Michael chats about empathy - as it is exemplified through the America’s #1 best-loved novel, To Kill A Mockingbird.

Michael Verde insists that when it comes to communicating with people with dementia that there is much more than we currently accept is possible, and that if we were less afraid of awkward millions of people would not die of excruciating loneliness.

In this live event, world renowned reader, Michael Verde uses one of the greatest pieces of American literature to change the way we read, relate to the written word, and expand what is possible for an artist.

Ten students from one of the most troubled high school in Chicago participated in a 12 week class called “Memory Bridge.”

Michael Verde recently presented “Living in Fullness Everyday: The Spirit of Communication,`` to guests of the Martin County Community Foundation at the Huizenga Family Center in Palm City.

The wisdom of seniors can all too easily be isolated and ignored, both within an aging services organization and the seniors’ own families.

An experiment in pooling the pathos of the frail and the disenfranchised is creating unlikely connections, reports Ted Gregory, of the Chicago Tribune.

A small group built bridges toward dementia awareness, and a small army of networking, luminous warriors was also formed and commissioned to change the way we listen and respond in our care of people with dementia.

World renowned solo percussionist, Dame Evelyn Glennie, has taken part in a fascinating initiative aiming to connect in new ways with people who have dementia.

Understanding what it means to be a person, no matter what that person’s signature “with” is, whether it is a person with dementia, or with depression, with a disability, with a criminal record…

Hear acclaimed US dementia expert Michael Verde speak in regional Western Australia

Training of caregivers of people with dementia typically concerns the meeting of their functional needs. Often overlooked in traditional approaches to giving care is how much of the quality of our lives depends finally upon the meeting of our relational needs.

Michael Verde grew up in East Texas, where he played football, raised show pigs, and read so much it alarmed his high school counsellor.

I recently attended a 3.5 day “There Is a Bridge” workshop in Stewart, Florida, run by the brilliant Michael Verde of Memory Bridge.

Is there ever a condition in which God would rightfully divorce us?

Tuesday, October 16, was the release date for Robert Pinsky’s newest collection of poetry, Gulf Music from Farrar, Straus & Giroux, which received a starred review in PW.

Ten students from one of the most troubled high school in Chicago participated in a 12 week class called “Memory Bridge.”

A screening of 'Love is Listening' was the product of a long-term collaboration between Evelyn and Memory Bridge

Magdalena Schamberger, the artistic diresctor from Hearts & Minds shares her experience from The Memory Bridge Training in Indiana. She writes of the immense value of learning and exchanging knowledge from different perspectives and experiences.

According to the Memory Bridge Foundation for Alzheimer's and Cultural Memory, one of the biggest mistakes we can make is to stop genuinely communicating with those with Alzheimer's and dementia because of the erroneous belief that they are ``gone.``

Michael Verde, award-winning educator, author and founder of Memory Bridge will present his groundbreaking approach to dementia care, “Love is Listening,” on Wednesday, March 7, at the Kane Center in Stuart.

Training at Sunny View teaches non-verbal ways of empathic communication, or ways of “being with” people with cognitive impairment.

As a devoted advocate for Memory Bridge, an internationally recognized organization dedicated to enriching the lives of those living with dementia, Von Aldenbruck says the unnecessary suffering of loneliness inherent to this condition can be cured with the presence of caring individuals.

This article describes the implementation and outcomes of an experiential learning approach to facilitate the development of empathetic skills among teachers and learners at two high schools.

This article explores the conditions necessary for ethical behavior to occur by focusing on the ability of the individual to share of themselves and their ability to represent themselves in issues surrounding decision-making.

Victorian welfare organization Wintringham provides residential and community care for older homeless people or those at risk of homelessness. Clients have alcohol-related dementia and complex social, mental and health care needs.

People with dementia can hear in our voices, see in our eyes, and feel in our touch how much we genuinely love and respect them.

This study evaluated the Memory Bridge Initiative (MBI), an educational, experiential program pairing high school students with older adults who have dementia.

Memory Bridge works to lessen the social and emotional isolation of people with dementia, which is caused by our lack of ability to communicate with them in any meaningful way.

In 2011, Memory Bridge was awarded Indiana University’s Educational Peace Prize to bring the Memory Bridge school initiative to South Africa.

In 2006, the Memory Bridge Initiative received the Innovative Program Award from the Illinois Council on Long Term Care.

LeadingAge Florida presented the 2017 Best Practice Award to The Memory Bridge Program in recognition of their programs and services that are models of excellence, innovation, and best practices at work within the LeadingAge Florida member community.

Memory Bridge and Michael Verde are mentioned in this fiction book about a murder in small town America.

Memory Bridge appears in the List of Resources in this book about dementia and memory loss.

Proven, practical ways to engage students in civic responsibility, academic curriculum, & social action.