Lessons in Dementia is a free, virtual educational series from HSRC’s Adult Day Health & Alzheimer’s Services.  Check this page often for updates regarding upcoming presentations.   For more information, call 707-443-9747 x2217, or email adhs@humsenior.org.

Upcoming Presentations

Please join us on Monday, October 16 from 2-3 pm when Dr. Ann Lindsay will present “Clarifying Goals of Care for Someone with Dementia.”  Dr. Lindsay is president of Life Plan Humboldt.

In this workshop, Dr. Lindsay will discuss why a dementia diagnosis should be considered the primary condition under which healthcare providers address all other conditions.

Register here, or contact us at  707-443-9747 ext. 2217 or  adhs@humsenior.org.

Past Presentations

Past “Lessons in Dementia” presentations can be found in the Adult Day Health playlist on the HSRC YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@HSRC.

Direct links to specific videos and materials from past Lessons in Dementia presentations can also be found below.

  • Dementia and Research, presented by Dr. Jennifer Heidmann, Medical Director and PCP at Redwood Coast PACE.
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Lessons from the Front: A Caregiver’s Survival Guide, presented by  Lynnette Chen, a lawyer with Open Door Community Health Centers.
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Hoarding in Relation to Dementia presented by Maggie Kraft, Executive Director of the Area 1 Agency on Aging
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • The Power of Reminiscence presented by Dr. Samantha Day, Director of Social Services at Humboldt Senior Resource Center
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Grief and Loss: Companions to Aging  presented by Dr. Michael Fratkin, founder of Resolution Care
    • The informational flyer for this presentation can be found here.
    • The video of this presentation can be found here.
  • Managing Dementia-Related Behaviors  presented by Kaitlyn Green from HSRC’s Alzheimer’s Services
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Alzheimer’s Medication Trials presented by Dr. Celeste Sayles-Croy from the Open Door Eureka Community Health and Wellness Center
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Assistive Technologies presented by Juliannah Harris, MSAT, of Tri-County Independent Living
    • The slides from this presentation can be found here.
    • Information regarding technology resources can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes presented by Andrew Levine, PhD, ABPP  from  North Coast Neuropsychiatry
    • The slides from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.
  • Activity Programming presented by David Van Reusen, Assistant Director of Redwood Coast PACE
    • The handout from this session can be found here.
    • The video of this session can be found here.