May 23, 2011 – Kelly Dodds, Community Relations Coordinator with Encore Senior Village at Tucson was featured as a Guest Speaker on 1030AM KVOI – The Care Connections Show with Russell Burns. The show highlighted aspects of senior care for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias.

Kelly’s extensive experience in the healthcare field with Encore Senior Village, specialized memory care, since 2006 has allowed her to be able to share tips and resources available in the community to those managing Alzheimer’s and other dementias whether personally or professionally. As an attendee of numerous seminars and conferences related to dementia as well as the nationally recognized Rediscovery training provided to her by Encore Senior Living, Kelly is able to share this information with the Tucson community to assist them in tips and technique to improve quality of life for both the caregiver and the person with dementia.

Some of the topics discussed during the interview included:

-          How do you know when it is the right time to make a move to specialized memory  re?

-          How do you help an individual with dementia transition to a setting outside of the home?

-          Activities for people with dementia

-          Dispelling the myths associated with memory care and assisted living

For more information or to contact Kelly Dodds, please call (520) 320-7505 or email at marketing.tucson@encoresl.com