PA Inside Out: Live: Dementia

PA Inside Out: Live: Dementia

Between now and 2050, the percentage of Americans age 85 and older is expected to quadruple, and the number of people who will suffer from some form of dementia will quadruple as well. What will you do when it's your turn to confront dementia? Guests are: Steve Zarit, Ph.D. Department Head and Professor of Health and Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State, who is a nationally recognized expert in family caregiving for the elderly, mental health problems in later life, our national old-age care systems, among other things. Angela Taylor, Caregiver Activist, who also has hands-on experience caring for a loved one with Lewy Body Dementia.

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