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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:

  1. What is dementia care activism, and how did Gail Weatherill get involved in it?
  2. About the documentary NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE – A NURSING HOME EXPOSE. Gail appeared in it.
  3. What Gail feels the forces are driving the current issues in memory care.
  4. How can a caregiver advocate for a loved one who lives in a memory care facility?
  5. 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

https://pod.link/986940432

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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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:

  1. What is dementia care activism, and how did Gail Weatherill get involved in it?
  2. About the documentary NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE – A NURSING HOME EXPOSE. Gail appeared in it.
  3. What Gail feels the forces are driving the current issues in memory care.
  4. How can a caregiver advocate for a loved one who lives in a memory care facility?
  5. 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

https://pod.link/986940432

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.

  continue reading

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