About the Author

Judith A. Levy, EdM, OTR graduated from Sargent College of Allied Health Professions, Boston University, where she received her bachelor of science degree in occupational therapy. She is also a graduate of Rutgers University with a master's degree in Allied Health Education. She has worked for more than forty years as an occupational therapist. Her primary focus has been in the area of adult rehabilitation. She has established occupational therapy departments in community hospitals and has worked in acute-care hospitals, assisted-living centers, long-term care facilities, and home care settings. She has also spent time working with developmentally delayed children in institutions, school settings, summer camps, and home-based environments. Mrs. Levy has been an instructor teaching occupational therapy skills to home health aides as part of their certification process and has been a guest lecturer for a local college's occupational therapy program. She now finds herself in the new role as the child of a parent with Alzheimer's dementia. In this book she makes use of her personal as well as past work experience to provide support to others who find themselves in a similar situation.