- PNW Home For Life

Bulletproof Brain Summit — September 5, 2026 | Anacortes, WA

🧠 September 5, 2026 · Anacortes, WA

PNW Home For Life Foundation Presents

Bulletproof
Brain Summit
September 5, 2026

A full day of brain health education, movement, laughter, and community — for older adults, caregivers, and families who want real answers.

📅 September 5, 2026

🕘 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

📍 Fidalgo Bay RV Resort Event Center, Anacortes

$75 per person

🧠

Brain Health
Education

❤️

Caregiver
Support

🏃

Movement
& Wellness

🎤

Expert Talks
& Panels

🛡️

Prevention
& Resilience

🌿

Community
& Hope

The venue

Fidalgo Bay RV Resort Event Center

Fidalgo Bay RV Resort aerial view — Anacortes, WA

Right on the water.
Right here in Anacortes.

The Fidalgo Bay RV Resort Event Center offers a stunning waterfront setting with indoor and outdoor space — perfect for a full day of learning, movement, and community connection.

📅 Saturday, September 5, 2026

🕘 Doors open at 8:30 AM · Event 9:00 AM–5:00 PM

📍 Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, Anacortes, WA

🅿️ Free parking on-site

♿ Fully accessible

Why this summit

No Fear. No Fluff. Just What You Need.

Real experts, real talk

Physicians, financial planners, dementia specialists, and people living the caregiver experience — sharing what they actually know, no hedging.

Built for caregivers too

If you’re supporting someone you love, this day is as much for you as it is for them. We built entire sessions around your specific reality.

Leave stronger than you came

Six movement classes, a lunch comedian, community connections — a day designed to send you home energized with a real plan, not more anxiety.

Save Your Seat — $75

The full day

September 5 — 9AM to 5PM

9:00 AM

Opening Keynote

Can We Really Bulletproof the Brain?

The latest research on the aging brain — what’s happening, what’s reversible, and why this is the most hopeful moment in brain science history.

10:00 AM

Session Block 1

Three Concurrent 45-Minute Sessions

Money, Medicare & the Plan Nobody Told You AboutLong-term care insurance, estate planning, and how to have the money conversation before a crisis

Is It Dementia, or Is It Your Medication?Polypharmacy’s hidden toll on the aging brain and the questions to bring to your doctor

Loneliness Is Killing BrainsThe neuroscience of social isolation and what it takes to build a brain-protecting community

11:00 AM

Session Block 2

Three Concurrent 45-Minute Sessions

Teepa Snow GemsA transformative framework for connecting with people living with dementia

The Conversations That Change EverythingDriving, memory, living arrangements, end of life — without blowing up the relationship

When You Become the CaregiverGrieving the identity shift while still showing up — a live panel with caregivers

12:00 PM

Lunch + Comedy

Lunch & Comedy on Aging

Because laughter is medicine. Enjoy lunch while a featured comedian reminds us that aging can be absurd, hilarious, and deeply human — all at once.

1:45 PM

Movement Sessions

Hands-On Movement & Wellness Breakouts

Participatory sessions led by local wellness practitioners — movement, mindfulness, and skills you’ll use the next day.

3:00 PM

Session Block 3

Four Concurrent 45-Minute Sessions

Dementia from the Inside OutFirst-person accounts that rehumanize the diagnosis beyond the clinical

Your Risk Is Not FixedModifiable risk factors and the specific actions you can take today

Tech That Actually WorksMedication reminders, fall detection, voice assistants — what’s worth it and what’s not

Feed Your Brain After 70Why the food advice you’ve followed may now be working against your brain

4:00 PM

Closing Keynote

The Dementia Timeline Nobody Shows You

What the brain looks like decade by decade — and what’s still reversible at every stage. A closing that replaces fear with a map.

All sessions at a glance

11 Sessions. One Powerful Day.

Choose your path through the program — every session is designed to leave you with something real you can act on.

9:00 AM · Keynote

Can We Really Bulletproof the Brain?

The research, the hope, and the honest answer

10:00 AM · Block 1

Money, Medicare & the Plan Nobody Told You

Financial clarity before a crisis forces it

10:00 AM · Block 1

Is It Dementia, or Is It Your Medication?

Polypharmacy’s hidden toll on the aging brain

10:00 AM · Block 1

Loneliness Is Killing Brains

The neuroscience of connection — and what to do

11:00 AM · Block 2

Teepa Snow Gems

A new lens for dementia care and connection

11:00 AM · Block 2

The Conversations That Change Everything

Hard talks done right — without damage

11:00 AM · Block 2

When You Become the Caregiver

Identity, grief, and still showing up

3:00 PM · Block 3

Dementia from the Inside Out

First-person voices that rehumanize the diagnosis

3:00 PM · Block 3

Your Risk Is Not Fixed

Modifiable factors and actions that shift the odds

3:00 PM · Block 3

Tech That Actually Works

Wearables, apps, telehealth — what’s worth it

4:00 PM · Keynote

The Dementia Timeline Nobody Shows You

A roadmap, not a warning

1:45 – 3:00 PM

The Movement Hour

Exercise is the single most evidence-backed intervention for dementia prevention — so we built a whole hour around it. Six simultaneous classes led by Anacortes’ best fitness studios, designed for every body and every ability level.

Anacortes, Washington

One of the Most Beautiful Places to Spend a September Day.

Fidalgo Bay, the San Juan Islands on the horizon, crisp Pacific Northwest air — Anacortes isn’t just the backdrop for this Summit. It’s part of the experience.

Adults accommodated on-site

9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

On-site adult day care

Bring Your Loved One. We’ve Got Them Covered.

We know that finding care is often the reason caregivers can’t come to events like this. That’s why we’ve arranged on-site adult day care — so you can be fully present, knowing your loved one is safe and engaged right here with you.

✅ Available 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

✅ Up to 30 participants

✅ Register early — spots are limited

Join us September 5

Your Brain Deserves
This Day.

11 sessions · Movement hour · Lunch · On-site day care · Community. All in one day, right here in Anacortes.

$75 per person

Includes all sessions, movement hour, and lunch
On-site adult day care 9 AM–12:30 PM · Limited seats

September 5, 2026 · Fidalgo Bay RV Resort Event Center · Anacortes, WA

Fidalgo Bay RV Resort Event Center

Right on the water.Right here in Anacortes.

No Fear. No Fluff. Just What You Need.

Real experts, real talk

Built for caregivers too

Leave stronger than you came

September 5 — 9AM to 5PM

11 Sessions. One Powerful Day.

The Movement Hour

6 Classes · All Ability Levels · Indoor & Outdoor

One of the Most Beautiful Places to Spend a September Day.

Bring Your Loved One. We’ve Got Them Covered.

Your Brain DeservesThis Day.

Right on the water.
Right here in Anacortes.

Your Brain Deserves
This Day.