BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leadingagenjde.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T210246 CREATED:20250902T182039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T182600Z UID:10000924-1758632400-1758636000@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Alzheimer’s in Focus: Advancing Care and Community Support DESCRIPTION:Register Here!\nAlzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) are growing public health challenges with far-reaching impacts on individuals\, families\, and the care workforce. This session will explore the broad impact of dementia in communities and why it is a critical issue in public health. \nParticipants will learn about the work of the Alzheimer’s Association in supporting families and professionals through education\, tools\, and access to resources. It will also introduce person-centered approaches to dementia care that emphasize dignity\, individual strengths\, and quality of life—key strategies for improving care outcomes and enhancing the caregiving experience. \nTarget Audience: \nCare professionals/those caring and advocating for those impacted by ADRD. \nEvent Objectives: \n\nDescribe the public health impact of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) on individuals\, families\, and care systems.\nIdentify the resources and support services provided by the Alzheimer’s Association to assist professionals and families in dementia care.\nApply person-centered care principles to improve communication\, engagement\, and quality of life for individuals living with dementia.\n\nSpeaker Bios: \nSara Murphy\, Alzheimer’s Association \nSara Murphy is the Vice President of Programs and Services for the Greater Pennsylvania Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. She has been with the Association for nearly 14 years\, previously serving as Program Director for the Mississippi Chapter\, where she oversaw programs and services across all 82 counties. Since relocating to Pennsylvania in 2016\, Sara has led the delivery of programs and services across 59 of the state’s 67 counties. \nWith a background in nutrition\, wellness\, intergenerational programming\, and gerontology\, Sara brings a well-rounded perspective to dementia care. She also has direct experience working with individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias\, having spent five years in the long-term care field supporting residents at all levels of care—from independent living to memory care. \nRegistration Fees \nLeadingAge NJ & DE Members: $40 (50% member savings!) \nNon Members: $80 \nAll employees of communities that are LeadingAge NJ & DE members are also members of our association. If you are a member but are not seeing the member rate\, it likely means you aren’t logged into the system on your member profile. For assistance accessing your member profile\, reach out to us at info@leadingagenjde.org \nCEU Information: \nThis program has been submitted but not yet approved for Continuing Education for 1.0 total participation hours by NAB/NCERS. \nTo receive continuing education credit for LeadingAge PA-sponsored webinars\, attendees must register under their name\, participate through the link supplied after registering and complete the evaluation after the webinar. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/alzheimers-in-focus-advancing-care-and-community-support/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leadingagenjde.org/wp-content/uploads/Email-Website.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T150000 DTSTAMP:20260430T210246 CREATED:20231229T143735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143736Z UID:10000747-1758636000-1758639600@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Nursing Home Network DESCRIPTION:Each Nursing Home Network meeting features a brief presentation and Q&A with a guest speaker on current hot topics of interest to Nursing Homes. The guest speaker is followed by policy updates from LeadingAge policy experts with the rest of the call devoted to member discussion and interaction. A handout with pertinent resources is provided to members prior to each meeting\, and an article summarizing the meeting is posted on the website and emailed to participants with the following month’s calendar invite. \n  \nEmail Staff Convener: Jodi Eyigor\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/nursing-home-network/2025-09-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR