Cutting Edge Memory Care: Creating a New Narrative We’ve been inundated with the grim numbers and the equally grim picture they paint for our aging loved ones and us. The current dementia narrative, a list of depressing statistics, reads something like this: Over six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. One in three seniors dies with the disease. Women and people of color are disproportionately affected. The personal toll it plays on caregivers is devastating. Our economy is being crippled by related healthcare costs. The number of diagnosed cases will likely climb to over 13 million by 2050. Is it any wonder older 28
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Americans fear getting Alzheimer’s Disease more than cancer, heart disease and stroke combined? As a memory care professional who has worked in the field for over 10 years, I’m tired of the dispiriting narrative. While I do not challenge the daunting statistics, there is another narrative at play and it rarely makes the headlines. It is a narrative of creativity, innovation, possibility, and hope. Amazing things are happening in the world of memory care. Here are four areas of focus you may not have heard much about:
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Molly Middleton Meyer
