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:

 
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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