Elders’ Pandemic Suffering and Resilience: Lessons Learned

In this lecture, Dr. McFadden will elaborate on sources of pandemic suffering and contributors to pandemic resilience, focusing in particular on religious and spiritual beliefs and practices. Included in this discussion will be the experiences of persons living with dementia through the pandemic time. Finally, she will suggest how communities can use what has been learned during the pandemic to become more age- and dementia-friendly.