Spotlight on Care: Alzheimer's Caregiving

Wandering with Erin Light, MA

November 10, 2022 UCI MIND Season 1 Episode 28
Spotlight on Care: Alzheimer's Caregiving
Wandering with Erin Light, MA
Show Notes

Erin Light, MA, is a gerontologist and a senior administrator at Silverado Senior Living, a memory care company based in Southern California. She joins Steve and Virginia to discuss how to manage wandering in a loved one with dementia. Erin begins by giving an overview of what wandering is and provides some early signs to look out for. She also discusses what precautions caregivers should take to help keep their loved ones who wander, safe.