EP 8 Caregiving, dementia and you :: Penny Patnaude

Bobbi & Mike discuss with Penny Patnaude - certified caregiving consultant - the coming tsunami of those who will need full-time care due to dementia, how to prepare for it, and the importance of treating your loved one with tenderness, patience and kindness as Dementia overwhelms them, and you.

Penny is an advocate for aging in place, elder care, and caregiver support with a Masters Degree in Psychology and is the founder of Caregiver Strategist, a NJ based consulting and training company with a focus on Alzheimers and dementia care training for family caregivers. She has decades of experience as a caregiver and in her childhood home she watched her family assist the neighborhood elders, many of whom suffered from "Old-timers disease".

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