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When Age-Friendly Meets Dementia-Friendly - OC

When Age-Friendly Meets Dementia-Friendly - OC
Minnesota Gerontological Society
Tue., April 15 at 12:00 pm
  • Real-time Captioning
  • Automated Zoom captioning

Location

VIRTUAL - Online
U.S.

Schedule and Tickets

Free. MGS monthly webinars for those in the field of aging feature expert credentialed presenters. Members and non-members must register to receive Zoom link and survey when webinar is complete (to access CEU certificate), and receive access to video recordings of all past webinars.

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About the Show

April 15, 2025

"When Age-Friendly Meets Dementia-Friendly: The Role of Memory Cafés in Reducing Loneliness and Social isolation" is the title of this one-hour webinar via Zoom.

Presenters Maren Levad, M.A.T., & Susan H. McFadden, Ph.D., will discuss how age-friendly community initiatives canconnect with efforts to make communities dementia friendly. The overlap of dementia- friendly and age-friendly principles will be examined and how both address loneliness and social isolation which can have negative effects on physical and mental health. People living with dementia, along with their care partners, are especially susceptible because of being excluded from former friendship circles and community activities. Memory Cafés demonstrate how communities can be both age friendly and dementia friendly by offering social opportunities that help all participants experience joy, purpose, and belongingness. These stigma-free gatherings occur in many public venues
(e.g., libraries, museums, nature centers, faith communities).

 

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