Need inspiration for how other communities have tried to improve the well-being and socialization of persons with dementia. This article in The Atlantic from 2014 about the “dementia village” in Hogeway, The Netherlands, is one prototype. If an entire village designed for the needs of persons with dementia is not likely in your community, what […]
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As Illinois embarks on its journey to make the State dementia friendly, an important resource to include in the planning process is its public libraries. Public libraries are respected institutions that can be found in nearly every town, village and city in the state. No longer content to be mere warehouses for books, libraries are
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The Dementia Friendly America Illinois Workshop will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Springfield, Illinois. This workshop is part of the process to have the State of Illinois added to the Dementia Friendly America network. This statewide event that convenes experts and leaders from diverse community sectors throughout Illinois who support the development
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The Illinois Cognitive Resource Network (ICRN) has reached out to Collective Action Lab to learn how Illinois can become a network member of the Dementia Friendly America (DFA) initiative. DFA is a national initiative led by Collective Action Lab in partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and Leading Age. The primary
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