Senior Living Empower Hour
Senior Living Empower Hour
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The Senior Living Empower Hour is a complimentary webinar created for senior living owners, operators, managers, administration, and care teams, as well as insurers, brokers, and agents. Please join senior living experts and colleagues every month and empower you and your communities with education and conversation on topics including risk management, best practices, defending the senior living lawsuit, and many more!
THIS MONTH!
With Our Special Guest, Dr. Dodgen Swanson
Date: December 17 | 1 pm CST
Dementia isn’t just a clinical diagnosis — it’s a lived experience that touches residents, families, staff, and the entire senior living ecosystem. As prevalence grows and acuity rises, communities are being asked to do more than manage symptoms. They’re being asked to rethink how they support brain health, quality of life, and meaningful daily living.
In this Senior Living Empower Hour, we’re joined by pioneer and maverick Dr. Dodgen Swanson to explore non‑pharmacologic and holistic strategies that can complement traditional medical care for residents living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Drawing from emerging research and practical experience, Dr. Swanson will explore how sleep, movement, spinal health, nutrition, the gut–brain connection, and other lifestyle factors may influence cognitive function and overall well‑being.
While this session will touch on the potential role of chiropractic care within a conservative management plan, the focus is broader: how senior living leaders, clinicians, risk managers, and insurers can thoughtfully integrate whole‑person, evidence‑informed approaches into dementia care — in ways that align with safety, regulation, and resident goals of care.
We’ll also unpack several “surprising” aspects of dementia science — including what we’re learning about sleep as brain “housekeeping,” how the microbiome may shape cognition and mood, and why lifestyle and environment matter alongside genetics — and consider what they mean for program design, staffing, family communication, and risk mitigation.
What You’ll Learn
Differentiate key dementia profiles
Consider conservative and holistic interventions in a systems framework
Evaluate non‑pharmacologic strategies for quality of life
Translate emerging science into operational decisions
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