VIRTUAL EVENT
This session will discuss the differences between healthy aging and cognitive impairment. Care manager Pamela Mills will discuss the normal changes to expect in cognition as one ages compared to the symptoms of mild cognitive impairment and a more severe diagnosis of cognitive decline (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease). Other topics will include what may increase the risk for cognitive impairment and how cognitive impairment is diagnosed, the best practices for assisting a person who is living with cognitive decline, and guidance for determining the right time to increase services for a person experiencing cognitive changes.
PAMELA MILLS
Pamela Mills, Associate Director of Care Management for Corewood Care holds master’s degrees in Counselor Education and Management of Aging Services. As a certified care manager and Alzheimer’s disease and dementia care trainer, with over 30 years in the field of aging services, Pamela guides people who are living with cognitive change, through the journeys of caregiving and receiving, where each person can feel independence, comfort, joy and achievement.