Northampton Neighbors Speakers Series Presents

A COMPASSIONATE CARE APPROACH

FOR PEOPLE LIVING

WITH DEMENTIA
By Kathy Service

and Linda Desmond
Friday, December 4, 2020
3:00-4:00 PM via Zoom 

 

“Empathy heals. Just love us as we are. We’re still here in emotion and spirit, if only you can find us.”
Christine Bryden (2005)

Zoom Link
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In our circle of friends, most of us have had family members, friends, or neighbors who have had or have been living with some form of dementia. Presently, 14.4% of individuals over 65 in Northampton have dementia or Alzheimer’s (state 13.6%).

Kathy Service and Linda Desmond, both internationally recognized professionals in dementia care and aging issues, will share thoughts, theories and practices on how people living with dementia can live at home longer through person-centered compassionate care. Kathy will also discuss how we can improve our brain health and address the risk factors of dementia. Laura Hummel, Project Manager of the Pioneer Valley Memory Care Initiative (PVMCI) and Rebecca Star, Geriatrician at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, will join the discussion. They will update us on the development of Cooley Dickinson Pioneer Valley Memory Care Initiative, which, through the support of many community partners, is creating a model of caring and support for people living in the community with dementia and their carers. This exciting new direction of care will create an in-home atmosphere of well-being with an emphasis placed on emotions, feelings, and memory through creative interventions.


Kathy Service, RN, MS, FNP-BC, CDDN has been an RN since 1973 and since 1979, a nurse practitioner. Her MS is in gerontological nursing and she received a PhD studentship at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 2003. Her tenures included the Northampton Council of Aging and the board of Highland Valley Elder Services Board. Kathy has served on many national boards and has certificates in advanced clinical dementia support and as a Dementia Care Specialist Advanced Practice Provider. She is currently providing gerontological assessments with the Department of Social Services and is on the Board of Northampton Neighbors.


Linda Desmond has a Masters in Social Work accompanied by a Graduate Certification of Gerontology. She has held leadership positions in her hometown of Northampton including Director of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, City Councilor and the Director of the Northampton Senior Center. For ten years, she exercised her community development skills in Ireland, where she helped start National Programs that brought her additional international recognition. Linda is on the Board of Tree House and a previous Board member of NN.

 

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The presentation will be recorded and made available on Northamptonneighbors.org. 

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The primary purpose of the Speaker Series is to educate, inform, and entertain. The views, information, or opinions expressed are those of the presenter and not necessarily those of Northampton Neighbors.