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In January 2026, Carolyn Kendle with the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency presented on the County’s dementia initiatives, programs, and resources at the monthly Dementia Consortium meeting. The presentation included a history of the Alzheimer’s Project, a regional initiative established by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 2014 to address the toll of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias on families, communities, and healthcare systems. The Alzheimer’s Project continues to support work in three focus areas (additional links to more information and resources are below):
- Tools for Physicians: Brings together leaders in the clinical community through the Clinical Roundtable to provide expertise regarding the medical care for those living with ADRD
- Physicians Guidelines
- Exam Room Poster English Spanish *Other languages available
- Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Handout English Spanish *Other languages available
- Support for Caregivers: Focuses on support for caregivers and aims to strengthen the local network of services available to people living with dementia and their families.
- Caregiver Coalition of San Diego
- Family Caregiver Support Program
- Communication Tip Card English Spanish *Other languages available
- Dementia Friendly Activities Toolkit English Spanish *Other languages available
- Public Awareness & Education: Informs San Diegans of dementia and its impact and to raise awareness of community resources that can help
- Dementia Friends Program
- Free Memory Screening Flyer
- Dementia Self-Management Guidebook
- You Just Received a Diagnosis, Now What? English Spanish
- Dementia Skills & Resource Fairs *Next event: 2/28/26
AIS also sponsors the Dementia & Brain Health Team, a coalition of aging service providers, healthcare providers, community members, and others who meet every other month to share resources and information and collaborate on dementia education and outreach efforts. To join the team, please email CarolynM.Kendle@sdcounty.ca.gov.
Carolyn Kendle is a County of San Diego Community Health Program Specialist, Health and Human Services Agency, Aging & Independence Services. Her goal is to equip older adults, care partners, and professionals with information, resources, and programs to better manage chronic conditions, promote brain health, and foster independence.