You Matter | Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving

11/15/23 • 31 min

Caregiver Storyteller - About Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiving

Nancy Hendley is a Dementia Care Trainer at CaringKind. Having started her career as a senior adult day care provider, Nancy was asked to lead an Alzheimer’s and dementia care program. Nancy quickly fell in love with her dementia clients and that love has fueled her passion for dementia care and training Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers. Nancy shares some of her favorite stories from her life’s work.

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One Couple, Three Cities | Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving

Max Stappler met and married his wife, Vivian, in Israel in 1968. After more than 30 years of marriage, it was a friend who first noticed that Vivian’s behavior had changed. As Vivian began displaying some classic symptoms of Alzheimer’s, Max’s role as primary caregiver grew into a full-time job. One day, Vivian got lost in New York. It was then that Max decided to leave New York to care for Vivian in the safer locations of Florida and Colorado.

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