Harder is Vice-President of Resident Programs at Commonwealth Senior Living based in Charlottesville. She lives at Smith Mountain Lake is also author of a book on caring for those with dementia.
By 2030, one in ten Virginians aged 65 and older will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease or another form of dementia. This number might be overwhelming and scary to most, but it is important to understand that our society has developed a very negative connotation about these diseases.
