What is a Dementia Friendly Community
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What is a Dementia Friendly Community?
Enhanced well-being often accompanies the ability to maintain independence in one’s own home. Dementia-friendly communities, spanning villages, towns, and cities, foster understanding of dementia, diminish fear and avoidance, and actively include and support individuals living with dementia, empowering them to live independently for an extended duration.
Welcoming and supportive faith communities
Residential settings that offer memory loss services and supports
That promotes early diagnosis and uses dementia care best practices along the care continuum
Dementia-aware local government services, planning, and emergency responses
Dementia-friendly public environments and accessible transportation
Supportive options for independent living and meaningful community engagement
Dementia-aware and responsive legal and financial planning
Where To Start
Make Your First Steps Towards Better Living.
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Discover the path to becoming a Dementia Friend and engage in the steps that will equip you to make a difference.