LeadingAge is launching a new Shared Learning Series, Embracing Dementia Inclusion, designed to challenge traditional models of care and reimagine what it means to support individuals living with dementia. This thought-provoking series invites LeadingAge provider members to join a small, engaged cohort exploring the real-world applications of creating more integrated, less restrictive residential environments.
The series encourages participants to reflect on longstanding practices that separate individuals based on cognitive status and instead embrace inclusive approaches that foster autonomy, purpose, and belonging. Through conversations with subject-matter experts, advocates, and people living with dementia, attendees will explore how communities can move away from confinement toward inclusion—rethinking locked units, reimagining community design, and reshaping culture.
Sessions will share how to balance risk with dignity, how to use the lived experience of people with dementia as a guide for creating meaningful environments, and how to overcome common barriers to integration. Participants will gain fresh perspectives and strategies to support more person-directed, inclusive models of care.
This unique opportunity is open to LeadingAge provider members only and is limited to 36 participants to ensure a high level of engagement and dialogue. Registration is open now and closes September 15.
To learn more or register, visit Embracing Dementia Inclusion – Shared Learning Series.