Laura Wayman is an accomplished keynote speaker, author, trainer, and a dedicated Gerontologist. (A.A. degree in Gerontology, Social Services Designee Certification) She has presented keynote speeches, workshops, in-services, classes, trainings and seminars up and down the west coast on the significant subject of Dementia Care. Her audiences have often given her the highest evaluations, singing her praises months and even years after her compassionate presentations. Each presentation is a representation of how much Ms. Wayman enjoys her work, she is confident with every opportunity that she is “living her vision” of changing the caregiving focus, one person, one family, one organization at a time. Ms. Wayman grabs her audiences’ full attention in the first few minutes, and holds it throughout, with interesting stories, humor and relevant details that support and reinforce the message being delivered. Her material will provide the opportunity for audience members to feel a full range of emotion, from tears to laughter, and comfortably relate to sometimes serious and disturbing information, leaving with a new sense of confidence, purpose and direction.

Prior to becoming a full-time professional speaker, Ms. Wayman was a successful entrepreneur. She built a senior care empire from the ground up, relying on her deep understanding of the crushing responsibility a family or professional caregiver faces in the demanding role of providing dementia care to a loved one or client. In 2001, she became the owner/operator of an innovative company, The Dementia Whisperers, Inc., helping families and professionals deal with one of the most horrific illnesses of our time.

In 2010, Ms. Wayman was helped to realize her dream of reaching out to all 16 million caregivers nationwide struggling with the day-to-day challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia, when Johns Hopkins University Press honored her by publishing her work in her book, A Loving Approach to Dementia Care; Making Meaningful Connections with the Person Who Has Alzheimer’s Disease or Other Dementia or Memory Loss. This book is a compilation of lessons she has learned while working with care providers and recipients, written in a gentle and earnest manner, based on personal experiences, as well as shared know-how from savvy care providers, and contains insight to develop a customized care approach that offers the promise of comfort and inspiration many desperate families and memory care communities are crying out for.

Since 2001, Ms. Wayman has spoken to over 500 audiences, many of them repeat engagements. This includes key note presentations for various international associations, The California Department of Aging Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP), the California Long Term Care Ombudsman, breakout sessions for various faith organizations, educational seminars, in-service trainings for in-home care company staff, assisted living and memory care, health care professional classes, instructor for a very popular class every semester at a local community college, as well as conducting countless one-on-one consultations and care coaching courses for professional or family care givers.

Ms. Wayman is considered a “dementia expert”, and a senior care community leader. She has received numerous requests from local media to provide educational support to media personalities, government officials, various senior service provider’s executives/staff, and inter-faith organization leaders, offering priceless knowledge and advice proven to be advantageous for anyone who is suffering from the emotional devastation that comes with caring for a loved one, or client, with any form of dementia.

Resources Ms. Wayman can provide:

• Email access to Ms. Wayman prior to, and after the program
• Articles or advertisement for your client’s in-house newsletter or magazine (by request)
• Free handouts outlining important points from her power point presentation
• Books, training programs, coaching sessions (extra charge)

What you can expect from Ms. Wayman:

Ms. Wayman is committed to providing a presentation that is informative, enjoyable and entertaining. She knows that her performance reflects on you and on your choice of a speaker for your event. She will do everything in her power to give the best program ever on the topic of A Loving Approach to Dementia Care. Every presentation is personalized and presented in a fresh and new way specific to each audience. It’s not just the same information given in the same way. In addition, she is easy to work with, highly professional and very reliable.

Ms. Wayman’s fees include; (specific fees fall within the general fee range shown. Ranges are presented as a guideline only. Travel, accommodations and incidental expenses are typically additional costs above the speaker's fee. Speaker fees are subject to change without notice. For exact fee quote, please contact Ms. Wayman at 866-947-7773, or laura@lovingapproach.com).

• Key Note Presentations-$900-$2800
• Breakout Sessions-$350-$950
• In-Service Staff Training or Care Coach Courses-$150-$300
• Family Care Giver Presentations-$200-$500
• One-on-One Consultations-$75.00 per hour
• Ms. Wayman would be traveling from Sacramento, CA, and, if necessary, would require roundtrip coach class airfare for herself. Depending on how far she must travel, she may also require overnight accommodations and ground transportation.