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Welcome to
Dementia Aware America™

Dementia Community Collaboratives™

Dementia Community Collaboratives™ and

Dementia Aware America™ encourages grassroots Dementia advocacy, care, and awareness initiatives among interconnected businesses, professionals, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and civic and governmental organizations.

- Our Mission -

Promote Dementia initiatives through community-wide sector engagement. Sectors include retail, hospitality, finance, government, first responders, healthcare, faith-based communities, nonprofits, transportation, housing, home care service providers, community care organizations, and more.

 

Importantly, we seek to include those living with Dementia and their care partners in all we do.
 
We recognize that Dementia is not a disease in and of itself but rather the outward expression of memory loss, behavioral and functional changes, and a myriad of other cognitive challenges that can occur along with diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, CTE (chronic concussion-related Dementia), traumatic brain injury (TBI), among many others.
 
We understand that Dementia is often misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and subject to stigma, fear, taboo, and apathy. We aim to create a ready, supportive, and informed environment committed to truth, love, and compassion.

We offer an "open door" to all those affected and seek to make the most meaningful actions today to create the best possible tomorrows.

We are philosophically aligned with the following initiatives: AARP Age-Friendly Communities, USAging Dementia Friendly America / Dementia Friends, and the World Health Organization's Global Age-Friendly Cities and Communities.

- Selected Tools -

The Dementia Action Plan

Aware & Share Card

The Big Umbrella

HELP US BUILD A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF

DEMENTIA COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS...
 
Founding Community 2017: Doylestown, Bucks County, PA

  • Dementia Society of America

  • Doylestown Health

  • Doylestown Borough

  • Doylestown Township

  • Bucks County Commissioners

  • Bucks County Area Agency on Aging

  • Bucks County Department of Consumer Protection

  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives

  • Central Bucks Regional Police Department

  • Central Bucks Emergency Medical Services

  • Doylestown Fire Company

  • James A. Michener Art Museum

  • The Cornerstone Clubs

  • Citizens & Northern Bank

Important Notice: Dementia Society of America (DSA) does not provide medical advice. The contents herein are for informational purposes only and are not intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. DSA does not endorse any of the resources listed herein or within separate sites linked to. The information contained within these directories is thought to be reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate. It is primarily compiled from provider descriptions of their own services as well as other public data sources and is subject to change without further notice. For help with finding resources, please call our Info Line at 1-800-DEMENTIA.

Image: 2014 Copyright Mind Your Design. Used with written permission.

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