Dementia Care Reimagined: Can Difficult Behaviors Be
Controlled Without Medication?

Innovative Aging: Dementia Care Reimagined: Can Difficult Behaviors Be Controlled Without Medication? (Episode 4)

Audio Runtime: 56 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 21 Minutes

Bill Uniowski, cofounder and CEO of Zinnia, brings a fresh, tech-forward lens to dementia care, drawing on personal caregiving experience and clinical partnerships. In this episode, he joins host Carol Chiang to explore how personalized, media-based tools may offer nonpharmacological relief for common challenges like agitation and caregiver burnout. Together, they examine what it means to truly meet people with dementia where they are, especially when routines break down and connection feels out of reach. You’ll leave with new ideas to support dignity and engagement through accessible, evidence-based solutions.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze current evidence supporting nonpharmacological, media-based interventions for managing behavioral symptoms in individuals with moderate-to-severe dementia
• Determine clinical scenarios in which dementia-friendly video content offers the greatest benefit, including for individuals experiencing agitation, anxiety, or difficulty engaging in daily routines
• Apply personalized intervention strategies in case scenarios with overburdened caregivers and clients whose cognitive deficits affect task sequencing and participation in meaningful activities

This is an audio-only course. Additional materials are available for download within the course. To receive continuing education credit, complete the course and the accompanying quiz.

Guest Bio: Bill Uniowski, cofounder and CEO of Zinnia, brings a fresh, tech-forward lens to dementia care, drawing on personal caregiving experience and clinical partnerships. In this episode, he joins host Carol Chiang to explore how personalized, media-based tools may offer nonpharmacological relief for common challenges like agitation and caregiver burnout. Together, they examine what it means to truly meet people with dementia where they are, especially when routines break down and connection feels out of reach. You’ll leave with new ideas to support dignity and engagement through accessible, evidence-based solutions.

Disclosure: Our guest is affiliated with a company that develops technology relevant to the topic. While we won’t be endorsing any specific product, listeners should be aware of this connection as part of our commitment to transparency.