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Podcast: Navigating the World with Your Aging Loved One
Episode: Connective Moments: Dementia Care & Beyond with Mandy Shoemaker, Co-Founder of Connectivities
Description: How do we engage with our older adults in ways that bring genuine connection, joy, and therapeutic benefits? Co-founders of Mandy Shoemaker and Michala Gibson have been on a mission to answer that question. Through the establishment of group homes for people living with dementia, to the publication of their book "Now is Found" in 2021, they have consistently sought to foster community, connection, and control for those in the dementia community. Their latest endeavor, Connectivities, is a monthly subscription service dedicated to mindful engagement. Curated by memory care experts with vast experience, each package aims to guide caregivers and...