Location Greater Boston Area, United States, North America Regions East Coast, New England Gender Male
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Dr. John Zeisel is the co-founder and CEO of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and an internationally known expert on dementia care and treatment innovations. With Hearthstone’s senior leadership team, Dr. Zeisel has used his experience and insights over the years to create the I’m Still Here® approach, the principles of which underpin our care philosophy
as well as the Institute training programs for caregivers and staff.
John is the author of I’m Still Here: A New Philosophy of Alzheimer Care and of numerous academic and popular articles about treatment alternatives that do not rely on conventional pharmaceutical therapy to be effective. His research and practice spanning two decades has resulted in award-winning design and planning guidebooks, successful developments, award-winning prototype facilities, as well as books and articles currently used by developers, designers, and service providers internationally.
John presents a community TV show titled Hopeful Aging where he interviews researchers, politicians, medical professionals, journalists, and artists committed to improving the lives of people with cognitive issues.
John earned a PhD at Columbia University and a Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He serves on committees for the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Association®, the New York City Office for the Aging’s Alzheimer’s unit, the International Healthcare Institute, and the Center for Health Design.
