NADRC
Webinar: Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness Among People with
Living with Dementia
Studies indicate that 28 percent to 34 percent of people with
dementia are socially isolated and live alone. With no one else living in
the home to observe changes in the individual’s cognitive and functional
abilities, the progressive decline associated with dementia may go
unnoticed until an emergency occurs.
In addition, some studies have found that people with dementia
who live alone may not manage their daily activities as well or at all when
they feel lonely. This webinar will focus on strategies programs can use to
address social isolation and loneliness among people with dementia who live
alone.
Presenters for this webinar include representatives from two
programs that focus on identifying and providing services to people with
dementia who live alone, including the Model for Alzheimer’s/Dementia
Services (MAS) in Fort Worth, Texas, and the University of California San
Francisco (UCSF) Care Ecosystem in San Francisco, California. They
are:
Don Smith: Served as director of the
Area Agency on Aging in Fort Worth Texas for 14 years and for health and
human service organizations throughout Texas for 34 years. Dementia and
caregiving has been a focus and priority throughout his career.
Sarah Dulaney: Is a geriatric
clinical nurse specialist at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. As nurse
coordinator for the Care Ecosystem, she provides clinical consultation
and supervision for care team navigators, as well as training
and program implementation support.
Please note: Complimentary CEUs are available through
these webinars. The webinar will be recorded and available for viewing at
nadrc.acl.gov. Closed captioning is available for all National Alzheimer’s
and Dementia Resource Center webinars.
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