Dallas has had it’s share of icy weather this year, and Alex Nameth was ready for it! Originally from Detroit, he has 40 years of experience with winter driving. Attending Michigan State University, Alex received a degree in Social Work in 1972. Upon graduation, he was lured into the burgeoning information technology industry, where he worked in sales for 30 years for IBM, Digital Equipment Corp and Novell. Like many of our guests, Alex was personally impacted by the availability of care for seniors. His father was diagnosed with Alzheimers, and needed assistance. After moving him to an assisted living community in Dallas, Alex realized his father needed more socialization, and there was a distinct gap in the availability of services. Though his father passed about 18 months ago, Alex felt compelled to fill a need in the local community providing a variety of daytime services to serniors. Today Alex and Barb Nameth own Friends Place of Mckinney, an Adult Day Services community in McKinney, Texas. To arrange a tour, or get more information, call Alex at (972) 569-9000, or visit them on the web at www.friendsplaceads.com.
Thomas Price, MD is an assistant professor of medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine, in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. He graduted the University of Miami School of Medicine in 200. Board certified in both Internal medicine and Geriatric medicine, Dr. Price serves as the Chief of Medicine of the Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital. He also serves as the Associate Director of Emory’s Fellowship training program in Geriatric Medicine. His practice is primarily in post-hospitalization rehabilitation and in-hospital consultation in both medicine and geriatrics.
Dr. Price serves as the Director of Emory University’s Taskforce Against the Mistreatment of Elders (TAME) and Medical Director of DeKalb County’s elder mistreatment investigation team (VALARI). He is active in researching preventive strategies against elder abuse and financial exploitation, and is a Practice Change Fellow of the John A. Hartford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies.
Special thanks to Griswold Special Care, A Tradition in Home Care Excellence since 1982, for hosting today’s show!
