Dr. Maribeth Gallagher is a board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a doctoral degree in nursing. She directs Hospice of the Valley’s Dementia program, which has received national and international awards for its innovative approaches to dementia care. Dr. Gallagher’s commitment to improving dementia care was initially inspired by her own experiences as a family caregiver, sharing the journey with her loved one with dementia from diagnosis to death.