“Dementia Reimagined”: A Lecture by Dr. Tia Powell

Westchester residents brave thunderstorms to attend The New Jewish Home’s 20th Annual Stein Lecture on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

By Clare Kelly, Neighbor
June 3, 2019, 2:42 PM ET
From Patch.com

On Thursday, May 30, almost 100 Westchester residents braved the rain, wind and severe thunderstorms to attend The New Jewish Home’s 20th Annual Stein Lecture on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease at the Sarah Neuman Campus in Mamaroneck. The New Jewish Home is a comprehensive, mission-driven healthcare system serving older New Yorkers since 1848.

Keynote speaker Dr. Tia Powell, Director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics, was on hand to discuss her new book, “Dementia Reimagined: Building a Life of Joy and Dignity from Beginning to End,” and to deliver a critically important message: “Dementia is not only about loss – it’s also about the preservation of dignity and hope.”

In his opening remarks, Dr. Jeffrey I. Farber, President & CEO of The New Jewish Home, said, “Dementia is the disease that Americans fear the most. There is no cure. Here at The New Jewish Home, we see how it impacts our residents and families. So, we focus on providing good care and comfort.”

During her presentation, Dr. Powell noted that The New Jewish Home and Sarah Neuman have in place the best practices in dementia and Alzheimer’s care.

The Stein Lecture on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease is an annual event for health care professionals and the general public that brings prominent experts in the field to The New Jewish Home’s Westchester campus to share their expertise in various aspects of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

The Lecture is sponsored by the Marion Stein Endowment Fund, which provides specialized training, services and programs for Sarah Neuman residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The Fund was established with a major gift from the late Mrs. Alfred Slaner as a tribute to the late Marion Stein, an esteemed Sarah Neuman board member.

Also on hand were Ellen Lazarus, longstanding donor and daughter of Marion Stein; Sandra Mundy, Administrator of The New Jewish Home, Sarah Neuman; and Michael Luskin, Board Chair of The New Jewish Home.

Alzheimer’s disease is a health care crisis of unimaginable proportions. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, today there are 400,000 New Yorkers with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

The New Jewish Home has a proud legacy of empowering older adults to live with purpose and enhanced well-being. We’ve been around since 1848 as one of the nation’s first nursing homes, and now serving older New Yorkers of all backgrounds through a portfolio of health care services, including post-acute care and rehabilitation, skilled nursing, adult day care, assisted living, and at-home care.

See how we continue to elevate health care for older adults through our Research Institute on Aging and our SkillSpring program (formerly known as Geriatrics Career Development program), which empower teens and young adults to begin careers in health care.