The Office on Aging provides a network of professionals and knowledgeable volunteers who are trained and available to speak at no charge to any community group. The mission of the Speakers Bureau Network is to educate and empower individuals to enhance the quality of life for older adults. The Speakers Bureau Network has speakers who are prepared to shed some light on various topics and to give some tips on aging successfully -- and perhaps to share a smile about the inevitabilities of advancing years. Some of the common topics that members of the Speakers Bureau network can speak about are listed below.
- "Oh, My Aching Feet"
- 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's
- Adapting Your Home to Your Needs
- Alzheimer's Awareness Overview
- Alzheimer's Research
- Are you "Good to Go?": Conversations about Advance Care Planning
- Becoming a Dementia Friend
- Brain Boot Camp: 2 week Series (90 minutes each)
- Caregivers: Managing Someone's Money with Alzheimer's or Dementia
- Caring Conversations: Communicating & Connecting with People with Memory Loss
- Caring for Someone with Late-Stage Alzheimer's: 2 Part Course
- Caring for Someone with Mid-Stage Alzheimer's: 3 Part Course
- Community Training: In-service Training to know how to Guide a Person with Vision Impairments
- Dementia Conversations: Driving, Doctor Visits, Legal, & Financial Planning
- Disabled Placards
- Disaster Prevention
- Dispelling Common Myths about Dementia
- Drowning Prevention
- Earthquakes
- Effective Communication Strategies Between Caregivers & Someone with Dementia
- Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse
- Estate Planning: Do I need a Will, a Trust, or Neither?
- Extreme Heat
- File of Life
- Fire Safety
- Floods
- Healthy Living for Your Brain & Body
- Home Fires
- Home Safety
- Landslides
- Medicare
- Medicare Cost-Saving Programs
- Medicare Essentials
- Medication Management
- Medication Safety
- Mind your Brain: Strategies for Cognitive Strength at any Age
- Overview of Medications used for Osteoporosis
- Overview of Medications used in Pain Management
- Planning for an Incapacity: Mine or a Loved One
- Preparedness Essentials
- Preparedness for Older Adults
- Senior Ombudsman Program
- Services for Seniors in Orange County
- Sharpen your Mind! Memory Tricks & Teasers
- Smoke Alarms
- The California Real ID
- The Dangers of Mixing Alcohol & Medications
- The Driver Safety Reexamination Process
- Tips to Prevent Slips
- Tsunamis
- Understanding & Responding to Dementia-Related Behavior
- Understanding & Responding to Distress in Persons with Dementia
- Understanding Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Understanding Vision Loss
- Use of Mobility Aids
- Vitamins, Minerals, & Dietary Supplements
- What to do (Legally) After the Loss of a Loved One
- Wildfires
If you would like to schedule a presentation from the list above, please call the Office on Aging Info Line, (800) 510-2020, and ask for the Speakers Bureau Network representative.
