Free seminar: Fremont Alzheimer’s Collaboration

A local dementia seminar can sound small. But this one is doing something pretty practical — it is trying to put healthcare workers, family caregivers, vendors, and local support groups in the same room for one day. In Fremont, that day is Tuesday, May 5, 2026, when the Fremont Area Alzheimer’s Collaborative hosts “Stronger Together: Navigating Dementia Care as a Community” from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Office. ### What is this event, exactly? It is a free in-person dementia-care seminar organized by the Fremont Area Alzheimer’s Collaborative. The format is broader than a single lecture — there are two tracks, one aimed at healthcare workers and another for family caregivers, plus local vendors and a panel discussion. That matters because dementia care usually breaks down at the handoff points between clinic advice, home care, and community resources. ### When and where is it happening? The seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Fremont, Nebraska, at St. Patrick Catholic Church Parish Office, 422 East 4th Street. The public listing shows a 6.5-hour in-person event window, with the vendor fair starting at 8:30 a.m. and the main seminar running into the afternoon. Part of the day is built for healthcare workers, and part is built for family caregivers. That split is the useful idea here — professionals need continuing education and clinical framing, but families usually need plain-language help, practical coping tools, and a chance to ask questions that never fit into a short appointment. The event description leans hard into that community mix. ### What do healthcare workers get? The clearest concrete detail is the professional track from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., which offers 1.5 CEUs. The featured speaker listed for that section is Lakelyn Eichenberger, a gerontologist and caregiving advocate with Home Instead who has a Ph.D. in gerontology from the University of Nebraska Omaha. So this is not just awareness programming — it is also credentialed education. ### What else is on the schedule? The agenda includes a vendor fair, expert speakers, lunch, and a panel discussion. The Eventbrite listing says attendees can submit questions for the panel before noon on the day of the event, which tells you the organizers want this to be interactive, not just a sit-and-listen conference. For dementia care, that is usually the right format — the hard part is rarely abstract knowledge alone. It is what to do in specific situations. ### Why is this group doing it? The Fremont Area Alzheimer’s Collaboration says it was formed in 2008 to fund Alzheimer’s research and provide education for people giving care. Its own description says 60% of the money it raises goes to research institutions, while the rest supports local grants and programming. So the seminar fits the group’s longer pattern — local education is part of the mission, not a side project. ### Why does that local angle matter? Because dementia care is usually lived locally. A diagnosis may come from a specialist, but the day-to-day burden lands on spouses, adult children, aides, nurses, churches, and community services. A seminar like this will not solve the whole problem. But it can make the local network less fragmented — and that is often where families feel the most strain. It is a one-day, community-centered dementia seminar in Fremont with a real schedule, a professional education component, and room for family caregivers too. Basically, it is trying to close the gap between medical knowledge and everyday care — which is exactly where Alzheimer’s support usually gets hardest.