Fall Prevention with Cognitive Impairment: It Takes a Village

Lori La Bey talks with Dr. Shawn A. Weiss who is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Certified Fall Prevention Specialist, and a Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care Trainer.

Dr. Shawn Weiss is a licensed Physical Therapist, Functional Wellness Coach, and Healthcare Executive. She is Founder/Owner of Select Home Care, a licensed Medicare Skilled Home Health Agency established 20 years ago in 2004 in Columbus, Ohio. Her agency provides Nursing, Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy services to older adults.

Dr. Weiss is also the President of Senior Health and Wellness Group, where she does keynote speaking, consulting, and education/training services for caregivers, family members, and other medical professionals in the areas of Senior Health.

Most recently she started Balance Functional Wellness, an Online Health Coaching platform helping individuals of all ages maximize their Optimal Health by addressing six vital Health pillars; Exercise, Sleep, Stress, Nutrition, Emotional Health, and Gut Health.

Dr. Weiss obtained a B.S. in Education with a minor in English from Otterbein College in 1992.  Deciding to pursue her passion, she earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Andrews University in 1998.  She also completed her  Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Montana in 2010.  Shawn is a Certified Falls Prevention Specialist, Certified Dementia Practitioner, and Certified Alzheimer’s and Dementia Disease Care Trainer.

She is published in the area of Fall Prevention in Assisting Living Communities with an emphasis on Cognitive Impairment.  Most recently she completed her Functional Medicine Coursework as well as a Food as Medicine certificate. Shawn’s proactive holistic approach to healthcare focuses on wellness and prevention strategies, with an emphasis on improving both the Physical and Emotional health of her clients. By incorporating Root Cause health into her assessment and treatment protocols, Dr. Weiss creates individual programs for her clients that maximize their quality of life and overall Joy!

Learn:

1. Percentage of falls reported and the 
2. Examples of extrinsic prevention – environmental changes.
3. Examples of Intrinsic prevention – Medications, food, hydration, sleep…

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Website  www.seniorhealthandwellness.org

Coaching Website  www.shawn-michele.com

Email   Shawn.weiss@seniorhealthandwellnes.org

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