Dementia Resilience with Jill Lorentz

Jul 17 2024 100 ep. 47 mins 30
Dementia Resilience with Jill Lorentz Podcast artwork

Topics include Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lewy Body and living with other Dementia’s

  Education
RSS feed Share
Copy RSS


Subscribe on Podcast Addict


DRwJL – We all have many personalities – per day!

Jul 17 2024 40 mins  
July 24, 2024 As humans, we change our character personalities with the weather, music, television shows and so forth! We are complex people. Sometimes happy, melancholy or sad. Nice winds, the sun or even butterflies can change our perspective. This doesn't end with a dementia diagnosis.

DRwJL – Amelia Schafer Shares Groundbreaking Idea

Jul 17 2024 60 mins  
July 17, 2024 Today my guest is one of my best friends Amelia Schafer, who is the Area Director of Memory Care for Ascent Living Communities. She has an innovative project that has launched for people with various dementia's who are not ready for a memory care yet and she wants to "Bridge" the gap so that they may live a purposeful life for as long as possible without a locked com

DRwJL – Portraits of Dementia Exhibit is Insightful!

May 30 2024 57 mins  
May 30, 2024 I had the extreme pleasure of having Joe Wallace on my show recently. Joe is a journalist and photographer who spent a significant amount of time capturing the stories and essence of people living with Alzheimer disease. His exhibit is traveling around the country and is breathtaking and powerful to view. Listen as Joe describes the process of meeting the participants

DRwJL – What does it take to have a dignified death w Alz

Mar 07 2024 31 mins  
February 27, 2024 Many states have approved allowing people to transition their death in a way they want, if they have a terminal disease. However, this does not apply to people with dementia diseases. The reason is because the criteria includes someone being in their last six months of life, able to say they know what is happening and can give life ending medications themselves.

No one wants to be pitied!

Mar 07 2024 37 mins  
February 13,2024 No one wants to be pitied, they just want to be understood and loved. How to navigate through sadness and grief and do it in a positive way!

DRwJL – Answering questions about Issues that are not dementia disease related, like TIA’s

Jun 27 2023 56 mins  
June 27, 2023 There are many complicating issues such as brain injuries, TIA's, delirium, localized head injuries, brain injuries and more. I will explain all of this as best I can!

DRwJL – Medication Management

Jun 20 2023 27 mins  
June 20, 2023 Dispersing medication is one of the hardest tasks caregivers have to do. No one enjoys it! Let's add changes in medication and we don't know why our person is having symptoms we don't recognize! Yikes!!!! What to do and how to determine what is causing the problems!!!

DRwJL – Bedtime Struggles- Is Anyone Sleeping???

Jun 13 2023 29 mins  
June 13,2023 Hallucinations, arthritis, restless leg syndrome, wandering and more can keep us awake at night. Is there an end to this nightmare?

DRwJL – Paranoia Hostility – Oh No!

May 31 2023 42 mins  
May 30, 2023 When someone has paranoid delusions and they are aimed at you, life can seem overwhelming and never ending. What to do!

DRwJL – Living through hostility & surviving

May 29 2023 37 mins  
May 16 , 2023 When you are living with someone who is in advanced stages of a dementia disease and every day is a constant fight, how do you manage? It is stressful and emotionally taxing. Here is some help for you!