If you go
› What: Memory Fair.› When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday.› Where: Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford, 7719 Shallowford Road.› Admission: Free.› RSVP to: 423-296-0097.› To reserve respite care for a dementia patient during the event, call 423-551-4190.
Keynote speaker
Dr. Terry Melvin received her M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed her internship and residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. With 20 years of experience, Dr. Melvin is an expert in providing in-home care for those affected by dementia. Her goal is to make it easy for everyone to manage their health in any stage of life.Expert Panelists* Amy Boulware, LAP, MSW, Care Manager, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel* Maggie Barre, DPH, Pharmacy HomeCare* Larry Griffith, Executive Director, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence Collegedale* Anita Graves, RN, Regional Director of Behavioral Health, Guardian Home Care* Paula Hensel, Community Relations Manager, Senior Helpers* Tiffany Hobbs, Executive Director, Hearth Hospice
Experts on Alzheimer’s disease will take part in the eighth annual Memory Fair scheduled Thursday evening at Morning Pointe of Chattanooga at Shallowford. Keynote speaker is Dr. Terry Melvin. This year’s theme is “Continuum of Care: Addressing Dementia from First Signs to Final Stages.”
Melvin opened Partners in Care, a Chattanooga adult care facility, in 2016 and practices palliative primary care and in-home adult care. She previously worked in hospice care for 27 years.
Melvin says that while Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, is often feared and misunderstood, the event will provide an “overview of the spectrum of care” with messages of hope and help.