preventable or delayed through lifestyle interventions and what individuals can do today to reduce ...

Breakthrough Alzheimer's Care Part 2 of 2: How to Become A Bold Care Leader With Mark Wilson    

#BoldCareLeader #4MindsetShifts  #5BreakthroughCarePillars

Lori La Bey talks with Mark Wilson, who wrote a combo memoir & how-to playbook on his journey with his mom. Mark is a passionate advocate for the disease, leading Alzheimer's support groups, advocating in DC and Sacramento, and leading various fundraising...

Breakthrough Alzheimer's Care Part 1 of 2: How to Become A Bold Care Leader With Mark Wilson    

#BoldCareLeader #4MindsetShifts  #5BreakthroughCarePillars

Lori La Bey talks with Mark Wilson, who wrote a combo memoir & how-to playbook on his journey with his mom. Mark is a passionate advocate for the disease, leading Alzheimer's support groups, advocating in DC and Sacramento, and leading various fundraising...

The Afternoon of Life: Dementia, Aging, and the Courage to Stay

#Dementia #Aging #LivingLifefully #FindingCalmness #Discrimination

Lori La Bey talks with Eva Tombak, the author, and Viktor Tombak, Eva’s husband and the designer and Illustrator of the book AFTERNOON: The Aging Guide for Beginners, which explores aging, dementia, caregiving, identity, and the fragile but enduring humanity that remains when memory begins to fade...

The Hidden Heatwave: Loneliness, Dementia, and Senior Mental Health with Senior Helpers

#SummerCaregivers #SurvivingHeat #CaringForElders  #SeniorHelpers

Lori La Bey talks with Christina Chartrand, the Executive Vice President of Training and Programs at Senior Helpers; Tehjan Prendiville, Local Senior Helpers Owner, Tucson; and Garret Medeiros, Tucson Lead Caregiver and Trainer.

Christina Chartrand is the Senior VP of Trainin...

Crayon Cards: Supporting Memory, Identity, and Connection Through Every Stage of Dementia

Lori La Bey talks with Joe Pianetta, who has spent his professional career in the print production world, and he also cared for his father during that time last 2 years of his life, and that is what inspired crayon cards as a new business venture. Spending time at the dinner table, asking my father for details of his early years. Although he c...

Today, Lori La Bey, the host of Alzheimer’s Speaks, talks about the first Memory Café she launched in the US back on October 26, 2011, and why the group decided to close it on June 10th, 2026.

You will hear how Lori heard about the Memory Café concept and what enticed her to launch one in the US, and the reception and push back it received.

Learn about the benefits the Memory Cafés make and the difference they are making not ...

How to Make Your Home More Senior and Dementia Friendly    

#Calming #CaringBetter #HomeSafety

Lori La Bey talks with Tracy Cram Perkins, who is a four-time dementia caregiving survivor, author of Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During, and After, and host of Dementia Home Care on USA Global TV. Today, you will learn so many simple concepts that can change your life, how you care for others, and yours...

How to Make Your Home More Senior and Dementia Friendly     

Lori La Bey talks with Tracy Cram Perkins, who is a four-time dementia caregiving survivor, author of Dementia Home Care: How to Prepare Before, During, and After, and host of Dementia Home Care on USA Global TV. Today, you will learn many simple concepts that can change your life and how you care for others and yourself. You’ll learn how t...

Quiet Mind Dementia Relief, Cognitive Improvement, and Joy

#DementiaandSilience  #ResonantSileneceTechnique  #DementiaSymptomsImprove

Lori La Bey talks with Miriam Fein, the creator of Resonant Silence Technique (RST)®. Miriam experienced the power of restorative group silence, and by using gentle tones that led to periods of silence, she created the Resonant Silence Technique® (RST) for her group work with individuals wi...

The Power of Light for Brain Health

#Dementia #LightTherapy  #DementiaTechnology

Lori La Bey talks with Jordan Hamlin, an expert in photo biomodulation, who presently consults for Neuronic, specializing in helping consumers and providers understand the technology and apply tPBM for brain health and wellness.

Learn:

1. What is photo-biomodulation?  
2. Are there different colors of light therapy, and do they targ...

Uncle Scotchy’s Journey As A Son, Caregiver, And A Creative

#CaringForMom  #ASonsJourney #DementiaCare

Lori La Bey talks with Eric Garcia, who goes by Uncle Scotchy, a musician from Miami who was a caregiver for his parents for 18 years. His mother lived with Early Alzheimer’s, and Eric wrote an immersive play about it called The Blues Opera.

Learn:

1. What Early-Onset Alzheimer’s looked like in Eric’...

Mom Forgot My Birthday: A ‘How-Not-To’ Guide for Caregivers

#CaringForMom  #ADaughtersJourney #DementiaCare

Lori La Bey talks with Sonya Jury, a board member for the Alzheimer’s Association, Heart of America Chapter, and the author of Mom Forgot My Birthday: A Daughter’s Journey Through Alzheimer’s. Her book is a raw "how-not-to" guide for navigating the complexities of caregiving. Sonya draws on ...

When the Caregiver Becomes the Predator: One Son's Fight to Uncover the Truth

#FinancialAbuse #CaregiverTips #ProtectYourFamily

Lori La Bey talks with Charles Wallace, who goes by Chip, about the financial abuse by a caregiver who stole nearly $1 million from his mother with dementia over four years. He hopes this will help other families prevent their loved ones' life savings from being stolen. Chip leveraged his 15-year career in...