Dementia Friendly America-Creating Communities Where People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners Can Live, Engage, and Thrive  

#DementiaFriendly #Engagement #CaregiverSupport

Lori La Bey talks with Mary Ek, the director of Dementia Friendly America (DFA), who has been engaged in this work since its conception as a statewide effort in Minnesota in 2011. As DFA moves into 2026, communities across the country are taking meaningful steps toward becoming more dementia friendly

Learn:

1. Dementia Friendly Communities
2. Dementia Friends USA
3. Memory Café Alliance 
4. Giving Voice

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