About the Author
Joyce Beedle RN BSN is one of the pioneers of compassionate elder care and has over 40 years of professional “hands-on” experience as well as several decades of personal caregiving experience which has included care for her parents and grandmother. She has been teaching and consulting with caregivers on the ins-and-outs of caring for their loved ones during difficult times since 1984.
For the last several years she has been providing virtual training to small groups of caregivers while working with with medical professionals on extreme or delicate cases.
Joyce graduated with Honors from the University of Arizona in 1978 earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing.
Selected clips from recent workshops that Joyce has presented via Zoom:
Recent History
President and Owner
Alzheimer’s Consulting Services, 1988-Present
Statewide Alzheimer Caregiver Educator & Consultant
Oregon Dept. of Human Services, Oregon, 2006-Present
Talk show host and Assistant Producer
Ask the Experts: Health Care in the 1990s, 1992-93
Resource Specialist, Neuro-Sensory Outpatient Services
Good Samaritan Hospital, 1990-1992
Founder and Manager, Neurology Continuing Care Clinics
Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1986-1990