Dementia Darling

What would you add to this list? 🙃😩🤬

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We spend billions searching for the next longevity pill or wearable. But one of the most powerful predictors of healthy aging isn’t a product, it’s human connection.

As loneliness and caregiver burnout reach epidemic levels, we’re bringing our live podcast to SXSW to explore why social prescribing may be healthcare’s greatest missing piece. Drawing on NIH-backed research and years on aging’s front lines, we’ll dive into how shared experience and belonging fight isolation, extend health span, and improve outcomes, for aging adults and caregivers alike.

The next breakthrough in living longer isn’t a pill. It’s people.

We are excited to bring this live podcast to the stage but we need your help to get there!

Vote here: https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1785120178374001YzT1

A free SXSW account is needed (takes under 1 minute).

Votes = 30% of the final decision.

A comment on the proposal counts just as much as the vote itself!

Voting closes August 23rd. Please share with your team, network, and anyone who believes that connection is the future of healthcare. 🤍

Sometimes I get so wrapped up in the dementia world that I forget about everything else that individuals and those that care for them are up against…on TOP of all the challenges dementia can bring. 💔 being a human is so freaking tough.

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Did you know this or have you experienced this in dementia care? 🖤🤔

Brain changes makes that much harder 😩

Your person is most likely not in denial or doing this on purpose…it’s cognitive decline that they can’t control 💔