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Dementia: Healing Moments Study Enhancing Lives

Alzheimer’s Speaks Talks with

Rev. Dr. Jade Angelica, Founder

of Healing Moments & the Research Team!

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Listen to the Radio Interview Below

Join Lori La Bey, host of Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio for a very interesting conversation with three women on a mission to improve dementia care by supporting those that care for individuals living with a diagnosis.  Through improv, care partners learn to reframe and refocus how to care.  Listen in and learn and feel free to reach to them for more details on their clinical research and program.

Rev. Dr. Jade Angelica is the founder and director of Healing Moments for Alzheimer’s. She cared for her own mother who died from Alzheimer’s disease in 2011.  She designs and leads workshops, services, and trainings for Healing Moments. Jade wrote the book Where Two Worlds Touch: A Spiritual Journey Through Alzheimer’s Disease.

Kelsey Spalding Wilson is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Iowa. She is now completing a clinical neuropsychology internship at the St. Louis VA, working with Veteran’s with neurological disorders.

Edmarie Guzman-Velez moved to the US to complete her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology at the University of Iowa.  She is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School studying the preclinical stage of Alzheimer’s disease.

Contact Healing Moments:

Website:  http://www.healingmoments.org/

Emails:       jadeangelica@gmail.com

Kelsey-spalding@uiowa.edu

Eguzman-velez@mgh.harvard.edu

Jade’s Phone:     563-582-4724

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Video – We Need to Reassess the Word “Behavior” in Dementia Care

Video Interview –

Why We Need to Reassess the

Word “Behavior” in Dementia Care

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Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio doesn’t usually do video, but we knew this was going to be a very interesting conversation and so we wanted to fully capture it. Lori La Bey had the privilege of having Geert Bettinger, from the Netherlands on the show with us.  He is the Author of “Moving on by standing still,” a different view of Problem behaviors.  She also  had two amazing Co-Hosts; Harry Urban and Laurie Scherrer both living with a diagnosis of dementia.

Geert Can be Reached:

Email:  geertbettinger@gmail.com

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They Are Here! 2017 Move For Minds – Power Panel Videos

They Are Here!

2017 Move For Minds –

Power Panel Videos

Maria Shriver and Equinox Sports Clubs joined together in this one-of-a-kind fundraising event benefiting the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement in its mission to fund research that will wipe out this mind blowing disease.  Participants were able to experience a unique mind-body workout class, an exclusive marketplace with brain healthy snacks, and an engaging panel discussion featuring superstars of brain research, fitness, nutrition and more. Get involved for 2018! moveforminds.org.

I can’t wait to see what Maria lines up for next year!

Check out the video below and get great information.

For those of you that follow me, as per your request I have pulled together my segments for you, so you can take a quick peak, but please when you have time listen to all of this panels.

The videos are loaded with great information

 

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Dementia Friendly Community or Village – What’s The Difference?

Dementia Friendly Community or Village – What’s The Difference?

Dementia Chats Recording 3/8/16

Today our Experts living with dementia were Paulan Gordon, Harry Urban and Truthful Loving Kindness.  We discussed the confusion people are having about the differences between a Dementia Friendly Community and a Dementia Village.  If you watch the above YouTube in the comment section you will find additional links to both as well.

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The Caregiver’s Journey: New Ways to Find Meaning

The Caregiver’s Journey:

New Ways to Find Meaning

Join The Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation as they host another FREE Tele-Seminar.

November 18th at 8pm EST, 7pm CST, 6pm MST and 5pm PST.

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Caregiving is often a life-changing experience for men and women, although statistics tell us that most caregivers are women. After becoming a caregiver for her mother who had dementia, Lori La Bey transformed her life to become an activist for caregivers and individuals with this disease.

Register for another fantastic F*R*E*E program offered by your ARPF!
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Guest Speaker: Lori La Bey
Founder of Alzheimer’s Speaks

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Hosted by Kirti Khalsa
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Sky Factory Offers Relaxation & Comfort

In A Variety Of Environments

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Join us today, Friday at: 2:00pm EST, 1:00pm CST, 12:00pm MST, 11:00am PST 

and 7:00pm London Time

Today we have Ray Ward from the Sky Factory, who will share this fabulous technology which creates a relaxing environment most anywhere.  Here from Deb Bland with Polar Ridge to her thoughts as a Marketing Director of an Assisted Living and Memory Care Community.

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rayw@skyfactory.com

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Important Announcement – Dementia Chats Webinars Changes Time

Important Announcement 

Dementia Chats Webinars Changes Time

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The 2nd and 4th Tuesday of Each Month NOW AT:

11am EST, 10am CST, 9am MST, 8am PST and 4pm London time.

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Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio – Join Us to Discuss Dementia/Care Farms Plus The Author Of “Don’t Leave Yet”

Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio -Tuesday June 23rd, 2015

11am EST, 10am CST, 9am MST,  8am PST and 4pm London Time

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Join Us to Discuss Dementia/Care Farms Plus The Author Of “Don’t Leave Yet”

Welcome to Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio.  We are thrilled you are going to join us. Please know on all of our shows we love to hear from our listeners. So feel free to call in or use the chat box to talk to us.

Today we have Maarten Fischer a Dutch Native who moved to Montana and will explain the concept of Dementia/Care Farms. Maarten has been involved in “Multifunctional Agriculture,” including “Care Farms.” In the Netherlands they are the largest sources of day programs with over 1500 farms empowering  30.000 clients on an annually.   Contact Maarten via:  Website or call  406-752-3697

Also joining the conversation will be Eilon Caspi Ph.D., Gerontologist & Dementia Behavior Specialist. Check his Website or his blog

Our second guest will be Constance Hanstedt author of “Don’t Leave Yet, How My Mother’s Alzheimer’s Opened My Heart,” which was named a finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards for memoir. Contact Constance

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Join Us For Dementia Chats Tuesday

Join Us For Dementia Chats Tuesday

DC_HQ_062714_solidyellow2 color photosDementia Chats™ was created with the intention to educate people living with dementia; their care partners both family and friends as well as professionals and advocates. Our Experts are those diagnosed with dementia.

Tuesday June 9th, 2015 – 3pm EST, 2pm CST, 1pm MST, 12pm PST and 8am London Time

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To Learn More About Dementia Chats or to Watch Past Webinars

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SAGE Memory Test You Can Do Yourself

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Self-Administered Gerocognitive Exam

“What we found was that this SAGE, self-administered test correlated very well with the very detailed cognitive testing,” said Dr. Douglas Scharre of Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University.  Click here for the full article on CBS New York. This is an interesting article and you can download for different versions of the test for FREE!.  Click here to get the downloads.

Mod Alzheimer’s patients may qualify for these research studies

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