Listen to or Subscribe to the Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple Isn’t It Time to Improve the Dementia Experience in Hospital Settings?    #DignifiedCare @QualityOfCare #HospitalCare   Lori La Bey talks with a panel of experts today about improving care for those living with dementia when in the hospital. Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an Occupational Therapist with over forty-five years of clinical and academic experience. Her organizations, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC) and the Snow Approach Foundation, provide online and in-person education and products to support those living with brain change. Polly Logan, DDS, was employed as a general dentist for...

Listen to or Subscribe to the Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple Lessons Learned Through a Caregiving Journey: How To Do More Than Survive #CompassionateCare  #FromBitterToBetter   #SupportingCaregivers Lori La Bey talks with Jill and Phil Pietroburgo. Jill has worked in the fields of mental health and education for 36 years and has written two children’s books. Her first book, Sometimes Grandma Calls Me Jean, honors her mother, who lived with dementia. Her second book will launch soon and is called From Your Hands To My Heart, which can be preordered. Jill also volunteers as a Community Educator for the Alzheimer’s...

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