Come Learn About Dementia

Join the global movement to change the way people think, act, and talk about dementia!

How do I become a Dementia Friend?

You become a Dementia Friend by attending a free 90-minute information session to learn the five key messages about living with dementia and the simple things you can do to make your community a safer, supportive, and more inclusive place for people living with dementia and their care partners.

What Happens at the Information Session?

It’s an engaging and interactive discussion led by an experienced Dementia Friends Champion volunteer. You’ll learn what dementia is, the different types, what it’s like to live with it, tips for communicating with people with dementia, and about the extensive resources and support available to families and care partners.

Participants say: “This has opened my eyes.” “I wish I had known this five years ago when my family was going through it.” “I will be much more aware at work and out in my community.”

Saturday, May 16 – 11 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. – Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe Street

Presented by the Hopkinton Council on Aging – Call to register: (508) 497-9730

Residents of all towns are welcome!

Dementia Friends is a global movement developed by the Alzheimer’s Society in the United Kingdom and now underway in Massachusetts and across the United States. To learn more, contact Sam Docknevich at sdocknevich@gmail.com.