Dementia Friendly Lancaster

08/21/2025

Have a loved one with cognitive changes? Feeling stuck and unsure how to be the best care partner? Join us for a conference that will add to your toolbox! Get practical resources and techniques to use when you need them most.

Adding to Your Toolbox—Dementia Care Partner Strategy Conference:
Date: September 25
Price: $75
Time: 8 AM – 4 PM
Location: Lancaster Alliance Church

Register online at TheForgeWorks.org/forgeworks-events/

Join us for an a conference full of speakers, workshops, resources & giveaways! This conference is for care partners and those who love someone with Dementia (half day options available)!

08/12/2025

Join us again at Lancaster Alliance Church for a day of education and a common goal of making Lancaster County PA a more Dementia Friendly place to live!

Have a loved one with cognitive changes? Feeling stuck and unsure how to be the best care partner? Join us for a conference that will add to your toolbox! Get practical resources and techniques to use when you need them most.

Adding to Your Toolbox—Dementia Care Partner Strategy Conference:
Date: September 25
Price: $75
Time: 8 AM – 4 PM
Location: Lancaster Alliance Church

Register online at TheForgeWorks.org/forgeworks-events/

Join us for an a conference full of speakers, workshops, resources & giveaways! This conference is for care partners and those who love someone with Dementia (half day options available)!

05/13/2025

Members of Dementia Friendly Lancaster will be volunteering and speaking next Thursday at this event. Sign up for an event that is sure to make a positive impact!

Join us for a half-day mini-conference. There will be sessions for those living with dementia as well as their care partners.

Dignity in Awareness: Digging Below the Surface of Stigma
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2025
Time: 8AM - 12PM
Location: Garden Spot Village

Sessions for Care Partners:
• Dementia Simulation Experience
• Changes in Mobility & Strategies
• Communication and Approach Skills
• Support Group Workshops for Men, Women and Families
• Skill Building and Inspiring Purpose
• Importance of Self Care & Avoiding Burnout

Sessions for People Living with Dementia:
• Embracing Creativity Through Art
• Book Study—Activate Engagement Through Reading
• Challenges to Solutions—Educational Session
• Dig into Your Purpose Through Gardening

Reserve Your Space Today!
https://www.theforgeworks.org/event-dignity-in-awareness-conference/

05/07/2025

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02/23/2025

Yesterday Dementia Friendly Lancaster was at Salem United Methodist conference in Manheim, PA. We appreciate everyone we met during the day.

12/06/2023

Tomorrow, Melody Karick, Director of Dementia Friendly Lancaster, will co-present a special session with Jeff McSpadden, CEO of Composure, as part of the "Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Learning Network" series. The session is called "Sound Sleep - Achieving a Higher Quality of Life Through Better Rest," and they have prepared some insights on the importance of prioritizing sleep in care environments.

Register for the webinar here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Pennsylvania Long-Term Care Learning Network: Sound Sleep - Achieving a Higher Quality of Life Through Better Rest. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

12/05/2023

Please join us in recognizing Melody Karick as the Dementia Friends Champion of the Month!

Melody is the Dementia Educator and Consultation for Garden Spot Communities, which is the parent company of Garden Spot Village in New Holland, Maple Farms in Akron, and Frederick Living in Zieglerville. Melody also serves as the Director of Dementia Friendly Lancaster Community!

Thank you Melody for your dedication and passion to increasing awareness and knowledge of dementia.

Dementia Friendly Pennsylvania

10/24/2023

TWO MEMORY CARE MEETINGS TONIGHT!
Willow Valley & Lancaster

10/24/2023

UPCOMING ONLINE WORKSHOPS! Check them out, please

November 2, 2023 9AM-12PM ET

Join the Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Task Force for the 2023 Virtual Forum: A Focus on Lewy Body & Frontotemporal Dementias

When you register, please select Dementia Friend for your registration type:

https://form.jotform.com/P4A_Events/registration-2023-adrd-forum?fbclid=IwAR2DSsaMVVolaqHz570f6G3-x6ITkMXYRgHyzsxf4pffKKrH48WUuc8dtMU


December 5, 2023 12-1:30PM ET

A Dementia Friendly Webinar: Promoting Dementia Awareness in African American Faith Communities

Register at https://bit.ly/DFpa1205

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Dementia Friendly Pennsylvania Webinar Series: Promoting Dementia Awareness in African American Faith Communities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

09/05/2023

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