In today’s episode, Lisa welcomes two special guests, Dr. Ethelle Lord and Mr. Bill Pemberton. Dr. Lord is the founder of the International Caregivers Association (ICA) and creator of a revolutionary and transformational approach to dementia care called the Transactional Dementia Intelligence Model (TDI). The discussion revolves around the realization that this transformation lies in a simple truth: compassionate partnership in dementia care isn’t just a nice-to-have – it’s an essential to have, and today you will learn all about the features of the TDI model as well as the documented results of this life-changing system.

You don’t want to miss this inspiring episode!

About the Guests:

Dr. Ethelle Lord is the 1st Pioneer in dementia coaching and the creator of the first business model of dementia care. She is a master dementia coach, dementia innovator, and author of the book, ‘Alzheimer’s and Dementia Coaching.’ Every breakthrough begins with a story, and hers started with a 21-year journey as her beloved husband’s caregiver – a path that would ultimately transform her understanding of dementia care and lead to the founding of the International Caregivers Association (ICA) in 2009.

Mr. Bill Pemberton is the founder of Stratos Communications and serves as General Manager and EVP of growth for the International Caregivers Association founded by Dr. Ethelle Lord. As a seasoned PR and marketing strategist, Bill’s experience spans large Fortune 500 corporations like Halliburton and EDS. He brings high-voltage program concepting and writing skills across all types of traditional media, social/digital, content, web, marketing automation, ads, proposals, video, and more.

About the Host:

Author Lisa Skinner is a behavioral specialist with expertise in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. In her 30+year career working with family members and caregivers, Lisa has taught them how to successfully navigate the many challenges that accompany this heartbreaking disease. Lisa is both a Certified Dementia Practitioner and is also a certified dementia care trainer through the Alzheimer’s Association. She also holds a degree in Human Behavior.

Her latest book, “Truth, Lies & Alzheimer’s – Its Secret Faces” continues Lisa’s quest of working with dementia-related illnesses and teaching families and caregivers how to better understand the daunting challenges of brain disease. Her #1 Best-seller book “Not All Who Wander Need Be Lost,” was written at their urging. As someone who has had eight family members diagnosed with dementia, Lisa Skinner has found her calling in helping others through the struggle so they can have a better-quality relationship with their loved ones through education and through her workshops on counter-intuitive solutions and tools to help people effectively manage the symptoms of brain disease. Lisa Skinner has appeared on many national and regional media broadcasts. Lisa helps explain behaviors caused by dementia, encourages those who feel burdened, and gives practical advice for how to respond.

So many people today are heavily impacted by Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. The Alzheimer's Association and the World Health Organization have projected that the number of people who will develop Alzheimer's disease by the year 2050 worldwide will triple if a treatment or cure is not found. Society is not prepared to care for the projected increase of people who will develop this devastating disease. In her 30 years of working with family members and caregivers who suffer from dementia, Lisa has recognized how little people really understand the complexities of what living with this disease is really like. For Lisa, it starts with knowledge, education, and training.

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