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You can make a difference. Most people who receive a dementia diagnosis and their care partners head down a swift and steep slope to despair. Dr. John Zeisel will show you this does not have to be the case. Learning to change the focus and view the situation differently creates a frame of mind that leads to a better life. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Come learn how to change your focus, see things differently, and make the shift from despair to HOPE.

John Zeisel, Ph.D.

Dr. Zeisel is the author of the bestselling book I’m Still Here, A Breakthrough Approach to Understanding Someone Living with Alzheimer’s. Hearthstone employs the I’m Still Here® approach in managing Assisted Living Residences for people with dementia in Massachusetts and as the basis of the Hearthstone Institute’s national training programs with certified I’m Still Here Centers of Excellence from coast to coast nationally. Hearthstone’s Research Division together with the I’m Still Here Foundation develops innovative non-pharmacological programs for this population including Hearthside Stories, Home4Care, Meet Me at the Museum, Meet Me at the Movies, Learning for Life, and It Takes a Village.

Dr. Zeisel’s books include: I’m Still Here: A New Philosophy of Alzheimer’s Care and Inquiry by Design: Environment/Behavior/Neuroscience in Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, and Planning.

Presented by the Alzheimer’s Association and University of Washington Memory & Brain Wellness Center.