Listen to or Subscribe to the Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple #Silvie  #Technology #Safety 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 that treats the older adult as a partner, not a patient. https://youtu.be/yexLtxUieS0 Subscribe, Watch, and Listen to the Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on YouTube above. LEARN: The impact falls had on developing the Silvie...

Listen to or Subscribe to the Alzheimer’s Speaks Podcast on Apple #DementiaMan  #DementiaPlay #DementiaBook 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 media appearances, including Face the Nation, The Phil Donahue Show, all major TV network news shows,...

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