Do you provide services to, care for or have a relationship with someone who has dementia? Then register now for the free “Texas Taking the Next Step: Dementia in Long-term Care and Community Settings” conference in Austin on Aug. 20 at the Palmer Events Center. The first 600 registrants will receive a free copy of the book “Untangling Alzheimer’s” by Tom Cummings.
The event is sponsored by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and Texas State University.
Participants will be able to:
- Attend a keynote by Dr. G. Allen Power, internationally renowned author and geriatrician
- Experience the world as a person with dementia by taking part in a virtual dementia tour
- Learn how music can trigger memories in people with dementia
Continuing education will be available; details will be available soon.
Questions about the event can be emailed to Claudia.Leal@dads.state.tx.us.
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