How to Start Caring for Parents with Dementia, with Nancy Berley, MD

Dementia is not something families typically want to talk about, because it’s awful and frightening and there is no way to stop it. Dementia rates are increasing so those of us with elderly parents should start talking about it, and Tembo.Health is here to help. 

Tembo.Health is a service that helps families find the support they need to take care of those suffering from dementia. In this week’s OpenWater Talk Show, we sit down with Nancy Berley, MD, Associate Medical Director for Tembo.Health to discuss:

• How to identify early signs of dementia
• Resources to help you start the difficult discussion with a family member
• The things like legal paperwork and finances families should take care of now (for more on that, see our video )

We also delve into the variety of services Tembo.Health offers to help ensure that loved ones afflicted with dementia get the care they need. 

[NOTE: Typically, OpenWater Talk Show episodes are for OpenWater members only, but because this is such an important topic, we have made this freely available.]

About the speaker:

Nancy K. Berley, MD is the Associate Medical Director at Tembo Health, where she provides clinical and product development expertise for a telemedicine platform focused on improving health outcomes for seniors, with a special emph