Dementia Friendly Nevada featured on NextAvenue
Dementia Friendly Nevada was recently featured in an article on nextavenue.org, with quotes from Dementia Friendly Nevada Director Dr. Jennifer Carson and Dementia Friendly Nevada member Chuck McClatchey. Read the article here!...
The Open Door Café: A Gathering Place for Peer Support
Held monthly for 90 minutes, the Open Door Café is a gathering place where people living with dementia and their care partners can talk about their experiences with dementia… or not.
Reducing Dementia Risk in Indian Country
The Pesa Sooname Advisory Group has garnered national attention. It’s one of just four native communities spotlighted in the national Healthy Brain Initiative’s Road Map for Indian Country published by the Alzheimer’s Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Online Dementia Training for First Responders
Dementia Friendly Southern Nevada Urban has produced a training on dementia that targets first responders such as police, fire, and emergency medical personnel.
If ‘Thelma and Louise’ Were Older and Wiser
When Jan asked Barbara to join her for the 400-mile trek north to Pyramid Lake to attend the landmark 2019 Nevada Tribal Summit on Brain Health and Dementia, Barbara was all in.