Cheryl Harding, PhD, LNFA

James L. West Alzheimer's Care Center

11:30 a.m. - Registration

11:45 a.m. - Lunch Service

12:00 noon - Program

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              Cost for WPF members is $35; cost for guests is $45.                         Unpaid no-shows will be billed.

Many of us are facing Dementia-related challenges in our lives. There is a lot to navigate when dealing with this heartbreaking disease from the determining the correct diagnosis among several different types of the disease, medication options and side effects, and how caregivers can care for their loved one and themselves through this difficult time.

Cheryl Harding began her position as President/CEO of James L. West Center for Dementia Care in February 2018. In addition to overseeing operations of the residential care, adult day center, community education program and fund development for this 30-year-old not-for-profit,

Cheryl is charged with strategic planning and business development for the Center’s future toassure a healthy and sustainable future.

Cheryl has served in the senior housing and services business for over 35 years. She has also taught full-time at the University of North Texas in Denton and as an adjunct professor at Texas Woman’s University, Hardin Simmons University, Abilene Christian University and currently at

Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Cheryl currently serves on the Chair of the Board of Directors for Leading Age Texas, a trade association representing Texas not-for-profit senior living providers.

Cheryl graduated from Texas Woman’s University in Denton with a Ph.D. in Family Studies with an emphasis in Gerontology in 1991. She grew up in Louisiana and received her undergraduate and master’s degrees at The University of Louisiana at Monroe. She is also a licensed Nursing Facility Administrator.