Laura Wayman-The Dementia Whisperer & Stephen Andriko on P I

Published: March 6, 2013, 1 a.m.

b'You\'ve watched TV shows and movies with actors with "Dementia" maybe you are dealing with it in your family right now. Do you really understand the "World of Dementia" someone may be living in?\\nScott Cluthe interviews national expert and author Laura Wayman on this increasing crisis for health care\\xa0& wellness world wide. laura\'s book is titled, A Loving Approach to Dementia Care from John Hopkins University Press. Then Stephen Andriko shares The Road Map to Senior Care later in the show.\\n Laura Wayman is an accomplished keynote speaker, author, trainer, and a dedicated Gerontologist. (A.A. degree in Gerontology, Social Services Designee Certification) She has presented keynote speeches, workshops, in-services, classes, trainings and seminars up and down the west coast on the significant subject of Dementia Care.\\n In 2010 Johns Hopkins University Press published her\\xa0book, A Loving Approach to Dementia Care; Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer\\u2019s Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss.\\n Author Stephen Andriko shares his expert knowledge of the senior living community by navigating\\xa0 families as to when and how to find appropriate long term senior living and care.\\n \\xa0Eleven years into his career with the Marine Corps\\xa0he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes which resulted in a medical separation from the Corps. After the military he became a highly successful sales and management executive in the Healthcare Industry. He is currently the Marketing Director for a memory care community in Sugar Land, Texas where he found his passion for senior care.'