Keeping the Faith: How to Reconnect People with Alzheimer’s to their Religion & Sacred Traditions (🔊)

Rabbi Daniel S. Isaacson
Rabbi Daniel S. Isaacson

While people with Alzheimer’s may appear not to remember their traditions, faith, religion, or culture, there are ways to reconnect them with their beliefs that are comforting to both the person living with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones.

Rabbi Daniel Isaacson, JFCS’s Director of Spiritual Care Services, spoke about this with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.

Watch the presentation here.


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