Kerry mills engaging alzheimersKerry Mills Rutland is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach as well as a Master Certified Health Coach, specializing in optimal brain health. She is also a certified Bredesen Practitioner.

Kerry earned recognition in the field of Alzheimer’s care as a former New York Regional Manager for a pioneering group in the study of caring for people with dementia. She also served as executive director for several of their communities.

In 2011 Kerry opened Engaging Alzheimer’s LLC expanding her reach in helping families that have loved ones with declining cognition. In 2019, Kerry took a one-year sabbatical to join renowned brain health expert, Dr. Mary Kay Ross in opening the Seattle-based Brain Health & Research Institute (BHRI).

Under the guidance of Dr. Ross and other staff clinicians, Kerry was able to add the significant benefits of functional medicine strategies and protocols to her knowledge base and skill set.

In 2021, Kerry returned to New York to open a new practice, Age Well Simply, geared to the integration of lifestyle medicine in the prevention as well as the intervention of cognitive decline.

Over her 19-year career working with the elderly, seventeen of which were serving people with dementia, Kerry has developed programs that provide a meaningful lifestyle for those afflicted with dementia.

As part of a research team, Kerry successfully completed an assessment of dementia care in all hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, daycare programs, and home care agencies in the London, UK borough of Barnet. The resultant treatment proposal was accepted by England’s NHS.

Kerry also serves as the Dementia Liaison for White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York, and was President-Elect of the Connecticut Geriatric Society. She also served as a member of the Multi-Disciplinary Team – a coalition of non-profit, law enforcement, and private industry professionals for the prevention of elder abuse in New York State.

Whether Kerry is participating in a symposium on health care at the United Nations, sharing her expertise with health professionals in China, moderating a state-of-the-art Alzheimer’s program at Boston’s prestigious Coolidge Theatre, guest lecturing to medical professionals in Hong Kong, training professional care-partners in Toronto or meeting with a family, she always exhibits a high level of enthusiasm and encouragement.

Kerry’s goal is to change the perception of dementia in the public square. She has witnessed many success stories first-hand and knows that much of the despair and anguish of families can be overcome through education, training, and lifestyle changes.

While people with Alzheimer’s disease are at varying positions on the spectrum, Kerry reminds care partners that the person’s individuality is still intact and that his/her passions and preferences can still be tapped with a bit of creativity, time, and caring.

Kerry works with families and health care organizations to develop a plan of action that will create progress and maximize individual functionality. Professionals attending her training seminars typically walk away with a renewed interest in the disease and a very practical stratagem for delivering effective care.

Kerry holds an M.P.A. with a specialization in Health Administration from Long Island University and a B.S. in International Marketing from Arizona State University.