M4A Annual Long-Term Care Conference 2025
“Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Quality of Life in Dementia Care”
8:30- 9 Registration
9-10 Brain Health Training
Monica Houston, MSW
Elder Justice Supervisor, Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging
10-11 Advanced Planning for Seniors
Tan Alexander, JD,
Accounts Manager, Dignity Memorial, Pre-planning Specialist for Alabama State Employees
11-11:30 Lunch (provided)
11:30-12 Self Defense: Learn How to Detect and Protect Yourself and Others from Financial Fraud
Nicholas Vonderau, Communications and Public Manager for the Alabama Securities Commission (ASC)
12-1 Managing Resistant Behaviors
Nicole Ruggiano, PhD, MSW, FGSA
1-2pm Effective Communication Strategies
Dianne Pierson, BA, MA, Certified Dementia Practitioner
Caring Strategies, SPARK! Curator
2-2:30 Evaluations and Certificates
Evaluations must have a signature, certificates awarded for hours attended
Contact Hours: Nurses: 5.5 hours; Assisted Living Administrators, Nursing Home Administrators, Occupational and Physical Therapists/Assistants, Social Workers, Others: 4. 5
Dementia Training: 2 hours
Clinicians from States other than Alabama, you need to check with your State Boards to ask if they will accept hours approved by Alabama Boards. Most States do. Alabama Nurses, we will post your hours on the ABN website for you within the week.