083 – Interview: Disrupting Dementia and Creating Dementia-Friendly Communities

In This Episode:

Dr. K talks with Kavan Peterson, editor and co-founder (with Dr. Bill Thomas) of ChangingAging.org. He is also the Chief Operation Officer for the Minka House Project. They discuss:

• How Kavan met Bill Thomas and why they founded ChangingAging.org
• How approaches to aging have improved over the past decade
• Why the ChangingAging Tour emphasizes listening sessions, and the top two concerns they hear about
• Why multi-generational interaction is so important
• Why ChangingAging decided to focus on disrupting dementia
• The Village of Hope project and the creation of dementia-friendly communities
• How technological innovations can help care for aging adults
• What’s next for ChangingAging, Minka and MAGIC in 2019
• How and why you should get involved in creating age-friendly communities

Related episodes: 

082- Interview: Bill Thomas on Housing & Communities as Engines of Independence in Aging

074 – Interview: How the Village Model Supports Aging in Place & Community

055 – Interview: Bill Thomas on Ageism & Innovations to Improve Aging

Related Resources:

• ChangingAging.org
  • The Green House Project
  • Changing Aging Tour
  • Disrupt Dementia
  • Minka MAGIC Homes and Communities
  • It Takes a Village to Disrupt Aging
  • Seattle’s All-inclusive Dementia-Friendly ‘Momentia’ Movement Grows
• VILLAGE OF HOPE: Plans unveiled for dementia-friendly housing facility
• What is a Pocket Neighborhood?
• Harvest Home Care
• Area Agencies on Aging
• Dementia Friends