Engaging With Aging 2026: What to Expect and How to Register
Aging services professionals spend most of the year solving problems in isolation. Engaging With Aging exists to change that for three days.
It is a working conference built around ideas you can actually take home, shaped by the people doing this work at every level of the field.
Key Takeaways
Engaging With Aging 2026 takes place November 16 to 18, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
The conference brings together 500+ decision makers, thought leaders, and executives from across the aging services field.
Sessions focus on practical solutions attendees can apply directly in their own communities.
Topics span across topics, such as aging in place, caregiving, housing, healthcare, adult day services, economic security, and combating ageism.
Engaging With Aging is presented by Nevada Senior Services, a community-based nonprofit serving Southern Nevada for more than two decades.
What Is Engaging With Aging 2026?
An Annual Gathering for Aging Services Professionals
Engaging With Aging brings together the people shaping how communities support older adults, with a focus on practical solutions. Attendees come to explore innovative approaches with industry leaders and leave with take aways they can apply in their own organizations.
Presented by Nevada Senior Services
The conference is presented by Nevada Senior Services. We are a nonprofit that has spent more than twenty years delivering care across Southern Nevada, and our operating experience in our community running adult day centers, providing in-home services, and delivering caregiver education shapes the programming of the conference.
When and Where the Conference Takes Place
Engaging With Aging 2026 runs November 16 to 18, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Who Attends Engaging With Aging
More than 500 decision makers, thought leaders, and executives attend, representing:
Aging services providers
Community based organizations
Healthcare providers and systems
Policy advocates
Entrepreneurs
Technology solution partners
Caregivers
Aging Services Providers and Community Organizations
Directors, program leads, and executives who run the services older adults depend on come to exchange ideas, share successful approaches, and learn from peers navigating similar challenges and opportunities.
Healthcare Providers, Systems, and Policy Advocates
Clinical and policy attendees use the conference to connect care delivery with the community organizations that support people between appointments.
Entrepreneurs and Technology Solution Partners
The conference draws people building new tools and models for aging services, alongside the providers who would use them.
Family and Professional Caregivers
Caregivers attend for practical strategies and for the perspective that comes from seeing the wider system they are part of.
What the Conference Covers
Programming reflects what attendees say they care about most, including topics such as:
Aging in place
Caregiving
Adult daycare
Housing
Transportation
Healthcare
Food services
Economic security
Equitable access
Diverse and Indigenous communities
Combating ageism
Additionally, we have six conference tracks:
Healthy Aging: Reaching Vulnerable Populations
Workforce Development
Innovation in Aging
Whole Person Health & Wellness Solutions
Brain Health and Dementia
Caregiving
Healthy Aging: Reaching Vulnerable Populations
The Healthy Aging & Reaching Vulnerable Populations track at Engaging with Aging is designed to explore topics like:
Promoting healthy aging through community-based programs
Social isolation
Reaching underserved and high-risk populations
Building culturally responsive services
Addressing barriers to access
Creating stronger partnerships
Workforce Development
The Workforce Development track at Engaging with Aging is designed to explore topics like:
Building the next generation of the aging services workforce
Recruiting and retaining talented professionals
Supporting caregiver education and career pathways
Creating healthier, more sustainable workplace cultures
Challenging age bias and changing perceptions of aging
Strengthening partnerships that expand the talent pipeline
Innovation in Aging
The way we support older adults is changing — and innovation is creating new opportunities to improve care, expand access, support independence, and better meet the needs of a growing and increasingly diverse aging population. The Innovation in Aging track at Engaging with Aging will explore:
Emerging technologies and tools that support older adults and caregivers
New approaches to delivering aging services
Practical applications of innovation in real-world settings
Building partnerships that help promising ideas move from concept to implementation
Whole Person Health & Wellness Solutions
Supporting people as they age means looking beyond any one diagnosis, condition, or service. Health and wellbeing are shaped by the whole person - their physical and emotional health, environment, relationships, experiences, and individual needs.
Through practical, evidence-informed sessions, attendees will explore ways to:
Support physical, emotional, and social well-being
Promote independence and quality of life
Better understand and respond to individual needs
Bring practical wellness strategies back to the people and communities they serve
Brain Health and Dementia
As our understanding of the brain continues to evolve, so do the ways we can promote cognitive health, support people living with dementia, and equip families and professionals with the tools they need.
The Brain Health & Dementia track brings together experts and practitioners to explore emerging knowledge, practical approaches, and real-world solutions across the continuum of aging and dementia care.
Attendees will explore topics and strategies focused on:
Promoting brain health and cognitive well-being as we age
Supporting families and caregivers throughout the dementia journey
Applying new research and evidence to real-world settings
Creating communities and systems that better support people living with dementia
Caregiving
The Caregiving track will explore the services, resources, and systems that support caregivers and the people they care for, with a focus on practical solutions and strengthening access to care.
Attendees will explore topics and strategies focused on:
Supporting caregivers with practical resources and services
Navigating access to personal care and other supportive services
Coordinating care to better support older adults and their caregivers
Exploring approaches that help older adults remain safely and independently at home
What You Take Home From the Conference
Practical Solutions You Can Apply in Your Community
The stated goal of Engaging With Aging is for aging services professionals to takeaway practical solutions they can use in their everyday work. Sessions are built so attendees return with approaches they can implement at their organizations.
Connections With 500+ Decision Makers and Leaders
Three days in one venue with the people making decisions across the field creates conversations that are hard to arrange any other way. Engaging With Aging provides valuable networking opportunities for attendees.
Insight Into What Is Next for Aging Services
The conference is positioned around preparing for what comes next in the field, not only managing what exists now.
Planning Your Trip to Las Vegas
The Venue: Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino hosts the full conference, keeping sessions, networking, and accommodations in one location.
Hotel and Travel Considerations
Hotel information is available through the conference registration site. Booking early is worth doing, since November is an active month in Las Vegas and rooms move quickly.
Making the Most of Your Time in Las Vegas
Many attendees visiting from out of town build an extra day around the conference to explore Las Vegas. The registration site includes information for planning time in the city beyond the sessions.
How to Register for EWA26
Registration Options and What Each Includes
Registration is handled through the official conference site, where current options and what each includes are listed in full.
Why Registering Early Helps
Registering early secures your spot, gives you more room to plan travel, and lets you book accommodations before availability tightens.
Registering a Team or Group
Organizations often send several people so they can cover more sessions and compare notes afterward. Group options and details are available through the registration site.
Sponsorship and Exhibit Opportunities
Why Organizations Sponsor Engaging With Aging
Sponsoring puts an organization in front of 500+ decision makers who are actively evaluating solutions for their communities.
How to Get Involved as a Sponsor
Sponsorship details and available opportunities are listed on the conference site.
About Nevada Senior Services
The Organization Behind the Conference
Nevada Senior Services is a community-based nonprofit offering Adult Day ReCreation, in-home services, occupational therapy, caregiver education, and home modification support across Las Vegas and Henderson.
Decades of Work in Aging Services Across Southern Nevada
For more than two decades, Nevada Senior Services has supported older adults and family caregivers throughout Southern Nevada. Our history includes establishing Nevada's first early and moderate memory loss centers and receiving the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving's Leadership in Caregiving Award for its work advancing caregiver support.
Ready to join us in Las Vegas? Register for Engaging With Aging 2026 and reserve your place before the event fills.
Frequently Asked Questions About Engaging With Aging 2026
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November 16 to 18, 2026, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Aging services providers, community based organizations, healthcare providers and systems, policy advocates, entrepreneurs, technology partners, and caregivers all attend.
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Current registration pricing is listed on the official conference registration site.
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Yes. Presentations from the 2025 conference are available through the conference site.
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Sponsorship and exhibit opportunities are outlined on the conference site, along with how to get involved.
