In an article currently live on the Dementia Care Specialists blog, Mike Splaine shares the story of how he was drawn to the field of health, aging, and long-term care, and why that background has been foundational to the launch of our groundbreaking Living Alone with Alzheimer’s Summits, happening this month in Orange County, California;… Continue reading Discover the “Why” Behind Our Living Alone with Alzheimer’s Summits

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Registration Open for Living Alone with Alzheimer’s Summit Currently, an estimated 1 million people with dementia live alone in their homes and communities. This reality presents unique challenges, and we hope you’ll join us to discuss these challenges — and develop solutions — at one of three locations this spring. These one-day summit meetings will… Continue reading Splaine Consulting Updates: February 2018

Join us this spring for one of our three “Living Alone with Alzheimer’s” one-day conferences focused on the challenges of the approximately 1 million people currently living alone with a dementia diagnosis. Conferences will be held in: Orange County, California St. Louis, Missouri Baltimore, Maryland Register and learn more at LivingAloneWithAD.com, and spread the word!… Continue reading Splaine Consulting Hosts Living Alone with Alzheimer’s Summit

Nevada State Legislature Committee Meeting “Dementia is increasingly understood to be a life course disease by key policy-makers, not merely a disease of older persons.” – Mike Splaine, Carson City, NV On Monday, January 29th, Mike Splaine presented a testimony to members of the Nevada State Legislature’s Committee to Study the Needs Related to the… Continue reading Splaine Consulting Updates: February 2018

Couldn’t watch Mike present his testimony live? Want to review what he shared? Read his official statement, given before members of the Nevada State Legislature, below: Statement of Michael Splaine, Splaine Consulting Committee to Study the Needs Related to the Behavioral and Cognitive Care of Older Persons, Carson City, Nevada, January 29, 2018 Let me offer… Continue reading Mike Splaine Speaks to Nevada State Legislature Cognitive Care Committee

Cognitive Solutions, an arm of Splaine Consulting focused on dementia care best practices in hospitals, was pleased to partner with Argentum on a report about innovations in memory care communities. Download the PDF here. The recommendations in the Argentum document align well with the Alzheimer’s Association’s recently issued Dementia Care Best Practice Recommendations. Developed by… Continue reading Shaping Policy Into Practice: Argentum Memory Care Report

Splaine Consulting to Host One-Day Conferences on Living Alone with Dementia We’re pleased to announce an innovative series of one-day meetings, to be held in three locations across the US, to discuss the unique challenges of living alone with dementia. Currently, an estimated 1 million people with dementia live alone in their communities. Save these… Continue reading Splaine Consulting Updates: December 2017

Mike Splaine Testifies Before AGH Subcommittee on Capitol Hill On Wednesday, November 29th, Mike Splaine was among a panel of experts called upon by the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s AGH (Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations) to present “A Global Update on Alzheimer’s Disease.” The special hearing was convened by Representative Chris… Continue reading Splaine Consulting Updates: November 2017

Mike Splaine Gives Keynote Address at Dementia Summit “Dementia friendly communities face the dual challenges of defeating stigma that prevents full social participation by persons living with dementia, while at the same time promoting brain health in the as yet unaffected population. It’s a mindful.” – Mike Splaine, 2017 Learning Summit, ACT on Alzheimer’s On… Continue reading Splaine Consulting Updates: October 2017