Leading the pack nationally with it’s cutting edge dementia campaign.
I can’t wait to see the the full film!
This documentary has been initiated by and is about the State of Wisconsin and the redesign efforts being done by the Department of Health Services to better support people with dementia in our communities. It features a tremendous variety of topics.
The Dementia Care Specialists who are employed by Counties and how they support caregivers, people with dementia and their local efforts to collaborate to establish dementia friendly community initiatives.
The Jefferson County Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC), and the role ADRCs have in the redesign
Perspectives from local caregivers and people with dementia
Local dementia friendly businesses and 2 Dementia Friendly Community organizations – The Fox Valley Memory Project and the Watertown Dementia Awareness Coalition
Collaborative partners in the redesign including the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, and the Helen Bader Foundation
Physician from a memory diagnostic clinic
The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute discussing national research being done at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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