The Iris Appleyard Foundation is a charitable trust named after the Western Australian artist and writer of the same name, who passed away from Alzheimer’s in 2004. The foundation was established in 2008 by Iris’ family to provide extra care for people living with dementia in WA. Advisory committee members; Helen Kathleen Appleyard, Reg Appleyard, Wendy Jean Appleyard, Frank Schaper, Will also include two nominees from Alzheimer’s Australia WA.