Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Fundamentals for Supporters

Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. And every 66 seconds, someone in the U.S. develops Alzheimer’s.

What You'll Learn

The science behind Alzheimer’s and dementia
The causes and prevention techniques as they relate to the disease
How supporters can best care for their loved one with dementia
How to find a proper provider and the treatment options currently available

Series Overview

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Defining Dementia 101: What You Should Know

Understand what Alzheimer’s and dementia are and how it affects the brain and behavior.

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What Actually Causes Alzheimer’s, & Can You Prevent It?

In this session, Dr. Dom simplifies the complex science behind the disease and discusses different types of dementia.

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Here’s What the Screening Process Looks Like for Alzheimer’s

In this session, Dr. Dom takes our host through a mini-cognitive assessment for dementia. This test is something you can complete yourself or with a loved one.

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How to Spot the Signs of Alzheimer’s

Dr. Dom provides a history of Alzheimer’s, discusses the causes of the disease, and how you can spot the signs.

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How to “Correctly” Interact With Someone With Alzheimer’s

Properly caring for a loved one with dementia can be tricky. In this session, Dr. Dom details what supporters need to know and what they should do when it comes to caring for that loved one.

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Here Are the Treatment Options for Someone with Alzheime’s

Learn the variety of treatment options and how to seek out the specialist that is right for your loved one with dementia.

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How to Find the Right Long-Term Care for Someone With Alzheimer’s

When seeking out long-term care for a loved with dementia, Dr. Dom has some specific do’s and don’ts for you to follow.

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How to Manage Your Caregiver Stress & Burnout

When caring for someone else, it’s critical you also care for yourself. Dr. Dom provides expert tips and tools to ensure your own wellness.

Empowering people, especially caregivers, for those with such a confusing diagnosis is going to really, really make a difference. And that makes me feel so good.

Dr. Domenick Sportelli

Double Board Certified Psychiatrist, D.O.

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About The Series

For someone living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, it is crucial that their supporters learn how to effectively navigate this confusing disorder.

This series will teach you how to spot the signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia, tools to prevent its onset in the first place, how to successfully interact with your loved one as the disease progresses, and how to correctly navigate long-term care.

This is your crash course in caring for those who cared for you.

Who is this series for?

This series is great for anyone who wants to better understand these complex diseases.

This series is primarily for supporters who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

My grandmother and her sister were both diagnosed with dementia in the same year. In an instant, all of our lives changed dramatically. Without watching this series, I wouldn’t have understood what to do or even why to do it. This series, and the way Dr. Dom explained everything, gave me and my family the education we so desperately needed.

Alexander T.

MedCircle Member

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