Jana Pursell
Board Member
Jana Pursell retired as an RN after working 36 years at our local hospital, now Logan Health. She worked in Med-Surgical Nursing, Home Health, and for 12 years in the Wound Clinic. Through her career, she frequently cared for older adults, and it was not unusual to take care of people with some type of dementia. Closer to Jana’s heart was her mother’s challenges with dementia. In her mom’s last decade, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It was a learning experience for Jana to see and hear what it was like to live it. Jana’s mom shared how tough it was when our lives are made up of our memories, and then you can’t remember. She was able to help other people deal with dementia by sharing her personal experience. Jana is also a CASA Volunteer.