The Pines of Sarasota, a nonprofit elder care center, launched its Education Institute as a way to share what its own staff members have learned -- and are continually learning -- about the daily challenges of dealing with frailty and dementia. Also part of its mission is creating a revenue stream that helps underwrite services for those who cannot afford them. Teepa Snow Ever since director JoAnn Westbrook harnessed the genius of dementia caregiving specialist Teepa Snow to produce training videos, the institute's reach has increased exponentially -- to include people in 32 countries that are facing the same longevity phenomenon as the United States. As of this week, the institute has a...
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