More than 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for a family member or friend living with dementia. Dementia Friendly America is committed to fostering community support for people living with dementia and their essential care partners so they can safely remain and continue to engage in the community.

The DFA Community Toolkit is a research-informed resource that fosters adoption of dementia friendly practices. The toolkit supports communities in their Dementia Friendly efforts by providing straightforward, adaptable steps and standardized tools to help evaluate community efforts with trusted measures.

Communities and states across the country are joining the Dementia Friendly America movement! For information about a specific community, please email the community lead listed below. If you are interested in establishing a DFA community in your area, look to see whether your state has a state lead and reach out to them as a first step.

ACT on Alzheimer's® Dementia Friendly Community Toolkit provides tools and resources to guide communities in adopting dementia-friendly practices. The toolkit is divided into four phases: Convene, Assess, Analyze and ACT Together. Communities are invited to use and adapt these materials for their own use.

A dementia friendly community can be defined as: a place or culture in which people with dementia and their carers are empowered, supported and included in society, understand their rights and recognise their full potential.

Dementia-friendly communities are vital in helping people live well with dementia and remain a part of their community. Too many people affected by dementia feel society fails to understand the condition they live with, its impact or how to interact with them.

Launched in 2015 at the White House Conference on Aging, Dementia Friendly America hosts online tools and resources about how to create communities that are more inclusive and supportive of people living with dementia as well as their caregivers.

Led by the Dementia Friendly America (DFA) Initiative, communities across the country are taking action to become dementia friendly by leveraging resources and partners across community sectors. Each part in the community has a unique role to play in contributing toward dementia friendliness including: business, community-based services and ...

Dementia friendly communities are needed to complement the responsibilities of government in meeting the needs of the person with dementia for social engagement and participation in society as well as access to health and care services. The emergence of dementia friendly communities is a recognition that dementia is both a social and health issue.

2025年1月9日 · Dementia-friendly communities are places where people can go to meet other people with dementia, caregivers, and loved ones and find community through a difficult experience. These communities may also offer resources or education to help people through their experience.