Nina M. Silverstein, PhD, is Associate Professor of Gerontology at the Universitiy of Massachusetts, Boston, College of Public and Community Service. Since 1984, she has worked closely with the Alzheimer's Association on projects related to patient care, caregiver, and community support. She served as Chairperson of the Massachusetts Statewide Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association and was also a long-time board member for the Council on Aging in Needham, Massachusetts--the first accredited and reaccredited Senior Center in Massachusetts. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of Americ...