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A LOOK SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER
Presented at the 2020
Launched a four-part dementia
BACK training program to LA Care Gerontological Society of
America Conference and
Health Plan, the largest publicly
funded health plan in the US.
showcased the Faces of
2020 The program was mandatory for Caregiving Japanese/
all care managers at LA Care
Japanese American video
series project and reported
and reached approximately 60
care managers. successes & lessons learned.
JULY Presented virtually at the
Launched new virtual speaker Krems Dementia Conference
series, Alzheimer’s LA at the in Austria - Dementia, Diversity,
Forefront of Combating and Disparities: A Perspective
Inequity, which provided a look from the United States.
at how we continue to address
our community’s needs during OCTOBER
COVID-19 by advocating
around health inequities, Held first ever virtual walk4ALZ®
addressing caregiving in crisis, on Saturday, October 10, 2020.
and working with local and Forty-two teams and 210
national policies that affect individual walkers raised over
our community. $247,000. The virtual celebration
included appearances by
DJ Steve Aoki and actor Eric
Roberts, was hosted by 88.5FM
DJ and morning show host Jet
Raskin, and featured a specially
recorded performance of “Five
More Minutes” by R&B band, The
War & Treaty.
Presented Dementia Care
Training Through a Cultural
Lens at the California Assisted
Living Association Conference.
Approximately 150 administrators
attended the session.
