Approximately 70 to 90 percent of Alzheimer’s patients eventually develop behavioral symptoms; therefore, Lisa can’t emphasize enough the importance of being able to recognize these behavioral symptoms and what might have triggered them.
Sam, who hadn’t spoken a word for over a year, and as soon as he heard the song, “Auld Lange Syne”, he started belting out the words to that song.
Reminiscence therapy can help a person with dementia reconnect with their lives. Lisa tells the story of a creative memory care director who used reminiscence therapy to diffuse a patient’s anxiety by recreating his bedroom in the dementia unit to look like his office…
Lisa and Betsy discussed how important it is for a caregiver to educate themselves about their loved ones’ type of dementia to provide a loving and safe environment! Also discussed was Lisa’s show which is to help provide resources for the caregiver!
Lillian Cauldwell discussed with Lisa Skinner the pitfalls of becoming a Caregiver for a person with Alzheimer’s since their personality and behavior change frequently and drastically.
Betsy Wurzel Guest on Chatting with Betsy is Gabriel Botet the creator and founder of Neurosize - Alzheimer's & Neurodiverse personalized games/program online - aimed to "Entertain the Brain". He brings excitement and fun to a challenging disease and is also making a big…
Betsy Wurzel Interview with Polly Dobbs, Memory Support Director for Keystone Villa at Douglasville, a personal care home in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In this role I am tasked with assessing new residents, designing and orchestrating all programming on the unit, creating and implementing…
Betsy Wurzel, Wife, Mother and Advocate
Host Betsy Wurzel is a caregiver for her husband Matt for the past 9 Years. Betsy is very vocal on bringing more awareness for Dementia/Alzheimers. Betsy started about 2 to 3 years ago doing live Facebook videos on…