14th Annual Quad Cities Caregiver Conference

Thank You for an Amazing 14th Annual Caregiver Conference!

We are so grateful to everyone who helped make this year’s conference a success. A big thank-you to our 40+ vendors and exhibitors for providing helpful resources and great displays. We are also incredibly grateful to all the caregivers and community members who attended.

Special thanks to our sponsors and partners Mature Focus, Alzheimer’s Association, Senior Star and the Healing Heart Center.

Thank you to our outstanding speakers (link to presentations below).
- Haley Flenker – Senior Star – Senior Housing 101  
- Tracy Tran – Main at Locust – Medication Management 
- Abbie Coniglio – Iowa State University Kinesiology Department/FRAIL – Physical Activity & Fall Prevention 
- Amy Gutknecht – Dementia Friendly Iowa / Quartet Senior Living – Communication & Dementia-Friendly Care 
- Lisa Harwood – Milestones Area Agency on Aging – Nutrition & Mealtime Support 

Thank you to the following organizations for participating (listed alphabetically):

- Abundant Living Insurance Services  
- Alzheimer’s Association  
- Cancer Support Community Iowa & NW Illinois at Gilda’s Club  
- CaptionCall  
- Clover Ridge Place  
- Country Manor Memory Care  
- Functional Speech Solutions  
- GolderCare Solutions  
- Golden Dreams Homecare  
- Habitat ReStore  
- HCI Investments  
- Illinois Iowa Center for Independent Living  
- Iowa Legal Aid  
- ISU Extension  
- Kahl Home  
- KW Fiduciaries  
- LivWell Seniors  
- Main at Locust  
- Park Vista Senior Living  
- Project NOW  
- QC IL Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention  
- QC Vital Home Care  
- Quad Cities Canine Assistance Network (QCCAN)  
- Quartet  
- Ridgecrest Village  
- Riverbend Transit  
- Scott County Health Department
- Senior Star
- SHIIP
- The Healing Heart Center
- University of Iowa COMPASS  
- UnityPoint Health PACE Program
- Visiting Angels of the Quad Cities
- Western Illinois Area Agency on Aging  

Thank you all for an informative and enjoybale morning. We’ll see you next year for the 15th Annual QC Caregiver Conference!