Topics included Seasons Hospice, including music therapy for patients with dementia.

Our 2018 September meeting included 35 guests in attendance.

Our 2018 September meeting included 33 guests in attendance.

Topics included the Jewish Family Service Agency, a non-profit social service agency serving nondenominational clients with a special interest in seniors.

We also announced the launch of our social media campaign and tactics for reaching a broader audience.

We touched on the possibility of partnering with the Center for Missing Persons. Tracking/ID jewelry were in talk.

And finally, we discussed the development of the Navigation Wheel, a helpful checklist for newly diagnosed patients.

At our June 2018 meeting we opened with a feature on Avenir Memory Care, a company that specializes in neighborhoods designed for different levels of cognitive lifestyles. Additionally, we reviewed the 2018 Dementia Capable Communities Report and the Sanford Center for Aging Community Assessment Report. We finished with some group brainstorming for increasing community engagement.

This meeting marked the two year anniversary of the 2016 formation of DFSN.

Kat Hartley kicked off the meeting with a feature on HealthyBrains.org, a free, online resource for information on brain health as well as clinical trials surrounding the Cleveland Clinic.

In an effort to raise Alzheimer’s awareness in the Las Vegas community, Kat announced the Gene Match event to be held on May 25th, 2018.

Susan Hirsch led a discussion on community action planning for DFSN’s upcoming third year.

The group brainstormed newfound ways to increase engagement among our patient, business and faith-based audiences within Southern Nevada.

Our March 2018 meeting agenda was packed with exciting new updates!

LeAnn Mandarino opened with the DFN initiative and a recap of the organization’s most recent accomplishments.

Our community feature of the month was Helping Hands of Vegas Valley. Cory Lutz discussed the program’s wide array of services from respite care to transportation and food pantry access.

Additional topics included the DFN Committee Summit, Southern Nevada Rural Coalitions and training updates on community memory screenings.

Our first meeting of 2018! For our community feature we discussed behavioral health programs and services for caregivers and patients throughout Las Vegas. Additionally, we reviewed website and Resource Task Force updates.

Our October 2017 meeting took place just days before Halloween festivities.

Our community feature was ClaraBars, who were kind enough to provide delicious samples!

The group settled in as we discussed website updates and design ideas.

We discussed edits made to the Early Stage Dementia Survey as well as Resource Task Force updates.

Resource Task Force topics included Nevada 211, Nevada Care Connection fliers, the Navigation Wheel and Task Force training.

Our Dementia Friendly Nevada Kick-Off was held at the Keep Memory Alive Event Center on September 21st, 2016.