Events
The following are events throughout the community that may be helpful to caregivers, those with dementia, and those interested in making their communities more dementia-friendly. There are both virtual and live events, some hosted by The Ohio Council for Cognitive Health, and many hosted by our friends and partners in the community. We hope you find them helpful!
Some organizations that offer many additional dementia care programs (many offered virtually):
• Giving Voice Foundation (Cincinnati area)
• Hilarity for Charity
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Dementia Friendly Nevada Distinguished Speaker Series
Dementia Friendly Nevada Distinguished Speaker Series
Join us for our monthly educational Distinguished Speaker Series, free and open to all!
Second Monday of Each Month
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Online, via Zoom
Topic: The Really Big Show: Game-ifying Wellness with Elders
Speaker: Dr. Bill Thomas
Chief Independence Officer, Lifespark
A lively look at how game-ification and creativity can transform the way we support and engage older adults in connecting to well-being. He will explore the evidence base for gamification, share stories of how game-ification was applied in the Spark Performance League (an intergenerational sports league), and present possibilities for new uses of game-ification in your setting or community.
Dr. Thomas is a physician, professor, entrepreneur, playwright, and performer whose wide-ranging work explores the terrain of human aging. His dedication to culture change and innovations for well-being led the Wall Street Journal to highlight Dr. Thomas as one of the nation’s “top 10 innovators” changing the future of retirement in American and US News and World Report named him to its list of “America’s Best Leaders.” Dr. Thomas is currently the Chief Independence Officer at Lifespark.
