Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 1/13/2021 Borrowing from a famous quote by Mark Twain, the running joke is that reports of the death of the year 2020 have been greatly exaggerated. Sadly, the joke is laced with more truth...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 10/30/2020 I recently greeted Dr. John La Puma as a guest on my podcast show, “Unlocking the Doors of Dementia with Lauren.” Dr. La Puma is a board-certified physician who is also a...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Duane Plank. Originally published in El Segundo Herald – pg 2 and 9 Speak with some of certified dementia practitioner and elder-care specialist Lauren Mahakian’s clients, and view some of the testimonials on her website, and a common theme emerges. Her...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, Senior Care
By Lauren Mahakian. Originally published in “The Alzheimer’s Whisperer” in PV News – 7-30-2020 People who care for loved ones with dementia, especially when those loved ones are relatives, are often also concerned about whether they will...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, Senior Care
By Lauren Mahakian. Originally published in “The Alzheimer’s Whisperer” in PV News It’s feels like a bazillion months since March 2020 when we first isolated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t so bad at first, other than facing a shortage of...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, Senior Care
By Lauren Mahakian. Originally published in “The Alzheimer’s Whisperer” in PV News – 8-6-2020 We’ve all had “that” experience with music. You’re going about your life working, playing, or whatever, and you suddenly become aware of a song...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, Senior Care
By Lauren Mahakian. Originally published in “The Alzheimer’s Whisperer” in PV News – 10-8-2020 At the beginning of 2020, I was excitedly working on a new venture to help those with memory impairments called, “Live, Love, Art.” It was to launch...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, Senior Care
By Lauren Mahakian. Originally published in “The Alzheimer’s Whisperer” in PV News The last two months have been a roller coaster ride, from hearing about some virus that originated overseas to being isolated in our homes and denied access to the...
Care Management, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, Senior Care
By Lauren Mahakian. Originally published in PV News “The Alzheimer’s Whisperer” – 6-25-2020 Wow, so much has happened since orders were first issued to slow the spread of COVID-19! First came fear of contracting the disease, and then immediate...
