Confidentiality
A private, discreet relationship. Your family's story, decisions, and concerns are handled with care and never shared.
Private Dementia Advisor for Families
You don't have to navigate dementia alone.
Confidential, expert guidance for families facing dementia. Gayon Buchanan brings calm, clarity, and hard-won perspective from every level of care — CNA, nurse, and memory care program director — to help your family align, decide, and move forward with confidence.
The difference a private advisor makes
Confidentiality. Expertise. Calm. Access. Family alignment. Decision support.
This is not a support group or a generic resource list. It is a private advisory relationship for families who want a seasoned guide at the table.
Expertise
Perspective forged across every level of dementia care — from CNA and nurse to memory care program director.
Calm
A steady presence when the path feels overwhelming, helping you slow down, sort through noise, and find clarity.
Access
Direct access to a trusted advisor for the questions that come up between appointments and after hours.
Family alignment
Help bringing adult children, spouses, and siblings onto the same page so decisions are made with less conflict.
Decision support
Structured guidance for care settings, providers, communication approaches, and the transitions ahead.
Seen from every angle
I have seen dementia at every level.
From CNA to nurse to memory care program director. From kitchen-table conversations with families to leadership conversations with care teams. I have sat at tables where families share the complexities of what they are going through.
That range of experience is what families need when the path feels unclear. It means I can help you understand not just the clinical picture, but the human one — the day-to-day decisions, the family dynamics, the moments that matter.
A private dementia advisor is for families who want a trusted guide walking beside them.
What to expect
Practical guidance for the real questions families face
Every family is different. Advisory sessions are shaped around your situation, your priorities, and the stage you are in right now.
Clarity after diagnosis
Plain-language help understanding what the diagnosis means, what questions to ask, and what to expect next.
Care setting guidance
Conversations about options and considerations when home care, adult day programs, or residential memory care are on the table.
Communication that connects
Practical language and approaches for talking with your loved one, siblings, providers, and care teams.
Advocacy preparation
Help organizing your questions, priorities, and documents so you can advocate confidently in appointments and care conferences.
Caregiver resilience
Support for the emotional weight of the role, including boundaries, self-care, and navigating family dynamics.
Ongoing sounding board
A trusted point of contact as needs change — for decisions that arise between appointments and after everyone else has gone home.
“Dementia changes how a person communicates, not whether they matter.”
When families have a guide who understands both the system and the human experience, the journey becomes less frightening and more navigable.
Request a private consultation
Tell Gayon a little about your family situation. She will follow up personally to schedule an initial conversation.