Starting Fresh 2024: Empowering Caregivers Conference

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION CAPITAL OF TEXAS IS STARTING THE YEAR WITH STARTING FRESH 2024: EMPOWERING CAREGIVERS CONFERENCE IN GEORGETOWN

GEORGETOWN, TX, JANUARY 4, 2023 – The Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter in partnership with the Georgetown Health Foundation is hosting a Caregivers Conference at Georgetown Public Library on Thursday, January 18, from 9 a.m.  to 1 p.m. Join us for this empowering event, which will feature experts in health care and dementia care presenting on important caregiving topics. This event includes lunch and is free with registration.

“We are proud to bring this Caregiver Conference to Georgetown,” said Faith Lane, program director, Alzheimer’s Association Capital of Texas Chapter. “Whether you’re a professional caregiver or caring for a loved one, this conference is designed to provide you with the support, resources and inspiration you need.”

Session topics include discussions on housing, guardianship, health care planning, and a behavioral health session on disruptive behaviors.

Presentations include:

• Navigating Housing, Lacie Petsch, Care Advisor, CarePatrol of North Austin
• Guardianship Discussion, Lina Supnet-Zapata, CEO, Mir Senior Care Consultants
• New Year’s Resolution #1: Healthcare Planning, Ginny Erboe, Admissions RN, Hospice Austin
• Addressing Disrupting Behaviors, Elizabeth DeLuca-Berg, OTD, OTR, CAPS, Assistant Professor, University of St. Augustine

A special thanks goes to Georgetown Health Foundation for partnering on the event and Georgetown Public Library. Thanks also goes to the Georgetown Area Parkinson’s Support Group, A Gift of Time, The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration and Georgetown, Texas.

For more information, and to register, please visit bit.ly/GeorgetownCaregivers. Or call our 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.

When: Thursday, January, 18, 2024, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where: Georgetown Public Library, 402 W. 8th St., Georgetown, TX 78626

About the Alzheimer’s Association

The Alzheimer’s Association is a worldwide voluntary health organization dedicated to Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia – by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s and other dementia^®. For more information, visit alz.org or call 800.272.3900.

Capital of Texas Chapter

As one of 75 chapters of the Alzheimer’s Association, the Capital of Texas Chapter provides information, education and support to people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, their families and caregivers.