Kimberly D. Scott

Before entering the world of caregiving, Don was an attorney for 43 years. Everything changed when his wife Nancy, got diagnosed with MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment) way back in 2008. He became her primary caregiver for 2 years and a half. But the scary part happened, the disease progressed rapidly and Don had no choice but to send her to memory care on 2010. It was a difficult and painful decision for him, but he knew that it was the best thing to do. On July 4th, 2012, while the whole country celebrated Independence Day, Nancy was taken to heaven and was forever freed from the shackles of her unforgiving disease.   He shared his knowledge about dementia and how important it is to have a better understanding of how to handle people who are diagnosed with the irreversible disease. He highlighted that the best approach to take care of somebody with dementia is what he calls a “person-centered” approach, where you approach the person with dementia as a viable human being because even if they were a doctor