Learn from Alzheimer Society staff about how to create a safer and more inclusive community for those living with dementia. Discover simple tips and resources that help support people with dementia in the places they work, live, and play. Let’s work together to make our communities more dementia-friendly.
Presented by Rebecca Atkinson, Regional Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
South Central Region
#105 – 650 South Railway Ave.
Winkler, MB
Phone: 204-325-5634
ratkinson@alzheimer.mb.ca
What is a dementia-friendly community?
Watch this short video of Roger Marple as he describes what it means to be a dementia-friendly community:
A dementia-friendly community focuses on stigma reduction and the inclusion of people with dementia. People are educated about the disease and know that a person with dementia may sometimes experience the world differently. In a dementia-friendly community, people living with dementia feel supported by their community.
The term “community” can mean a location like a neighborhood or a city, but can also include groups of people with shared interests or features, such as professional groups, religious organizations or businesses. This means that cities and towns can become dementia-friendly communities, as can your book club, your business, a local coffee shop, a faith group, or a grocery store.
