Dr. O'Brien

Dr. Roderick Shields O'Brien is from Wisconsin, although he attended College at Notre Dame and Med School at Indiana University, so he considers himself at least part "Hoosier." He completed two residencies, also at IU, in Psychiatry and Neurology. He served in the US Air Force and was honorably discharged Major O'Brien. The combination of Neurology and Psychiatry backgrounds was a natural path to his current passion with dementia care. He is the Director of Care for the Colorado Springs branch of Homewatch CareGivers, in addition to overseeing all of their marketing, education, and licensing needs. Rod enjoys the change of perspective that his current responsibilities offer. When practicing Neurology in the military, time was short and there was a culture of medicating problems that could have been solved through more challenging and slower (but also more rewarding) means. Now he spends his time training employees, teaching, writing, and volunteering. He gives educational presentations frequently for the Alzheimer's Association and is dedicated to raising awareness of the growing epidemic of dementia and other elder care needs.