John Zeisel is the president and cofounder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care and the author of "I'm still here".

He developed the Artists for Alzheimer’s™ program. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University, and has taught at Harvard, Yale, and McGill universities.

The book I’m Still Here focuses on connecting with individuals with Alzheimer’s through their abilities that don’t diminish with time, such as understanding music, art, facial expressions, and touch. Zeisel demonstrates that people who have the disease are highly creative and emotionally intelligent. By harnessing these capacities, and by using other approaches to treatment it’s possible to offer them a quality life with connection to others and to the world.

At ELSA project, we liked the book, and we visited the Hearthstone Alzheimer Care Centre in New York to learn more about the approach.

This page is a contribution of the ELSA Empowering Lives, Supporting Affectivity, EU cofunded project:  http://www.elsacare.eu/

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