You are listening to the ChristianaCare Swank Podcast Series. Our expert guests discuss several topics on memory disorders, prevention and caregiving. Call 302-320-2620 to for more information.
Linsey O’Donnell DO discusses meeting the palliative care needs of dementia patients in the community. She also discusses how palliative care and hospice care are initiated in elderly patients with dementia.
James Ellison, MD MPH, who represents the Swank Center for Memory Care and Geriatrics, Delaware’s only outpatient program dedicated to the assessment and assistance of older adults and their caregivers coping with dementia or other neurocognitive disorders, discusses Alzheimer’s and Dementia. He shares the differences that helps us to understand our aging brains and treatment options for older Adults with Neurocognitive Disorders.
James Ellison, MD, MPH discusses whether or not you can prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimers or Dementia and he offers some great advice and lifestyle tips that can help to ward off symptoms and memory issues associated with dementia.