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Is There a Memory Care Crisis?
Manage episode 502499765 series 1225582
Is There a Memory Care Crisis?
Lori La Bey talks with Today, I will be talking with Gail Weatherill, aka The Dementia Nurse, who is a Registered Nurse, dementia care activist, and author. Her book, The Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One, has sold thirty thousand copies and earned over a thousand five-star reviews on Amazon.
Learn:
- What is dementia care activism, and how did Gail Weatherill get involved in it?
- About the documentary NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE – A NURSING HOME EXPOSE. Gail appeared in it.
- What Gail feels the forces are driving the current issues in memory care.
- How can a caregiver advocate for a loved one who lives in a memory care facility?
- What can all of us do to improve memory care for the future?
Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog
https://alzheimersspeaks.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-dementia-is-there-a-memory-care-crisis/
Watch the Video Interview Below
https://youtu.be/tSE7w1bLN-o?si=RqcmhhmG8QxZaGSW
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-there-a-memory-care-crisis/id986940432?i=1000723543611
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xr8u8q9t1GColQNDZWvJz
Other Podcasts
Dementia Map
https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/8/26/is-there-a-memory-care-crisis
Contact Information
Website https://thedementianurse.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheDementiaNurse
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gail-weatherill-rn-bsn-50147547
Phone 434-218-2663
Link to Documentary – No Country For Old People
https://www.nocountryforoldpeople.com
The Interview With The Documentary's Creator, Susie Singer Carter, https://youtu.be/dE4C81gCRGI?si=pOSQomlbJ2fzwrIC
The Nonprofit - ROAR: Respect, Oversight, Accountability, &
Reform https://www.nocountryforoldpeople.com/r-o-a-r-movement
Register To Watch No Country For Old People
https://alzauthors.forms-db.com/view.php?id=42298
Get A Copy of Gail’s Book on Amazon
Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.
Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.
Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
1167 episodes
Manage episode 502499765 series 1225582
Is There a Memory Care Crisis?
Lori La Bey talks with Today, I will be talking with Gail Weatherill, aka The Dementia Nurse, who is a Registered Nurse, dementia care activist, and author. Her book, The Caregiver’s Guide to Dementia: Practical Advice for Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One, has sold thirty thousand copies and earned over a thousand five-star reviews on Amazon.
Learn:
- What is dementia care activism, and how did Gail Weatherill get involved in it?
- About the documentary NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE – A NURSING HOME EXPOSE. Gail appeared in it.
- What Gail feels the forces are driving the current issues in memory care.
- How can a caregiver advocate for a loved one who lives in a memory care facility?
- What can all of us do to improve memory care for the future?
Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog
https://alzheimersspeaks.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-dementia-is-there-a-memory-care-crisis/
Watch the Video Interview Below
https://youtu.be/tSE7w1bLN-o?si=RqcmhhmG8QxZaGSW
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-there-a-memory-care-crisis/id986940432?i=1000723543611
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xr8u8q9t1GColQNDZWvJz
Other Podcasts
Dementia Map
https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2025/8/26/is-there-a-memory-care-crisis
Contact Information
Website https://thedementianurse.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheDementiaNurse
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/gail-weatherill-rn-bsn-50147547
Phone 434-218-2663
Link to Documentary – No Country For Old People
https://www.nocountryforoldpeople.com
The Interview With The Documentary's Creator, Susie Singer Carter, https://youtu.be/dE4C81gCRGI?si=pOSQomlbJ2fzwrIC
The Nonprofit - ROAR: Respect, Oversight, Accountability, &
Reform https://www.nocountryforoldpeople.com/r-o-a-r-movement
Register To Watch No Country For Old People
https://alzauthors.forms-db.com/view.php?id=42298
Get A Copy of Gail’s Book on Amazon
Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/
Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.
Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.
Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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