My paddling and flapping is still interrupting my ability to write personal blogs at the moment, so I will continue to add resources or other material of interest. The Alzheimer’s Reading Room led me to this resource, and the four videos. Thank you once again Bob De Marco.

Have a look at the videos, especially the two about communicating with people with dementia. Thank you Carole for making them publicly available. Visit the Third Age Services Web Site to view all four.

Carole B. Larkin is the Geriatric Care Manager for ThirdAge Services, specializing in all forms dementia care. She has a Master of Applied Gerontology degree with a specialty in Aging Services from the University of North Texas.

Carole trains home care companies, assisted living communities, memory care communities and nursing homes in dementia care techniques to enable a higher quality of life for persons with dementia and their families.  She has training in mediation skills and works with eldercare attorneys resolving difficult family issues regarding dementia.

Carole functions as the hub of the wheel of resources available to help families, and makes specific recommendations of the highest quality resources available at every price point, saving time and money for the families who secure her services.

She is a member of Sigma Chi Omega, the national Gerontology Academic Honor and Professional Society, a member of the National Association of Gerontological Care Managers, and member of the American Society on Aging, and the Gerontological Society of America.  She has been a Care Manager for more than five years and has served older adults and their families for over two decades.