Tag: nutrition

The Brain Health Recipe: Ingredients for Healthy Aging

Did you know? Results from the U.S. POINTER clinical trial found that key lifestyle interventions improved cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline. These positive results underscore the message that healthy behavior has a powerful impact on brain health.

In this webinar, we will explore how positive actions can make a difference in cognitive health, and when combined with a program that targets multiple factors like physical activity, improving nutrition, cognitive and social challenge and health monitoring, we now know it can have a synergistic effect.

Join us to:

  • Understand what the “U.S. POINTER Recipe” is and how to incorporate it into daily living
  • Learn the key “ingredients” for brain-healthy aging
  • Hear about the trial results and implications for future research
  • Walk away with a simple, doable plan to optimize brain health

SPEAKER: Claire Day has been on staff with the Alzheimer’s Association since 2001. She is the Chief Mission and Program Strategy Officer at the Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter and as such, oversees all care and support, DEI, operations and research initiatives. Ms. Day is a clinical social worker and received her degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. She has more than twenty-five years of experience as a family and professional educator in dementia care. Ms. Day is a member of the California Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee. In 2018, she was appointed the Chapter Lead for the US Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Risk (US POINTER) in California in partnership with U.C. Davis. US POINTER , a lifestyle intervention trial, reported out positive topline results in July 2025 .

Dining with Dementia: Techniques to Bring Joy to the Table

Dorothy Colby is a Certified Positive Approach to Care™ (PAC) Trainer and national Mentor, with more than 25 years of professional and personal experience caring for people with dementia and training caregivers. The PAC trainings created by Teepa Snow share dementia care techniques that provide essential information for unpaid and professional caregivers on how to have a positive and meaningful relationship with loved ones living with all forms of dementia. Dorothy is Director of Community Engagement for Hale Kuike Memory Care Homes at Nuuanu, Bayside & Pali locations.

Dorothyʻs presentation will cover:

  • How dementia affects eating and drinking skills
  • Striking a balance between nutrition and personal preference
  • Hydration challenges
  • Noticing changes and making accommodations
  • Setting the table for success
  • Tips for modifying foods for easier eating
  • Holiday care partner tips

Registration required, click here to register for this FREE webinar. The Zoom link & handout link will be sent to registrants. Sorry, there are no CEs available for these sessions.

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