Podcast: Angela Gentile, MSW, RSW Untangles Dementia Caregiver Solutions

Feb 15, 2023 2:01 am

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Angela G. Gentile, MSW, RSW is the author of two books in the AlzAuthors collection. She came to us in 2016 with Caring for a Husband with Dementia: The Ultimate Survival Guide, inspired by her experience counseling eight amazing caregiving women. Her second book, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, & Memory Loss: A Helpful Guide for Caregivers, was recently published and was featured on our blog on February 10th. Her books have been referred to as "a first aid kit," for caregivers. A social worker specializing in geriatrics with more than 25 years' experience, Angela currently works as a consultant to assist families on a dementia journey using a variety of modalities.

In this episode we discuss the value of working with a social worker one-on-one to navigate the myriad of issues related to dementia care, how language affects discussions around dementia, the upside to using humor in caregiving, and the realities of canine cognitive dysfunction, aka "doggie dementia."

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In her podcast and post, Angela also talks about her client Brent Hoag, who helped her write the chapter in book two that pertains to men caring for their wives, and reads his poem "Sail On," which he wrote for his wife, Sally. It was set to music and made into a video which you can watch on YouTube.

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A Special Screening of Susie Singer Carter’s Film “My Mom and The Girl”

In honor of #NationalCaregiverDay and in support of Susie Singer Carter’s documentary-in-progress "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD PEOPLE", AMWA Doctors (the American Medical Women's Association) invites you to a SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT with a virtual screening followed by a Q&A of Susie Singer Carter’s AWARD-WINNING OSCAR QUALIFIED SHORT FILM, My Mom and The Girl, starring Valerie Harper in her final beautiful performance. Learn more about Susie and this film here.

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This week's podcast guest, Angela Gentile, MSW, RSW, is a professional caregiving consultant. If you are a caregiver, have you used the services of a caregiving consultant? If so, how did that affect your journey? If not, what prevented you from doing so? Please reply via this email to be entered in this month's Reader Raffle.

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