When caregivers need answers, they don't have time to page through a 300-page book or type a question into a search bar and figure out which sites can be trusted. They need dependable information at their fingertips.
Alzheimer's SOS gives a safe harbor of expert advice in small doses. Geriatrician Pamela Tronetti, DO and Dementia Care Specialist Janet Rooks, MS have decades of geriatric care experience.
Now they offer practical, reliable, up-to-date answers for caregiver quandaries through their videos and newspaper columns. With love and laughter, they let caregivers know that they can do this and that they are not alone.
Pamela Tronetti, DO, is the medical director of senior services at Parrish Medical Center. She is a sought-after speaker for professional conferences and meetings. She has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Vim and Vigor and Florida Today.
She has received several honors and awards including being named the American Geriatrics Society Clinician of the Year in 2014 and serving as the President of the Medical Staff at Parrish Medical Center in 2018.
Janet C. Rooks holds a bachelor's of social work degree and a master’s degree in counseling. She also has completed the training required to become a certified dementia practitioner.
As coordinator of Parrish Senior Solutions, she facilitates several support groups and is the coordinator for popular senior educational programs. She is available to the medical staff, caregivers, families, seniors and other healthcare professionals in the community in need of resources or information. She offers caregivers education and support to patients at Parrish Senior Consultation Center.
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