Care Partner Respite Day

433 South Kinzer Avenue,New Holland PA 17557

29 May, 2021

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Join us for a day of respite for care partners while offering meaningful musical engagement for you and your loved one with dementia. Event details coming soon! As Dementia Friendly Lancaster, we strive to offer support, education and resources to people living with dementia and their care partners within our local community. Our hope is to see a community come together to support those impacted by dementia, help them to remain engaged in the community and thrive in their day-to-day routines. To meet this goal, the team will offer free or low cost dementia awareness training and related resources to businesses, faith communities, healthcare systems, and community members. "Let's cultivate a community where we can age with dignity despite the diagnosis!" - Crystal Yunginger, Dementia Friendly Lancaster Community Coordinator A Dementia Friendly Community is “a place where people living with dementia are understood, respected, and supported; an environment where people living with dementia will be confident that they can contribute to life” (Alzheimer’s Society webpage). The Dementia Friendly Lancaster initiative supports this definition by providing training for individuals, businesses, and congregations in order to increase awareness and provide support for persons, and care partners within our community who live daily with the impact of dementia. Through specific training programs, memory cafes, providing educational resources and more, we seek to make Lancaster County a community where all who live with the effect of dementia feel safe, supported, and empowered.