| Name |
Contact
Info |
Qualifications |
HPP
Publications |
Virginia
Bell, M.S.W.
Lexington, KY |
Tel:
859-266-2359
Fax: same as phone
VBellKY@aol.com
|
Bell
acquired her master’s degree in social work at the University
of Kentucky at age 60 (1982) and went on to found an award-winning
adult day center for people with Alzheimer’s disease (Helping
Hand Adult Day Center, Lexington, KY) and to write 4 best-selling
books on her Best Friends™ approach to Alzheimer’s
care. She has earned numerous awards for leadership in her community
and in the Alzheimer’s field, including 2 from the American
Society on Aging. She is recognized internationally for her
pioneering work with people with AD and their families. |
Co-author
of
1. The Best Friends Approach
to Alzheimer’s Care (1996)
2. The Best Friends Staff:
Building a Culture of Care in Alzheimer’s Programs
(2001)
3. A Dignified Life: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s
Care (2002)
4. The Best Friends Book
of Alzheimer’s Activities (2004)
|
David
Troxel, M.P.H.
Sacramento, CA |
Tel:
916-928-8049
Cell: 916-600-8075
Fax: 916-848-3300
SBDAVIDT@aol.com
|
Currently
a private consultant on Alzheimer’s care. Former Executive
Director of the California Central Coast chapter of the Alzheimer’s
Association. Knows the Reagan family (Nancy, etc.) and hosts
their annual fund-raising dinner for Alzheimer’s research. |
Co-author
of
1. The Best Friends Approach
to Alzheimer’s Care (1996)
2. The Best Friends Staff:
Building a Culture of Care in Alzheimer’s Programs
(2001)
3. The Best Friends Book
of Alzheimer’s Activities (2004)
|
Carol
Bowlby Sifton, B.Sc.OT, O.D.H.
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
Tel:
902-547-2420
Fax: 902-547 2321
csifton@ns.sympatico.ca
|
Editor
of professional journal Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly;
private consultant on Alzheimer’s caregiving and occupational
therapy; known throughout the U.S. and internationally as an
expert on progressive care practices in the field of aging. |
Author
of Navigating the Alzheimer’s
Journey: A Compass for Caregiving (2004) |
Margaret
P. Calkins, Ph.D., M.Arch.
Kirtland, OH |
Tel:
440-256-1880
Fax: 440-256-1881
Ideasmpc@aol.com
|
Calkins
is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of environments
for older adults, especially those with Alzheimer's and other
dementias. She is founder and director of I.D.E.A.S., Inc. (Innovative
Designs in Environments for an Aging Society), a corporation
providing research, education, and consultation on the therapeutic
potential of the environmental care settings. She is a popular
speaker and contributor to numerous professional journals in
the aging field. |
Author
of Creating Successful
Dementia Care Settings (2002) |
Naomi
Feil, M.S.W., ACSW
Cleveland, OH |
Tel:
216-561-0357
Alt: 216-881-0040
Fax: 216-751-6434
naomifeil@aol.com
|
Pioneer
in the field of dementia care since the early 1960s; creator
of the concept and the term "Validation," which is
recognized throughout the world as a state-of-the-art therapy
for older people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and related
dementias; trains and delivers presentations internationally;
earned MSW from Columbia University. |
Author
of The Validation Breakthrough,
Second Edition (2002) and The
Validatin Training Program (1999) |
Dorothy
Seman, R.N., M.S., N.H.A.
Chicago, IL |
Tel:
312-569-7891
Fax: 312-569-8077
Dorothy.Seman@med.va.gov |
Has
worked in health care for more than 35 years as an administrator,
educator, consultant, and clinician in diverse settings including
hospitals, residential care programs, in-home hospice, and adult
day services for older adults. A strong advocate for person-centered
care, Seman has been Clinical Coordinator for the Alzheimer’s
Family Care Center, an award-winning dementia-specific adult
day center in Chicago since 1989. Delivers presentations internationally. |
Co-author
of Rethinking Alzheimer’s
Care (1999) |
| Lisa
Snyder, MSW, LCSW |
Tel:
858.622.5800
Fax: 858.622.1012
lsnyder@ucsd.edu |
Lisa
Snyder is a clinical social worker and Director of the Quality
of Life Programs for the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer's Disease Research
Center at the University of California, San Diego where she
has counseled people with Alzheimer's and their families since
1987. She was one of the pioneers in developing support groups
for people with mild dementia in the early 1990s and, in the
years since, has focused on gaining a better understanding of
the subjective experience of Alzheimer's and the concerns specific
to families facing the earlier stages of the disease. Since
1995, she has been the publisher and editor for the international
quarterly publication Perspectives - A Newsletter for Individuals
with Alzheimer's or a Related Disorders which remains one of
the few ongoing publications written specifically by and for
people with dementia. |
Author
of Speaking Our Minds:
What It's Like to Have Alzheimer's, Revised Edition (2009) |
| G.
Allen Power, MD, FACP |
Tel:
585.760.2639
Fax: 585.461.5297 apower@stjohnshome.com |
G.
Allen Power, M.D., is a board-certified internist and geriatrician
and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester,
New York. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians-American
Society of Internal Medicine. Dr. Power has practiced medicine
for 25 years, the last 18 of which have been in long-term care
and rehabilitation.
As
a Certified Eden Alternative Educator, Dr. Power serves as
an Eden Mentor at St. John's Home in Rochester, New York,
where he has worked since 2000. He also serves on the board
of directors of the Eden Alternative, Inc. His regular contributions
to the blog of Dr. William Thomas, founder of the Eden Alternative,
can be found at www.changingaging.org.
Dr.
Power has lectured on geriatric and culture change topics
both nationally and internationally. He has been interviewed
for print and broadcast media including BBC Television, The
Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and WHYY radio among
many others. Dr. Power is also quoted in the book Old Age
in a New Age: The Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes
by Beth Baker (2007, Vanderbilt University Press).
|
Author
of Dementia Beyond
Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care (2010) |
