ENLIGHTENMENT: How Tech Can Help Seniors Age In Place, And With Grace

ENLIGHTENMENT: How Tech Can Help Seniors Age In Place, And With Grace

  • ALL AGES

A talk with UC Davis neuropsychologist Alyssa Weakley, who's creating tech devices to help seniors age in place and stay happy at home.

By California Groundbreakers

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Location

Ruhstaller BSMT

726 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 2 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour
  • ALL AGES

Hi, this is Vanessa, your ENLIGHTENMENT salon host.

As more children become the caretakers of their aging elderly parents (I’m almost at that phase), there’s good news for both those groups in the shape of new state-of-the-art health technology being developed right now at UC Davis Health .The goal: help more seniors live at home alone, longer and happily.

Dr. Alyssa Weakley is a neuropsychologist at UC Davis, studying dementia. She is also a granddaughter trying to care for her grandmother in Southern California, who was diagnosed with early stages of Alzheimer's.

Weakley wasn’t finding solutions that would help her grandmother age in place, so she created her own. One of them is the Interactive Care Platform, or I-Care, to connect older adults with cognitive impairment to their family members living elsewhere for help in completing important daily activities.

Join me for a talk with Weakley about her research to help people age in place gracefully, and maintain as much of their independence for as long as possible, through the use of technology.

Please bring your questions — nothing is too dumb or too small to ask.

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Ruhstaller BSMT has a variety of beers on tap, as well as wine, kombucha and N/A beverages. Please feel free to BYO food.

Transportation Options include:

* Hourly street parking meters along L Street

* Covered/outdoor parking garages on L Street/Kayak Alley between 7th and 8th Street

* City garages: Capitol Garage at 1129 10th St. and City Hall Garage at 917 10th St.

* Light rail transit: Ruhstaller is super close to stops on the Blue, Green and Gold lines

For more information about ENLIGHTENMENT and about California Groundbreakers, go to californiagroundbreakers.org

Frequently asked questions

What are my parking options?

The nearest parking lots, both covered and uncovered, are half a block from Ruhstaller's, on L Street between 7th and 8th Streets. Less-expensive parking are at the city-owned garages nearby: 1) Capitol Garage at 10th and L Streets; and 2) and City Hall Garage at 10th and I Streets.

Is the basement accessible?

Yes, besides the stairs, there is a small elevator near the entrance that goes to the basement.

Are there any food options?

Three restaurants very close to Ruhstaller's that you can dine in/ order takeout are: 1) Koja Kitchen at 732 K St; 2) Kodaiko Ramen at 718 K St; and Beach Hut Deli at 711 K St (on Ali Youssefi Square)

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California Groundbreakers

We're a civic-engagement, community-focused organization putting together panels, interviews, discussions and events focused on cool people doing groundbreaking things and possibly causing earth-shattering change in California and beyond.

These are not your typical seminars held in Sheraton Ballroom C. Consider them "cocktail conversations." We host regular events in fun, lively spaces around Sacramento for California's innovators to talk about what they're doing. And there's always great beer, wine and libations on hand.

Come, listen, ask questions, mix and mingle with other interesting people, and get inspired to make your own change.

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