Better Dementia Caregiving: From Overwhelmed to Empowered

About this episode

Attorney Bob Mannor discusses dementia caregiving with expert Amy Shaw, focusing on advocacy and navigating Alzheimer's disease.

In this episode of Advice From Your Advocates, Attorney Bob Mannor sits down with Amy Shaw, PA-C, author, and founder of Better Dementia, for an important conversation about navigating Alzheimer’s disease, dementia caregiving, and family advocacy. As a Physician Assistant and dementia educator, Amy brings both clinical expertise and real-world caregiving insight to the discussion. Together, they explore why dementia is so often missed or misdiagnosed, how families can better advocate for love...

People in this episode

Host: Bob Mannor

Guest: Amy Shaw

Topics covered

• dementia caregiving
• Alzheimer's disease
• family advocacy
• healthcare navigation
• clinical expertise

Keywords

• dementia
• caregiving
• Alzheimer's
• family advocacy
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Better Dementia

Books & works: Alzheimer’s disease, dementia

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