KATHY BRADLEY: How To Become a Polite Nightmare When a Nursing Home Turns Into a House of Horrors

About this episode

Kathy Bradley shares her experiences and insights as an advocate for long-term care after facing challenges with her mother's dementia.

In this episode of Love Conquers Alz, hosts Susie Singer Carter and Don Priess welcome Kathy Bradley, a nationally respected advocate with over 3 decades of experience in long-term care and the founder of Our Mother’s Voice. After retiring from a career as a nursing home administrator, Kathy faced the system again as a daughter when her own mother rapidly declined into severe dementia. What she experienced changed everything. Despite knowing the system inside and out, Kathy struggled to get h...

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Hosts: Susie Singer Carter, Don Priess

Guest: KATHY BRADLEY

Topics covered

• nursing home care
• advocacy
• dementia
• long-term care

Keywords

• long-term care
• dementia advocacy
• nursing home experiences

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