In this episode of Living With Alzheimer’s, Christoph interviews Jonathan Trieber, Chief Executive Officer of Skil-Care Corporation, a manufacturer of safety and comfort healthcare products for patients in both facility and home-care settings.

Jonathan shares his professional journey and how he is continuing the legacy of his father-in-law by leading Skil-Care in providing medical products that help patients stay engaged, comfortable and safe.

Christoph and Jonathan discuss common sources of patient overstimulation and how that can lead to agitation and negative outcomes for people living with dementia.

Jonathan shares environmental changes that can help reduce patient overstimulation.

And the two wrap up the conversation discussing how shifts in caregiver behavior can reduce patient agitation.

You can learn more about Jonathan and Skil-Care at skil-care.com.

In this episode of Living With Alzheimer’s, Christoph interviews Bill Reznak and Dr. John McGuire who host the Friends with Medical Benefits podcast.

They discuss how two high school buddies reunite to support each other through their medical journeys. Bill, a colon cancer survivor, and Dr John, recently diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s, describe how their reunion led to their podcast about the ups and downs of aging and illness.

Dr John describes the difference between “early-onset” Alzheimer’s and “early stage” Alzheimer’s. And he discusses the two intravenous treatments that have become recently available to help slow dementia progression: Leqembi and Kisunla.

They discuss their individual prognoses and how they’re supporting each other through their medical journeys. And they wrap up their conversation with Bill and John's most repeated theme: Get diagnosed early!

In this episode on the Living with Alzheimer's podcast, Christoph describes how Ginger’s dementia journey unfolded from her Alzheimer’s diagnoses until her final days. Along the way, he also shares how his role as caregiver evolved as Ginger’s needs changed over those seven years.

Christoph hopes that this overview of Ginger’s journey helps other families navigate their own journeys with loved ones who are living with dementia.

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