NEW! Participate in Next State Association Leadership Call on March 23
How did other state association leaders respond to the brief marketing survey conducted by the National Adult Day Services Association in December 2009? Join us to discuss the results on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 (12:00 PM pacific / 2:00 PM central / 3:00 PM eastern). Call in number with access code will be confirmed upon registration. Preregister for the Call.

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2010 National Adult Day Services Association Annual Conference
August 19 - 21, 2010 Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Forget Memory: The Power of Creative Engagement in Dementia Care
Why let memory loss stop you from meaningful, creative projects? Basting shares models of inspiring programs from across the country, based on her own artist practices and the research in her book Forget Memory: Creativing better lives for people with dementia (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009).

Join the National Adult Day Services Association for "Forget Memory: The Power of Creative Engagement in Dementia Care" scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2010, 10:00 AM pacific, 12:00 PM central / 1:00 PM eastern. Register by January 31 and Save $10! NADSA Members $39, non-NADSA Members $49. Register now.

Presentation Proposals Sought for National Adult Day Services Conference
The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) invites proposals for the 2010 national conference to be held August 19-21, 2010, in Raleigh, North Carolina. NADSA is looking for interactive and stimulating presentations that will encourage our members to be smart, strategize and look to the future. Learn more…"Get Smart: Strategies for Success in 2010 & Beyond"

Forget Memory Try Imagination: Transforming Care through Creative Engagement
For the vast majority of older adults in adult day services, memory is a challenge. The challenge for staff is to suppress their own fears of memory loss to find, engage with, and enrich the lives of the people for whom we care. Model programs are emerging all over the world now, as we begin to think more creatively about creative engagement. Anne Basting PhD, director of the Center on Age and Community, at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, founded one such program (www.timeslips.org). Anne profiled 10 such programs (music, art, dance, conversation, photography etc.) in her new book Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia. She shared those inspiring models in her keynote to our national conference, in Seattle, October 9, 2009.
Visit her website, www.ageandcommunity.org and see the incredible tools and resources available to us as NADSA members. Many are free!

National Award Winner's Caregiver Story Published
Collin Tong was recently awarded the 2009 Katryna Gould Award by the National Adult Day Services Association to recognize his advocacy efforts as a consumer to increase the visibility of adult day services. His story has been published by the Seattle Post Globe. Learn more...

National Award Winners Recognized
The National Adult Day Services Association is pleased to recognize individuals and organizations from across the United States for the outstanding work they do on behalf of participants and families. Winners were honored at the 2009 National Adult Day Services Conference in Seattle, WA, on October 10, 2009. Learn more...

MAKE SURE YOUR CENTER IS COUNTED: Register for the 2009 Adult Day Services Census
The 2009 Adult Day Services Census is a count of every adult day center currently operating in the United States. Your participation is needed to help us gather data that will provide critical information to consumers, providers and policy-makers about the adult day service (ADS) industry. The National Adult day Services Association (NADSA) and the Ohio State University College of Social Work (OSU) have partnered with the MetLife Mature Market Institute to conduct a two-phase study to examine the current state of ADS in the United States and to identify programs utilizing research-based practices to fight chronic and debilitating conditions faced by individuals with disabilities. Learn more....

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Living with Alzheimer's Disease: A Study of Adult Day Health Services in Massachusetts
The Gerontology Institute University of Massachusetts Boston just released its recent study of Adult Day Health Services in Massachusetts in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association-MA/NH Chapter and the Massachusetts Adult Day Services Association. Research focused on four goals of exploration: description of existing practices, late-stage dementia specific programming, challenges, and new paradigms for meeting the needs of early-stage early-onset participants. Read more .

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