About this Event
Welcome to the Caregivers Conference 2025!
Date: August 14th, 2025
Location: Gathering Point Church
Schedule:
8:00am-9:00 - Registration and Vendor time
9:00-9:15 – Welcome and Introductions
9:15-10:15 – Session 1
10:15-10:45 – Break and Vendor time
10:45-12:00pm – Session 2
12:00-1:00 – Lunch and Vendor time (Lunch is provided free of charge)
1:00-2:15 – Session 3
2:15-2:30 – Break
2:30-3:30 – Session 4
3:30 – Closing Comments and Door Prizes
About our speaker: Laura Wayman, The Dementia Whisperer
· Expert in Dementia-Aware Care Education and Support for Family, Professional Care Providers and First Responders.
· Provided Direct Services and Dementia-Aware Care Training to Professional/Family Care Providers.
· Created personalized dementia care program specific to in-home care providers and memory care.
· Nationally and internationally known for her writing and teaching in the fields of Alzheimer's disease and long-term care.
· Consultant on dementia care, staff development, and training for the long-term care industry.
· Skilled Professional Speaker/Media (Television, Radio and Printed) Interview Ready, Educational Seminar Planning Experience.
· Experienced in All Levels of Community Outreach.
· Well-Versed in Educational Program Development/Grant Writing/Fund Raising/Event Planning/Budget Review.
· Author of 3ND EDITION
Effective public speaker and published writer with the ability to clearly present complex information.
An advocate for those living with dementia and has made it her personal mission to help family and professional caregivers better understand how it feels to have dementia, to become dementia-aware, so they too can be better caregivers.
Worked closely with several in-home care agencies, assisted living and retirement communities, hospice and day service programs, first responders & dementia specialty service providers throughout the US to improve and optimize programs and services to people with dementia, their families and entire communities.
Expertise and a knack for connecting with people who have dementia in a loving and meaningful way.
Ability to engage an audience, and keep them engaged, with examples from actual families assisted over the years.
A track record of successfully benchmarking and driving improvement on best practices throughout large geographic areas. Respected by community leadership, employers, and associates for initiative, follow up, and creating great professional experiences.
Broad experience in day-to-day operations including program development, service administration, fiscal oversight and personnel management. Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and utilize new methods, systems, and procedures.
Recognized for outstanding ability to foster and establish long-term partnerships with key agency personnel including leadership, staff, management, external community-based groups and private sector agencies
Holds an associate in arts degree in Gerontology and is a certified Social Services Designee A.A. degree in Interior Design. She has over a decade of experience in and a strong dedication to quality aging. the CEO of The Dementia Whisperers; and a sought-after speaker on issues of aging.
Solid leader with the ability to train and mentor teams of employees and volunteers.
Strong leadership qualities with proven ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and administrative assignments simultaneously.
Strong human resource background through taking on the sole responsibility for supervision of a large number of professional staff in various widespread satellite settings. In charge of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, evaluating, personnel oversight and administering employee benefits.
Developed market strategies that increase market share and return on investment far above the for- profit senior care industry norm. Most recent strategic plan resulted in a 25% revenue increase over the past two years.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gathering Point Church, 7201 Wesleyan Drive, Dayton, United States
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