Dementia Friendly America-Creating Communities Where People Can Live, Engage, and Thrive

Dementia Friendly America-Creating Communities Where People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners Can Live, Engage, and Thrive   #DementiaFriendly #Engagement #CaregiverSupport Lori La Bey talks with Mary Ek, the director of Dementia Friendly America (DFA), who has been engaged in this work since its conception as a statewide effort in Minnesota in 2011. As DFA moves into 2026, communities across the country are taking meaningful steps toward becoming more dementia friendly Learn: Dementia Friendly Communities Dementia Friends USA Memory Café Alliance  Giving Voice   Alzheimer's Speaks Blog  https://alzheimersspeaks.com/creating-communities-where-people-with-dementia-can-live-engage-and-thrive/ Watch the Video Interview Below https://youtu.be/PUlJQrykB2Q Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dementia-friendly-america-creating-communities-where/id986940432?i=1000754090547 Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oiOpujOBoofo9hcn0nx5Z Other Podcasts https://pod.link/986940432 Dementia Map https://dementiamap.com     Contact Information For Dementia Friendly America Website https://dfamerica.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1BJDWeSEfQ/?mibextid=wwXIfr Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dementiafriendlyamerica?igsh=MWlpeDZraWZtMXVoZg== X/Twitter   https://x.com/dfamerica_ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/dementiafriendlyamerica/   Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011. Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.Support this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.