Featuring: Tracee R. Benzo, Esq. and Dr. Sidney Law, MD

Helping the millions struggling with the debilitating effects of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and all forms of memory impairment is a daunting mission, but our board has helped bolster our progress in so many ways, and we’re excited to introduce our next two members, Tracee R. Benzo, Esq., and Dr. Sidney Law.

Q: What inspired you to join the MapHabit™ team?

A: As the managing partner of a workers comp litigation firm which also handles personal and catastrophic injury cases, I’m constantly navigating the aftermath of unthinkable events. At Benzo Law we pride ourselves on relentlessly advocating to make these clients and their families as whole as possible after the unthinkable occurs. MapHabit’s™ groundbreaking technology is working to make the lives of patients with memory deficiencies like dementia as whole as possible. I strongly believe these personalized visual maps are the missing piece. 

Q: How do you foresee MapHabit™ helping people?

A: Data released by the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2015 predicts more than 28 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease by 2050, resulting in the cost of their care consuming nearly 25 percent of Medicare spending in 2040.

The increasing prevalence of the disease and subsequent rising costs of healthcare to treat it is projected to impact the American economy for decades to follow. MapHabit’s™ technology, as it continues to evolve, will dramatically ease the burdens of millions of Americans, their families and their caretakers while helping to decrease the financial and socioeconomic burdens of the disease.

Q: How does your experience impact MapHabit’s™ success?

A: I know firsthand the devastating effects and havoc traumatic injuries and deficits to the brain can wreak on families. This compels me to support MapHabit’s™ vision and to lend my skills as an advocate for those who can’t speak for themselves. With more than 15 years experience in personal injuries, I am well versed in the laws, rights and pitfalls of injured persons in the state of Georgia. I’m honored to advocate for the more than 5,800,000 Americans affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

Thanks for learning more about our advisory board! If you would like to learn more about how we help those struggling with memory impairment live better, click HERE, and if you or someone you know is interested in staying up to date on the release of our solution in the coming months, follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, or reach out via email at info@maphabit.com.

Featuring: Ellen Bailey & Jon Schandler

We believe that surrounding yourself with the best at what they do makes you better at what you do, and we are so thankful for our board of expert medical industry advisors who provide us with invaluable experience, insight, and leadership. Over the next few MapHabit™ blog posts, we will introduce you to our advisory board and how they fit into our mission of helping people with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and memory impairment live better.

Q: What inspired you to join the MapHabit™ team?

A: I know and respect Dr. Stuart Zola, one of the co-founders, from our shared past in the field of neuroscience.  Alzheimer’s disease costs the healthcare system tremendously, and with aging baby boomers, cost will only increase 2x-4x over the coming years. Providing a solution to the financial, physical, and emotional challenges posed by dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and memory impairment overall isn’t just a priority, it’s a necessity.

Q: How do you foresee MapHabit™ helping people?

A: The MapHabit™ system is broad in that it is a mechanism which meets the patient wherever they are in the spectrum of memory impairment, but focused in that it can be modified as patients’ needs change. For example, MapHabit™ can start with words to aid in memory, but if the patient digresses to lose their literacy, we can change the memory stimulation to images, and then to icons, if needed. The flexibility of the MapHabit™ software to provide the best solution for the ever-changing needs of the patient to aide in their memory of habits is revolutionary.

Q: How does your experience impact MapHabit’s™ success?

A: I am blessed to have extensive business experience and connections in the health care industry culminated over the past 30+ years of building, running, and selling healthcare-related organizations, in addition to my service as committee chair and member of multiple boards of directors and trustees.

Q: What inspired you to join the MapHabit™ team?

A: After hearing about the MapHabit™ product, I was inspired by the potential to truly help memory impaired patients and their families / caretakers mitigate the effects of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Q: How do you foresee MapHabit™ helping people? 

A: I am confident the MapHabit™ technology will provide valuable tools to assist patients, families and caregivers in improving the quality of life for all stakeholders. When loved ones struggling with dementia, for example, can become more self-sufficient through the memory-enhancing support of MapHabit™, that not only takes away part of the burden of support for their loved ones, but it also empowers them with dignity and confidence to live their best life.

Q: How does your experience impact MapHabit’s™ success? 

A: I have spent my career as an executive in complex medical organizations improving the health care experience for patients and families. I am excited to apply this perspective in helping MapHabit do the same for all those impacted by the effects of memory impairment.