We believe the lived experience of dementia is changeable. The way we care shapes how dementia is lived. Each part of the dementia care circle needs and deserves more and better care.
People living with dementia need more daily opportunities for purpose, engagement, and real friendship.
Care partners need more education, system navigation, and emotional support to sustain them over time.
Healthcare professionals need more training, relational skills, and greater respect and esteem for their work.
A more humane dementia care system lifts everyone in the circle, not just the person with the diagnosis.
Karen is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and owner of Pinehurst Neuropsychology, Moore County’s only dementia-devoted practice. She became a dementia care partner at age 15 and completed her post-doctoral fellowship at the Boston VA/Harvard Medical School decades later, both experiences have shaped her lifelong commitment to transforming the experience of brain change. Dr. Sullivan led The Engaged Brains Project as the inaugural Reid Healthcare Transformation Fellow of the Foundation of FirstHealth with the goal of creating new dementia care pathways in the local community and healthcare system. Karen has trained thousands of community members and healthcare professionals in person-centered dementia care. She also reaches more than 120,000 people through her “I Care For Your Brain” social media platform, bringing accessible, compassionate no-cost brain health education to a global audience.
