Community-at-Large Turns Out for Dementia Presentation by Dr. Danny Mendoza
Village at Proprietors Green recently welcomed Dr. Danny Mendoza, chief of psychiatry at Beth Israel-Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth. Dr. Mendoza, a geriatric psychiatrist, talked about the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and many forms of dementia such as vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia. His easy-to-understand presentation provided a wealth of information for individuals whose loved ones, colleagues, or friends may be dealing with a dementia diagnosis.
In the question-and-answer period, Dr. Mendoza was asked about contributing factors that might bring on dementia and whether certain medications could result in dementia-like symptoms. Throughout the informal presentation, he stressed that earlier diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other dementias can lead to better treatment over time.
Village at Proprietors Green is a Welch Senior Living community offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care. If you have questions or concerns about a loved one who is experiencing memory issues and may need to live in a secure, supportive environment, with specialized care and many opportunities for therapeutic activities and social interaction, contact us at 781-319-5067.
Dr. Danny Mendoza, a noted geriatric psychiatrist, pauses for a photograph with Village at Proprietors Green Executive Director Colleen Ferguson (on left) and Director of Community Relations for Welch Senior Living Lynda Chuckran.Gwen DeVasto, LCSW, CMC-clinical support team leader/care manager, Overlook-CARE, Elizabeth Stewart, LICSW, social worker at Village at Proprietors Green, and Eve Masiello, LICSW, director of the Senior Behavioral Health Center-Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth gather for a photograph.Rick Frye, whose mother, Margery Frye lives in independent living at Village at Proprietors Green, came to the presentation with his wife, Jennifer Frye.Colleen Ferguson, executive director, Village at Proprietors Green and Anne-Marie Powers, community outreach coordinator, NVNA and Hospice and co-chair of the Alzheimer’s Partnership of the South Shore, had a chance to catch up before Dr. Mendoza’s presentation.Many professionals turned out for Dr. Mendoza’s presentation titled, “Is it Dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease?” including Lynda Chuckran, director of community relations, Welch Senior Living, Rita Evans, RN-CCM, elder care and benefits coordinator at United Senior Advisors Inc., who was talking with colleague Eve Masiello, LICSW, director of the Senior Behavioral Health Center-Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth.Pembroke Council on Aging Director Anna Seery, (left) chats with Certified Geriatric Care Manager Carolyn Walsh, CMC, CDP, who owns Senior Steps (middle), and colleague Eve Masiello, LICSW, director of the Senior Behavioral Health Center-Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth.
