Dr. Anne Kenny

MD

Physician, Dementia Coach, and Author
Together in Dementia

Website: https://togetherindementia.com/

Anne Kenny, MD, is a Professor of Medicine with specialty training and board certification in Geriatric Medicine, and Palliative and Hospice care.  She has been a practicing physician for over 35 years and has been recognized by her peers as a “Top Doc” in Geriatric Medicine.  She has been honored with a Brookdale National Fellow and the prestigious Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar awards.

Dr. Kenny has worked clinically as a geriatrician in nursing homes, assisted living, rehabilitation, and clinical outpatient settings. Dr. Kenny has found joy in her work with individuals and their families managing issues related to the diagnosis of dementia.   Her experience in partnering in the care of these families touched close to home when her mother was diagnosed with dementia.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Kenny lectures to both healthcare professionals and the public on aging-related issues such as osteoporosis, exercise, nutrition, hormone therapy, death and dying, and frailty.  She is an educator of medicine and research skills.  She taught and mentored clinical and research skills to all levels of trainees including medical students, post-graduate residents and fellows, and early faculty members.  She has been an active investigator participating in clinical research focusing on various aspects of aging.  She has over 100 scientific publications and presentations focused on improving the care and functioning of older adults.    In addition, Anne is the Founder of Together in Dementia, which offers courses and consultation and hosts a blog focusing on issues common to Alzheimer’s and related dementias and caregiving.  She is a Professor Emerita of Medicine with specialty training and board certification in Geriatric Medicine, and Palliative and Hospice care.

Anne Kenny, MD is the author of Making Tough Decisions about End-of-Life Care in Dementia, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in September 2018 outlines care, emotions,   and communication issues at end-of-life in dementia.  She co-authored her second book with Teresa Webb, RN, Your True North: A Guided Journal for Those Living with Cognitive Loss or Dementia which offers a guide for persons experiencing cognitive loss to begin to explore their thoughts and wishes about their life and to prepare for the changes that dementia will bring.   Her third book, Winning Strategies for Family Caregiving: Lessons from Family Game Night was co-authored with Dee Childers, CMC, MFT, and Darra Wray, MBA, CSA to help families learn how to “play” together in support their loved ones with the end game goal to have the best quality of life possible while keeping relationships and resources intact.