Dementia Friendly Communities: What They Are and How They Benefit Everyone

Jan 26, 2021 | Caregiving

Co-founder of the Fox Valley Memory Project, Susan McFadden, Ph.D., believes dementia friendly communities benefit everyone. Here’s why — and what communities can do to become more dementia friendly.  WAM: In your new book, Dementia-Friendly Communities:...

Caring for Caregivers with The Dementia Nurse

Jul 13, 2020 | Caregiving, Caregiving Featured

Gail Weatherill, RN has specialized in the care of people living with dementia and their families for the past twenty years. She is a Board-certified Alzheimer’s Educator, runs the “Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers Support Group” on Facebook with over 50,000...

Anne Basting Reveals Her Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care

May 27, 2020 | Caregiving

In this excerpt from Anne Basting’s “Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care,” Basting reveals what she has learned from over 20 years of work in creative care and how she hopes her stories will inspire and guide us all in how to...

Using Creative Arts to Bring Light and Joy to the Lives of Those With Dementia

Mar 10, 2020 | Caregiving

MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Anne Basting has pioneered a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia. In her new book “Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care,” Basting...

To Comfort and Care: One Doctor’s Journey to Become a Dementia Specialist

Feb 20, 2020 | Caregiving

By Loren I. Alving, MD, Director, UCSF Fresno Alzheimer & Memory Center and Health Sciences Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, UCSF School of Medicine When I introduce myself as a cognitive and behavioral neurologist I have come to expect people,...