Dementia Friends Information Session

DEMENTIA FRIENDLY FAIRFAX

Dementia Friendly Fairfax envisions our community as a place where people living with dementia and their care partners will be able to engage in a variety of activities, be supported in the highest quality of life, and can live independently for as long as possible.

AFTER PARTICIPATING IN A DEMENTIA FRIENDS SESSION, PARTICIPANTS CAN:

• Describe dementia and know the most common type of dementia

• State the five key messages about dementia

• Explain one approach to effectively communicate with a person with dementia

• Commit to an action as a Dementia Friend in your community

Dementia Friendly Fairfax initiative started through a partnership with Goodwin House, Insight Memory Care Center and Fairfax Area Commission on Aging and Fairfax Area Agency on Aging.

Learn more: bit.ly/May21_DementiaFriends

You may also like the following events from Fairfax County Public Library:

• This Thursday, 15th May, 10:30 am, Bug Buddies! in Newington
• This Thursday, 15th May, 04:30 pm, Teen Painting in Annandale
• This Saturday, 17th May, 01:00 pm, Chinese Serenade: A Musical Journey in Burke