Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care

Monday, November 28, 2016

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care

Dr. Éthelle Lord on “Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care” December 13

Dr. Éthelle Lord will speak at the Camden Public Library on Tuesday, December 13, at 7:00 pm on “Alzheimer’s and Dementia care.” Lord points out the immediate need for a system approach in dementia care today -- one that includes the family care provider, an Alzheimer’s coach at the hub of the healthcare wheel, and the need for a standard in dementia care training. Ethelle Lord gives us hope that better dementia care leads to a better quality of life for those living with dementia. Éthelle Lord is French-Canadian by birth and nationalized a US citizen in 1988. She continues her fifteen-year tradition of teaching and advocacy to find a balance between research and care in Alzheimer’s. The book covers the width and breath of Alzheimer’s coaching, offering information that is useful for families, students, and professionals alike. There is urgency for the medical community to seriously get onboard and support the burden imposed by this devastating condition now left squarely on the shoulders of families. At the same time, industries need to support their workforce with caregiving issues that are disrupting the workflow and threatening their livelihood. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

Dr. Éthelle G. Lord, who lives in Mapleton, Maine, is President and Founder of the International Caregivers Association (ICA). She earned a Master’s of Education in Counseling from the University of Maine at Orono in 1992 and her Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix in 2010. Dr. Lord served as president of the Maine Gerontological Society in the State of Maine for two terms in the 90’s and has worked as a professor of Organizational Behavior at several universities. Éthelle is married to Major Larry S. Potter, USAF retired who was diagnosed with Vascular Dementia in Jan. 2003. She will tell you that she has 17 years of experience as a “pack leader” for her husband. She realized early on in this role that there is an urgent need for a change in the way dementia care is delivered to care receivers. She also realized how caregivers lack support and guidance through this process. It was because of this that she had a vision of changing the course of dementia care by initiating and supporting change in all regions of the world through training and education.