The time has come for comfortable, informative conversations to hit the airwaves highlighting dementia care! We are thrilled to announce “Dementia Divas – Caregiving & The Arts.” Click the graphic above to check out the trailer featuring Teepa Snow, Dr. Macie Smith and Lori La Bey.
Dementia Divas coming soon on SaltBox TV, a free online streaming service.
Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio host, Lori La Bey will talks with Elion Caspi of Dementia Behavior Consulting and Cyndy Luzinski of Dementia Together about how can we and how should we support advocates living with dementia as their symptoms progress. How do we create a transition plan? When should a succession plan be discussed, developed, and implemented? Does anyone currently have a plan in place? If so, what does it look like?
Our goal with this program is to expose this topic first without putting anyone on the spot. We will do a follow up conversation inviting everyone to join us – Those living with dementia, families, and organizations large and small who would like to participate.
Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio will be holding an open forum in the future and we would love for you to join that conversation.
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Email Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks and host of Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio if you would like to participate in the show or submit your thoughts and ideas for others to hear. Email Lori at Radio@AlzheimersSpeaks.com
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I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Tuesday – Aug 30th, 2022 –2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 7pm London GMT, 9pm South Africa SAST, and on the 31st, at 6am in Australia AEDT
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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Valarie Drown is the project director for the Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative. She has been working with individuals who have dementia and their caregivers for nearly 20 years and is a sandwich caregiver herself.
We are live today so call in and join the conversation (323) 870-4602
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I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Wednesday – July 20th, 2022 – 1pm EST, 12pm CST, 11am MST, 10am PST & 7pm London GMT, 8pm South Africa SAST, and on the July 21st at 5am in Australia AEDT
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Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio host, Lori La Bey talks with Ann Aubitz the Co-owner and Publisher of Kirk House Publishers and Fuzion Press, located in Burnsville, Minnesota. Ann is proud to present the Reminisce Line of reader-friendly books and I can’t wait to share this new line of books that fills a huge hole for those living with dementia and also many elder avid readers whose find the typical offerings either too difficult or too easy to read.
When Dementia Takes a Back Seat To Other Health Issues Plus Examples of Misperceptions, Hallucinations, Delusions and Misunderstandings On Dementia Chats™ Today our experts living with dementia give us great examples of situations where dementia can be ignored, or not acknowledged when other health issues pop up. They also give us great examples of the differences between hallucinations, delusions, misunderstandings and misperceptions.
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I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Thursday – June 30th, 2022 – 1pm EST, 12pm CST, 11am MST, 10am PST & 7pm London GMT, 8pm South Africa SAST, and on the July 1st at 5am in Australia AEDT
International Dementia Advocate and man living with dementia, Michael Ellenbogen takes on the role of interviewer on Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio today. His guest will be Lori La Bey the founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks, and host of our radio show, as well as a daughter who supported her Mother on her 30 year journey with dementia. Together the two of them have worked together for over a decade on various projects. This should be an interesting conversation with two passionate people activists. Watch or listen to the interview. It promises to be very interesting!
Additional Resources We Discussed
Driving and Dementia a Variety of Experts Speak Out
During our interview Michael spoke of a great woman who was the pioneer in the dementia world. Michael said, “Her name was Jenny Knauss and should never be forgotten. It is because of her that we are where we are today. I only regret I never got to meet her. She is the one that got my friend Richard Taylor started. I could just imagine what those two are changing in the sky. Is now up to all of us to continue their legacy.” Below is an article that details Jenny’s impact on our dementia care culture.
A BIG THANK YOU to Dr. Lakelyn Hogan Eichenberger with Home Instead who invited me on her live video chat to discuss early diagnosis and why it’s so important. So many people worry about changes in cognition from individuals who are sensing a change in their own lives, to family and friends. This chat will give you some ideas of common changes people question, what could be causing the changes, who to go see if you are concerned, to how to approach the conversation with a loved one, and even how to respond to someone who is telling you they are worried about cognitive changes.
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When Dementia Takes a Back Seat To Other Health Issues Plus Examples of Misperceptions, Hallucinations, Delusions and Misunderstandings On Dementia Chats™ Today our experts living with dementia give us great examples of situations where dementia can be ignored, or not acknowledged when other health issues pop up. They also give us great examples of the differences between hallucinations, delusions, misunderstandings and misperceptions.
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A big thank you to our experts who gave their time to share their insights: Craig Hanke, Truthful Loving Kindness, Dr. Jennifer Bute, Christine Thelker, Karen Creekmoore, and Lonni Schicker
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Tuesday – June 21st, 2022 – 1pm EST, 12pm CST, 11am MST, 10am PST & 7pm London GMT, 8pm South Africa SAST, and on the 22nd at 5am in Australia AEDT
Hi Everyone – I’m looking forward to this conversation with Lakelyn Hogan Eichenberger, Ph.D. who is a Gerontologist and Caregiving Advocate with Home Instead®. I hope you can join us. We always have a great time as both of us love our work and we invite you to be part of the conversation too!
See below where you can submit questions ahead of time or you can always submit them during the live chat too.
Looking forward to see you on the Summer Solstice!
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During This Chat You Will Learn:
A brief overview of dementia and the signs and symptoms
Tips for bringing up concerns about a loved one’s cognition
Reasons to talk to a healthcare provider and get a diagnosis
Resources to support individuals and families navigate dementia
We will take live questions during the chat, or feel free to send them in ahead of time to livechat@homeinstead.com
Today we will be talking with Hayley Antipas a Registered Music Therapist from Australia and the Director of Attuned Health. She has a passion for working in aged care, with people with neurological diseases & disability, in community mental health settings and is currently researching the effect of innovative music-therapy informed technology on the residential aged care workforce.
Join us as we shift dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time. We love raising all voices and delivering sounds news, not just sound bites!
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Tuesday – June 14th, 2022 – 2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 7pm London GMT, 9pm South Africa SAST, and on the 15th at 6am in Australia AEDT
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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Magdalena Turek who is the manager of care homes Zapiecek in Poland. She is an international author, songwriter, psychologist, and therapist from Cracow. Due to Magdalena’s personal experience, she puts her whole heart and passion into her work, and you will hear that passion in her voice as we talk today.
Today on Dementia Chats™ Lori La Bey founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates a conversation with the true experts on dementia, those living with it! You will hear from: Mark Timmons, Laurie Scherrer Cate Lau, Karen Creekmoore, Truthful Loving Kindness, Craig Hanke, and Harry Urban. Each of them shares their personal situations of how their dementia effects other medical conditions and vice versa. Please help us spread their insights and stories to raise awareness for needed changes which will help not only people living with dementia, but their families and medical professionals as well. Contact Lori La Bey with any questions you via the Dementia Chats email listed below.
Dementia and the Arts is an Educational Panel where all levels of artists and all types are welcome. Our goal is to elevate panelists work and ability to create beauty in many forms. They will share examples of various types of art they participate in, how, and why they started, what they have learned, and what they personally get out of making art. Panelists, do not have to attend all sessions.
As you will see from the sample video above, conversations are comfortable, casual, and fascinating. We have so much to learn from one another. All recordings will be prerecorded and published to Alzheimer’s Speaks YouTube channel with a specific playlist channel for easy access. Each episode will be pushed out on Alzheimer’s Speaks social media channels as well.
Anyone living with dementia interested in participating, please reach out to Lori La Bey via email, or Private message her on FaceBook
Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.
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I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Thursday May 19th – 2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 7pm London GMT, 9pm South Africa SAST, and on the May 20th at 6am in Australia AEDT
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Our Host, Lori La Bey talks with Alban Maino, a Franco-American documentary film producer based in Portland, Maine and the CEO of Memory Lane TV. Alban was inspired by his personal experience caring for his grandmother. He explains, “When my grandmother, Rosette, was affected by Alzheimer’s, I searched and searched for a tool, a medicine, something to help manage her symptoms, but found there were no effective options available. I delved into the published research, and slowly discovered decades of investigations into sensory stimulation and memory. Eventually I was able to leverage my media background and construct some sensory stimulation tools based on that research that helped with my Grandmother’s symptoms. This was the genesis of Memory Lane TV.”
A Deeper Dive on Memory Lane TV
Memoro, Inc. is the company behind the recent launch of Memory Lane TV, a digital health tool designed to alleviate many of the common behavioral and psychological symptoms experienced by people living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
At the heart of its design is the employment of sensory stimulation, which has been proven an effective approach to help those living with dementia. We spent more than five years developing this solution, translating more than fifty years of published medical research on dementia, sensory stimulation, and memory activation into an effective and easy to use form factor: A streaming media service providing therapeutically designed content that supports the wellbeing of individuals living with Memory Loss.
This specialized content includes a collection of scientifically designed films, with elements of music, soundscapes, video sequences, and still image montages that combine to induce a variety of responses in the viewers, such as anxiety and stress reduction, re-grounding with the circadian rhythm to combat sundowning, appetite stimulation, increased engagement, memory activation, and other positive benefits. Moreover, it is unique in that much of it is designed to be used in conjunction with olfactory stimulation – the use of aromas to incorporate the sense of smell – in a harmonized, integrated way. Adding olfactory stimulation in such an integrated way is like turning the benefits dial to eleven!
Finally, unlike regular television, which can exacerbate the very symptoms that our approach is designed to combat, all of our content is plot-free and non-character dependent; it’s non-editorial. This aspect can be confusing at first, but it’s important to remember that this is not entertainment, it is a therapeutic tool designed to achieve symptomatic relief.
Dementia and the Arts is an Educational Panel where all levels of artists and all types are welcome. Our goal is to elevate panelists work and ability to create beauty in many forms. They will share examples of various types of art they participate in, how, and why they started, what they have learned, and what they personally get out of making art. Panelists, do not have to attend all sessions.
As you will see from the sample video above, conversations are comfortable, casual, and fascinating. We have so much to learn from one another. All recordings will be prerecorded and published to Alzheimer’s Speaks YouTube channel with a specific playlist channel for easy access. Each episode will be pushed out on Alzheimer’s Speaks social media channels as well.
Anyone living with dementia interested in participating, please reach out to Lori La Bey via email, or Private message her on FaceBook
Dementia Chats is a series of video conversations where we talk with the true experts on dementia, those living with a diagnosis. Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates a conversation and is amazed by every conversation what she learns about life with dementia. She encourages everyone not only to watch these videos, but to include those living with dementia in conversations and to listen closely to their insights. They know dementia better than anyone.
For a Complete List of Dementia Chats Videos – Click Here
Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.
Upcoming Public Events Lori La Bey Will Be At:
Talk To Lori La Bey About Having A Screening & Talk Back of “A Timeless Love”
Prior Title Name Was “His Neighbor Phil”
See What Others Have Say About Lori La Bey
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
The Public Isn’t Hearing About The Shortages To The Level Needed To In Order To Prioritize Staff Shortages Being Addressed!
The above video highlights what is happening in the group home industry, but don’t think for one minute it stops there! Most communities from independent living, assisted living, memory care, transitional care and even our hospitals; if honest will state they are struggling to provide quality care due to lack of people being willing to work in the industry. Many communities say they are filled to capacity, but if you push you will find that capacity is actually based on the number of staff available to cover shifts, not the number of beds or rooms they have to fill. This is a HUGE change in how occupancy is viewed and communicated to the public.
I my personal opinion, it is a mistake to set this false perception up as we can’t get support to fix this huge problem that isn’t going away on it’s own without honest information. I understand companies don’t want to look like they are struggling to the public, but the public can be their biggest advocate if they are told what the true needs are. Families will rally if guided as to how they can help.
As a family member, who had a loved one in a community I would have wanted to know. I would also have extreme respect for a company who is openly saying they are protecting my loved one by making sure they are staffed; even if that means they are not able to fill all their beds.
Private, nonprofit, government, staff, families, and the general public need to discuss this situation openly and honestly; if the problem is going to be resolved. Collaborations at deeper levels need to happen. No longer can we fix this in our separate silos. I urge everyone at every level to talk openly about the issues at hand and work together in the light vs hide in the darkness.
Dementia and the Arts is an Educational Panel where all levels of artists and all types are welcome. Our goal is to elevate panelists work and ability to create beauty in many forms. They will share examples of various types of art they participate in, how, and why they started, what they have learned, and what they personally get out of making art. Panelists, do not have to attend all sessions.
As you will see from the sample video above, conversations are comfortable, casual, and fascinating. We have so much to learn from one another. All recordings will be prerecorded and published to Alzheimer’s Speaks YouTube channel with a specific playlist channel for easy access. Each episode will be pushed out on Alzheimer’s Speaks social media channels as well.
Anyone living with dementia interested in participating, please reach out to Lori La Bey via email, or Private message her on FaceBook
Dementia Chats is a series of video conversations where we talk with the true experts on dementia, those living with a diagnosis. Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates a conversation and is amazed by every conversation what she learns about life with dementia. She encourages everyone not only to watch these videos, but to include those living with dementia in conversations and to listen closely to their insights. They know dementia better than anyone.
For a Complete List of Dementia Chats Videos – Click Here
Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.
Upcoming Public Events Lori La Bey Will Be At:
Talk To Lori La Bey About Having A Screening & Talk Back of “A Timeless Love”
Prior Title Name Was “His Neighbor Phil”
See What Others Have Say About Lori La Bey
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Tuesday April 5th – 2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 7pm London GMT, 9pm South Africa SAST, and on the 6th at 6am in Australia AEDT
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Our Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Lisa Peterson is a Nationally Board Certified and Oregon Licensed Music Therapist with 30 years experience working with people with dementia. She has a passion for reminding and empowering all people, especially caregivers, to access the power of music for their well-being.
Dementia and the Arts is an Educational Panel where all levels of artists and all types are welcome. Our goal is to elevate panelists work and ability to create beauty in many forms. They will share examples of various types of art they participate in, how, and why they started, what they have learned, and what they personally get out of making art. Panelists, do not have to attend all sessions.
Anyone living with dementia interested in participating, please reach out to Lori La Bey via email, or Private message her on FaceBook
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As you will see from the sample video above, conversations are comfortable, casual, and fascinating. We have so much to learn from one another. All recordings will be prerecorded and published to Alzheimer’s Speaks YouTube channel with a specific playlist channel for easy access. Each episode will be pushed out on Alzheimer’s Speaks social media channels as well.
Dementia Chats is a series of video conversations where we talk with the true experts on dementia, those living with a diagnosis. Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates a conversation and is amazed by every conversation what she learns about life with dementia. She encourages everyone not only to watch these videos, but to include those living with dementia in conversations and to listen closely to their insights. They know dementia better than anyone.
For a Complete List of Dementia Chats Videos – Click Here
Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.
Upcoming Public Events Lori La Bey Will Be At:
See What Others Have Say About Lori La Bey
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
Thursday March 17th – 2pm EST, 1pm CST, 12pm MST, 11am PST & 7pm London GMT, 9pm South Africa SAST, and on the 18th at 6am in Australia AEDT
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Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio Host, Lori La Bey will be talking with Dr. Philip Blair and Ali Stoddard about Cannabis.
Dr. Blair is aFamily physician, Cannabinoid specialist and the Chief Medical Office of the International College of Cannabis Medicine. He is also an educator and the author of the book Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare and the owner of Blair Medical Group.
Ali Stoddard was a Former Division I Swimmer, Rugby player and current soccer player; mom. She has a medical background in orthopedics, osteoporosis pain management and nutrition. She is the owner Green Alley CBD.
We are live today, so call and ask your questions or make a comment at (323) 870-4602
Dementia and the Arts is an Educational Panel where all levels of artists and all types are welcome. Our goal is to elevate panelists work and ability to create beauty in many forms. They will share examples of various types of art they participate in, how, and why they started, what they have learned, and what they personally get out of making art. Panelists, do not have to attend all sessions.
Anyone living with dementia interested in participating, please reach out to Lori La Bey via email, or Private message her on FaceBook
As you will see from the sample video above, conversations are comfortable, casual, and fascinating. We have so much to learn from one another. All recordings will be prerecorded and published to Alzheimer’s Speaks YouTube channel with a specific playlist channel for easy access. Each episode will be pushed out on Alzheimer’s Speaks social media channels as well.
Dementia Chats is a series of video conversations where we talk with the true experts on dementia, those living with a diagnosis. Lori La Bey, founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks facilitates a conversation and is amazed by every conversation what she learns about life with dementia. She encourages everyone not only to watch these videos, but to include those living with dementia in conversations and to listen closely to their insights. They know dementia better than anyone.
For a Complete List of Dementia Chats Videos – Click Here
Lori La Bey Can Help Your Organization Switch To Virtual Presentations For Staff Trainings, Family Support, Perspective Clients and Support Gatherings.
Upcoming Public Events Lori La Bey Will Be At:
See What Others Have Say About Lori La Bey
I want to echo the thanks and appreciation of my colleagues… Your presentations were movingly authentic, fully engaging and wonderfully informative. Thank you for all that you are doing, and all that you’ve done for us!
Carla Koehl, Director of Community Relations – Artis Senior Living of Lexington
“Feedback from the conference planning committee and our leadership team was extremely positive. Many attendees commented that she was one of the best speakers they had heard.”
Pat Sylvia, Director of Education & Member Development LeadingAge WA
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