I have been a healthcare professional and educator for over 20 years. I am the, activity director, of many years, at Hunt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danvers. While there, I have gained much dementia care and activity experience and knowledge. I have had special training in dementia care and dementia activities through the Alzheimer�s Association and other...
I am an occupational therapist with 15+ years of experience working with persons with various forms of dementia and thier families. I also am the owner of MindStart - Activities for Persons with Memory Loss. I have applied concepts from research and my experience to the design of these products to produce products that work with various stages of dementia. They include user...
The University of Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease Center and Penn Memory Center conduct several distinct types of research studies related to dementia, and specifically Alzheimer's disease.
The Penn Memory Center is where individuals and families can come for evaluation and treatment of symptoms of age related memory loss.
The goal of the Penn Memory Center is to provide a thorough...
My deep interest and long experience with older people, reminiscence and dementia resulted in the publication of two products to connect the generations who can remember the 1940s and 1950s, Many Happy Returns™ Chatterbox cards. These evidence-based memory trigger cards provide more meaningful and enjoyable connection between seniors and younger people and serve to enrich...
I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is rich in so many areas - its environment, culture, the arts, culinary delights, and, of course, anything technological. I'm an interface designer, who like so many here, spends more hours in the rays of a computer screen than in the rays of the sun. Though, no complaints about digging into projects , pushing pixels, and surfing virtually. However, I...
I am a Healthcare Provider. At present I have left my employment to care for my father in law who had a cerebral brain hemmorage last year and cannot be left unattended. My family mean alot to me, my motto "Family mean the most, keep them close". Always help those in need. I love reading true crime,Sylvia Browne (nothing fiction) health and wellness. Activities of daily...
Justine Lam joins the Myelin Repair Foundation to spearhead their internet strategy. She looks forward to spreading awareness and interest in myelin repair and MRF's research model, engaging supporters, activating them as volunteers and expanding MRF's grassroots donor base through the application of new media strategies.
Prior to joining MRF, Justine was responsible for spearheading the Ron...
Hi everyone! I'm really interested in living a healthy and active lifestyle. I love learning to cook, exercising, dining out, tasting good wine, and spending time with my friends and family. I'm trying to tighten and tone. I am looking forward to training for my 2nd Half Marathon in 2010, as well as other shorter road races!
My name is Chris Hempel. In October 2007, my husband and I received life-threatening news about our cholesterol - but our lives weren't in danger. We learned that we were born with a defect in a critical cholesterol gene and that our precious six-year-old identical twin daughters, Addi and Cassi, inherited a double mutation - both genetic cholesterol defects.
For many months, I'd known...
I'm a Health and Wellness Coach who has personally benefited from a nutritional program that made me lose 18.4 lbs in just a matter of 6 to 8 weeks. It's an efficient and effective program that I am eager to share with anyone interested in health and wellness. I am also a Certified Instructor of the Arthritis Foundation teaching both Standard and Tai-Chi for Arthritis exercises. Furthermore,...
