Sudbury Senior Center Now A Member Of 'Dementia Friendly America'

From the Town of Sudbury:

Published on December 23, 2019

Sudbury’s Senior Center has provided a friendly, welcoming environment for citizens who are living with memory loss and their families and caregivers for a long time, offering support group meetings, Comfort Food Cafe, and Making Memories Cafe all monthly. All the while the staff and volunteers extend sensitive and helpful assistance on a day to day basis, too. Now, the Center has become a member of Dementia Friendly America (DFA).

DFA is a national network promoting ways communities across the U.S. can be equipped to support people living with dementia and their caregivers.

A dementia friendly community is one that

• is informed, safe and respectful of individuals with the disease, their families and caregivers
• provides supportive options that provide quality of life
• fosters the ability of people living with dementia to remain in community and engage and thrive in day to day living

In MA 160 communities are working to become more Dementia Friendly. Town leaders, business members, faith communities, and ordinary residents can play a role in making it happen.

For more info on how you can do some of the simple things to make Sudbury truly comfortable and welcoming for our citizens with dementia, many of whom have given a lot to our community, please reach to Ana Cristina Oliveira at Sudbury Senior Center:

• 978 443-3055
• oliveiraa@sudbury.ma.us

This press release was produced by the Town of Sudbury. The views expressed here are the author’s own.