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

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

Better Health While Aging

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

Jan 24 2019 |

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Show Notes

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

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