Preparing for Stormy Weather: Four Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
The Caregiver's Journey
Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster
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🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Are you prepared if a major storm threatens your area? Do you know whether to evacuate or shelter in place with your loved one who has dementia? Have you created a communication plan that accounts for potential power outages and cell tower failures?
We are Sue Ryan and Nancy Treaster. As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia, we understand how storm season brings critical decisions that require advance planning. Whether your loved one lives at home or in a care community, preparing for storms demands special considerations for people living with dementia.
Recently, we spoke with Celeste Lynch, Executive Director at Moorings Park Grand Lake in Naples, Florida. With nearly 40 years of experience in senior living leadership, emergency planning, and resident safety, Celeste shared invaluable insights on storm preparedness from both the care community and at-home perspectives.
If you're following along with the Navigating Dementia Caregiving Roadmap Guide, today's topic aligns with Step 14: Create a Care Plan and Family Emergency Plan.
Let's explore four essential tips for weathering storms safely with your loved one who has dementia.
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Full Show Notes
https://thecaregiversjourney.org/52-preparing-for-stormy-weather-four-essential-tips-alzheimers-and-other-dementias/
Additional Resources Mentioned
- Navigating Dementia Caregiving Roadmap guide: https://thecaregiversjourney.org/guides/
- Moorings Park community: https://www.mooringspark.org/
- FEMA assistance programs: https://www.fema.gov/
- DisasterAssistance.gov: https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
- Relief organizations such as the Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/
- Support the nonprofit The Caregiver's Journey: https://give.cornerstone.cc/thecaregiversjourney
Takeaways
We shared 4 tips:
- Preparing Ahead of Time
- Decide whether you will shelter in place or evacuate
- Strengthen Your Communication Plan Before, During, and After the Storm
- Post storm, safely get them back in their routine
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Whole Care Network, helping you tell your story one podcast at a time. |
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| 0:33.2 | Always consult with your physician for any medical advice. |
| 0:36.8 | And always consult with your attorney for any medical advice and always consult with your |
| 0:38.3 | attorney for any legal advice. And thank you for listening to the Whole Care Network. |
| 0:52.8 | Storm season brings big decisions. |
| 0:55.5 | Sometimes we're deciding whether to stay or evacuate. |
| 0:59.7 | Today, Sue and are talking with Celeste Lynch, |
| 1:02.3 | the executive director of Moorings Park Grand Lake community. |
| 1:07.1 | On important considerations around storm preparedness, |
| 1:13.3 | whether your loved ones at home or in a community. |
| 1:15.0 | We're sharing four tips. |
| 1:19.8 | Welcome. We're Sue Ryan and Nancy Treister. |
| 1:27.3 | This podcast brings our years of experience in a variety of family caregiving roles to prepare you to navigate your caregiving journey. |
| 1:33.4 | We're sharing our personal experiences, not medical advice, and because it's our passion to support you on your journey, we believe no topic is off limits. Let's get started. |
| 1:42.2 | Welcome, Celeste. Thank you, Sue. |
| 1:44.7 | As Nancy E. said, you're the executive director at Moorings Park, Grand Lake, here in Naples, Florida, |
| 1:50.5 | and you bring a long history of leadership in senior living, emergency planning, and resident safety. |
| 1:59.2 | And it's before, during, and after the storms, as well as how caregivers can be the best partner, |
| 2:06.9 | which is very important, every step of the way. |
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