In this episode, we discussed dementia and brain health as important aspects of aging and health. We heard from DementiaDarling Carrie Aalberts, an advocate in the dementia landscape, which addresses the needs of 1 in 3 older adults (somewhere between seven and 11 million).

Gabriela Pelin of VoiceLove shared about their “voice communications enabler” for dementia patients in ICU, now in pilot programs at both Vanderbilt and Texas A&M Longevity Center.

We also heard from Margo Merrick of LOOP Village, an online content engagement platform handling 120 events per month.

Margot was excited to be collaborating with Carrie Aalberts aka DementiaDarling, Adria Thompson of Be Light Care and Embodied Labs for an event that took place on (and thus drew new members to) Loop Village. It also fulfilled a California state Cal Grows requirement to deliver a Through Their Eyes Compassionate Care dementia webinar for Embodied Labs on August 20th 2024. ALL of these participants are part of the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP. Over 1,000 people attended.

The one hour 8-20-24 webinar on the Embodied Labs website
Larchmont Buzz 8-13-24 Report on the webinar
DementiaDarling Instgram post for the 8-20-24 event
Embodied Labs LinkedIn Derek Koch post of 8-20-24 for CalGrows event webinar link

Recorded on June 20, 2024, this episode is part of the Caregiver Friendly Products Series. Speakers are listed in their order of appearance.

Carrie Aalberts, Founder, DementiaDarling
AgeTech Collaborative from AARP 11-21-24 article about DementiaDarling, WillGather and Be Light Care Consulting / Adria Thompson by Will Ogilbee

Margot Merrick, CEO and Co-Founder, The LOOP Village
Loop Village is a member of the AgeTechCollaborative from AARP

Gabriela Pelin, CEO, VoiceLove

Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.

Resources:
Alzheimer’s / Dementia Facts and Figures from Alz.org

BoomerTechTalk.com episode page

LinkedIn Show Post

Co-hosts: Linda Sherman and Debbie Howard

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