Creating Networks of Support: A Caregiver’s Journey
Mountain View Senior Center
266 Escuela Street
Mountain View,CA 94040
This conference is designed to support and educate family caregivers, solo agers, health care and social services professionals, as well as community members about both the challenges and the opportunities in their journeys of providing care.
Tickets
Tickets are $25 from June 1-23 and $30 at the door. No refunds for cancellations after June 23.
Agenda
Registration and coffee
Keynote Speaker
Mukund Acharya, PhD, Healthy Aging Advocate
Breakout Session 1
Please choose one session per time slot (see below for sessions).
Break
Visit sponsor booths and work on “Gratitude Project” with Katie.
Breakout Session 2
Please choose one session per time slot (see below for sessions).
Lunch
Enjoy a lovely lunch from Specialties. Select lunch preference at checkout.
Breakout Session 3
Please choose one session per time slot (see below for sessions).
Reception
Enjoy the Espresso Cart and award-winning cookies. Mingle, share with each other. Door prizes from sponsors!
Keynote
Mukund Acharya, PhD
Healthy Aging Advocate
Mukund Acharya, PhD, is a healthy-aging advocate based locally. He is the Founder and ED of Sandhya’s Touch, a non-profit that provides grants to improve the quality of life of those dealing with serious or chronic illness. He co-founded Sukham, a non-profit that advocates healthy aging, living well and preparing for life’s transitions in the area’s South-Asian community. As a volunteer at Stanford Hospital and School of Medicine, he supports palliative-care efforts, serves as the patient voice on hospital committees, and is a Caregiver Support Coach, Spiritual Care volunteer, patient/family partner, and fall-prevention/balance instructor.
Sessions
10:30 am
Stanford Farewell to Falls
Deborah Bolding, OT and Alyssa Bowser, OT
Learn how to provide safe at-home care, prevent falls, and consider home safety strategies. These are important tools for a family caregiver to develop.
Essential Estate Planning Strategies
Deborah Radin, Estate Planning Attorney
Topics include estate planning, legal considerations, ensuring your wishes are met, and strategies for protecting assets.
You Matter: Caregiver Gratitude and Well-Being
Katie Giampa, The Hummingbird Project
Explore strategies for caring for yourself, including the role gratitude can play in well-being and how to prioritize your needs so that you can continue to provide compassionate care.
11:45 am
Dementia Caregiving 101
Norell Wheeler, Family Caregiving Alliance
We will discuss dementia facts, techniques for comforting people with dementia, and how to manage triggers, redirection, and affirmations.
An Intro to Palliative and Hospice Care
Sue Kensell, RN, Mission Hospice
Learn the principles and practices of palliative and hospice care, how to speak with healthcare providers, and how to support loved ones as they face serious illness and end-of-life issues.
Preparing for the Unexpected
Paula Wolfson, LCSW
Get strategies and resources, including checklists and templates, for customizing contingency plans for when the caregiver needs coverage during a prolonged crisis
1:30 pm
Money Matters
Christine Duong, Alzheimer’s Association
Get information and resources to understand and assist with caregiving costs including healthcare and long-term care in and out of the home.
Assessing Capacity
Linda Nastari, LCSW and Tonita E. Wroolie, PhD, ABPP
Learn how capacity is assessed by professionals and the effects on family roles and dynamics when a loved one is no longer able to make their own decisions.
Community Resources: It Takes a Village
Avenidas Staff and Guests from Caregiving Agencies
Learn who, what, and when to add to your Network of Care to support aging in place or transitions to long term care.
Tickets
Tickets are $25 from June 1-23 and $30 at the door. No refunds for cancellations after June 23.
Sponsors
