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Recordings & Resources from Dementia Friends MA symposium, “Let’s Talk about Dementia and Culture”

Dear Friends, I’m happy to share the recordings and resources from the symposium led by Dementia Friends Massachusetts/JF&CS, Let’s Talk About Dementia and Culture: How We Talk and Teach About Dementia in Cultural and Linguistic Communities. This symposium took place on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Visit this webpage to view recordings in English, Mandarin, PortugueseContinue reading “Recordings & Resources from Dementia Friends MA symposium, “Let’s Talk about Dementia and Culture””

Dementia Awareness Proclamation Approved for the Village of Westmont

City of Westmont Press Release: At the November 7, 2019 Village of Westmont Board Meeting, the Village approved a proclamation declaring that November 7 be Dementia Friendly Awareness Day in Westmont.  November is also National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.  Several staff and residents from Aspired Living of Westmont were in attendance to participate. “The Village ofContinue reading “Dementia Awareness Proclamation Approved for the Village of Westmont”

Featured Article: “With no dementia cure in sight, it’s time for communities to become dementia friendly”

A very interesting article (written and shared by Nancy Berlinger, of the Hastings Center) about innovative Dementia-Friendly initiatives being implemented in the United Kingdom as well as cities throughout the United States. An excerpt from the article: “While I was in Liverpool this summer for the annual conference of the British Society of Gerontology, IContinue reading “Featured Article: “With no dementia cure in sight, it’s time for communities to become dementia friendly””