Caregiver Conference

Saturday, March 15, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center
1203 West Puente Ave, West Covina, CA 91790

This conference’s theme is Building a Strong Care Foundation.

Join us for a dynamic Caregiver Conference focused on Building a Strong Care Foundation through advance planning. This year’s conference will provide valuable insights, practical strategies, and expert guidance to empower caregivers to plan for not only their loved one’s future, but also their own. Together, we will explore tools to enhance caregiver support for Our Community in the San Gabriel Valley.

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Caregiver Conference – South Bay

Saturday, October 25, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute
1964 W 162nd St, Gardena, CA 90247

This conference’s theme is Building a Strong Care Foundation.

For Keiro’s second Caregiver Conference in 2025, we will be heading to the South Bay! Centered on Building a Strong Care Foundation through advance care planning, this event will offer valuable insights, practical strategies, and expert guidance to empower caregivers to secure not only their loved ones’ futures but also their own. Together, we’ll explore innovative tools and resources designed to enhance caregiver support for Our Community in the South Bay.

Registration:

Registration opens Monday, August 18, 2025 and will close Friday, October 10, 2025, or when capacity is reached. This event will have a limited number of tickets, and participation will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is required to attend.

For questions, please contact [email protected].

More details to come!

Schedule

9:30 a.m. – Registration Opens
10:00 a.m. – Resource Fair Opens and Refreshments
10:30 a.m. – Welcome Remarks
10:45 a.m. – Navigating Care Decisions: Empowering Caregivers Presentation
11:45 a.m. – Break
12:00 p.m. – Dialogue & Perspectives on Advance Planning Presentation
1:00 p.m. – Lunch and Resource Fair
2:00 p.m. – End of Conference

The resource fair will be available for the entire duration of the conference.

Presentations

Navigating Care Decisions: Empowering Caregivers

Presenter: Roxy Kirakosyan, Alzheimer’s Los Angeles

As a caregiver, making the best care decision is a balance of being in tune with your care recipient’s needs and understanding your capacity. Learn from a professional care navigator to understand how self-awareness and advocacy can improve the overall quality of care for your loved one.

Attendees will learn:

To identify the various options for care available
Community resources that can support caregivers and care recipients
How to navigate communication pathways with health care providers, ensuring caregivers can advocate effectively and assess necessary services

Roxy Kirakosyan

Roxy Kirakosyan is the Director of Education and Outreach at Alzheimer’s Los Angeles where she oversees community education across Los Angeles County. Roxy is a Certified Health Education Specialist and has her Masters of Public Health from California State University, Northridge. She has been an educator in the field of Alzheimer’s and dementia for the past eight years, designing and implementing caregiver and brain health programs. Roxy has also taught evidence-based memory training and Brain Boot Camp programs through the UCLA Longevity Center.

Dialogue & Perspectives on Advance Planning

Presenters: Tomohiro J. Kagami & Mei Kameda

Over 60% of adults in the US have not completed at least one advance care planning document. When caring for aging loved ones, it is increasingly important to understand these documents and to have them completed from legal, financial, and medical perspectives. Secure future decisions early for yourself and your loved ones through learning from a legal professional and social worker in this presentation.

Attendees will learn:

The importance of advance planning for yourself and loved ones
Insights from a legal professional and social worker
The advantages of having advance care documents and plans in place

Tomohiro J. Kagami

Tomohiro J. Kagami’s practice includes probate administration and litigation, trust administration and litigation, conservatorships, and estate planning. Mr. Kagami counsels clients regarding all aspects of probate, trust, and conservatorships, including fiduciary appointments and removals, marshaling of assets and sales of assets within trusts, conservatorships and estates, and fiduciary accountings. He has resolved and settled numerous disputes involving fiduciary appointments and accountings, asset management and distributions, interpretation and validity of estate plans, and fiduciary compensation. He is a second generation Japanese American and fluent in Japanese.

Mei Kameda

Mei Kameda (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who currently works in the palliative care/hospice field in Southern California. Mei holds a Masters of Social Work degree with an Adulthood and Aging Specialization from California State University, Long Beach. Mei completed an Advanced Practice Palliative Care Certificate for Social Workers through Shiley Institute for Palliative Care to continue her journey as a specialized social worker. Mei finds deep meaning in learning how an acceptable quality of life may look for each person. Mei’s areas of interest include normalizing experiences of grief, health care bioethics, and the use of language in health care settings to promote a patient-centered/inclusive delivery of care.

2025 Caregiver Conference Sponsors

Caregiver Conference San Gabriel Valley sponsor listing

Sponsors listed as of February 14, 2025.

How Can I Become a Sponsor?

We invite you to become a sponsor of this transformative event where you and your organization or business can make a meaningful impact on the lives of caregivers and the care recipients they serve.

Click here for the 2025 Caregiver Conference
Sponsorship Packet

For more information on our sponsorship packages and to discuss customizing a package that aligns with your objectives, please contact Kevin Onishi, Chief Operating Officer, at [email protected].

Why Sponsor the Caregiver Conference?

Reach a Captive Audience: Connect with caregivers and industry experts. Our attendees are actively seeking solutions and resources to enhance their caregiving journey.
Showcase Your Brand: Elevate your organization’s visibility and credibility as a leader in the caregiving space. Gain exposure through event marketing, signage, and promotional materials.
Demonstrate Your Commitment: Show your dedication to supporting caregivers, an often unsung and under-appreciated group. Align your brand with a cause that resonates with compassion and care.
Customized Packages: We offer various sponsorship levels, allowing you to choose the level of exposure and engagement that best suits your organization’s goals and budget.
Sponsorship of Two Events: This exclusive benefit allows your organization to double its impact by sponsoring two of Keiro’s 2025 Caregiver Conferences.