Dementia: Caring & Coping during the Pandemic: First Series

The purpose of the first Dementia: Caring & Coping during the Pandemic series was to highlight how current programs and services for people living with dementia and their care partners have changed due to COVID-19. Organizations had to come up with creative ways to provide services despite the challenges they faced. These solutions will have a lasting effect on how providers interact with care partners who cannot leave their home or need support at times when there are no classes or activities scheduled.

Lori La Bey interviewed eight organizations serving persons living with dementia and their care partners. This series of episodes was originally broadcast every Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. on Alzheimer’s Speaks from January 6 to February 24, 2021.

All episodes are now available for on-demand viewing on the Series One YouTube Playlist.

Dementia: Caring & Coping during the Pandemic: Second Series

The Roseville Alzheimer’s & Dementia Community Action Team and Alzheimer’s Speaks continued their partnership with a second series of presentations.

This series of seven episodes focuses on a variety of topics to help care partners and persons living with dementia - now and when the pandemic is over. Presentations and interviews are available on the Series Two YouTube Playlist. See individual links below.

Broadcast Schedule (Second Series)

Episode 1:Dementia Research during the Pandemic - COVID and Cognition
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. – Alzheimer’s Speaks
William H. Frey II PhD
Senior Research Director
Center for Memory & Aging, HealthPartners Neuroscience Center

Episode 2:What's your Plan? Legal Considerations when Facing a Dementia Diagnosis
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. – Alzheimer’s Speaks
Leah Gilbert, J.D.
Private practice attorney focusing on estate planning and elder law - Gilbert Legal, PLLC

Episode 3: Dementia and Medical Care Decisions - Prepare your Family for What’s Ahead
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - Alzheimer's Speaks
Deborah Day Laxson
Author of “The Gray Zone: When Life Support No Longer Supports Life” and “The Fog Zone: Navigating the Space After Your Diagnosis” and founder of the Health Care Agent Literacy Project.

Episode 4: The End of Life Journey
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - Alzheimer's Speaks
Jeanne Bain
End of life navigator, dementia trainer and consultant. Jeanne is co-host of a podcast called “Death Unfiltered.”

Episode 5: Your Path to Peace of Mind While Caregiving
August 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - Alzheimer’s Speaks
Pat Samples
Author of “Daily Comforts for Caregivers” and “Self-Care for Caregivers, A Twelve Step Approach” and other books, and a champion for creative aging.

Episode 6: Humor as a Tool for Caring & Coping
September 22, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - Alzheimer’s Speaks
Shannan Calcutt
Comedian, actor, and workshop leader, clown, comic act designer and acting coach with Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

Episode 7:  Ambiguous Loss in the Time of the Pandemic
October 27, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. - Alzheimer's Speaks
Pauline Boss, Ph.D.
Author of "Loving Someone with Dementia" and "Ambiguous Loss" and to be published in November: "The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic."

Dementia: Caring & Coping during the Pandemic is sponsored by Alzheimer’s Speaks and the Roseville Alzheimer’s & Dementia Community Action Team (RSVL A/D), the City of Roseville, and the Ramsey County Library system. We give special thanks to the Friends of the Ramsey County Libraries for its support.