The series will be webcast on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) throughout the months of January and February and available for live and on-demand viewing at www.alzheimersspeaks.com.

Each show will highlight how current programs and services for people living with dementia and their care partners have changed due to COVID-19 and the creative solutions organizations have developed to provide services despite the challenges they face. These solutions will have a lasting effect on how providers communicate and interact with care partners who cannot leave home or need support and assistance.  

Alzheimer’s Speaks founder Lori La Bey will interview eight different organizations serving persons living with dementia and their care partners during the series. Additional information and links to broadcasts will be available on the Roseville Alzheimer’s and Dementia Community Action Team’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RsvlMNDementiaInfo.

The series kicks off on Wednesday, January 6 with an interview with RSVL A/D’s Sara Barsel and Paula Rice Biever, who will discuss upcoming topics and other projects with which the action team is involved.  

Dementia: Caring & Coping during the Pandemic Broadcast Schedule

Wednesday, January 6, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
Introduction Dementia: Caring & Coping during the Pandemic
Roseville Alzheimer’s & Dementia Community Action Team (RSVL A/D)
Sara Barsel, Co-founder of RSVL A/D
Paula Rice Biever, Member, RSVL A/D

Wednesday, January 13, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
Lyngblomsten/2nd Half with Lyngblomsten
Carolyn Klaver, RN, Community Dementia Care Specialist/Gathering Site Coordinator - 2nd Half with Lyngblomsten
Andrea Lewandoski, Director of Lifelong Learning and the Arts - Lyngblomsten

Wednesday, January 20, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
St Anthony Park Area Seniors and Embracing Journeys
Katharine Tondra, Program Director, St. Anthony Park Area Seniors (At Home Network)
Krisie Barron, Embracing Journeys, Care Partner Specialist

Wednesday, January 27, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
FamilyMeans
Jenny West - Caregiving and Aging Community Educator

Wednesday, February 3, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
Ted Bowman
Caregiver Stress, Ambiguity & Resiliency During a Pandemic 

Wednesday, February 10, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
Brookdale Senior Living
Tresa Vaudreuil, Divisional Dementia Care Manager, Brookdale Senior Living
Denise Olson, Executive Director of Brookdale North Oaks

Wednesday, February 17, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Cassandra Harvey, MBA - Program Manager, Healthy Aging & Caregiving Supports

Wednesday, February 24, 1:00 p.m. and on-demand
Jewish Family Service of St. Paul
Bonnie Jaffe, RN - Case Management