MONROE - Dementia Friendly Community efforts are about engaging the community in supporting the 115,000 people in Wisconsin who are living with dementia (70 percent of whom are living in their own residence) and their families and friends.
In southwest Wisconsin (Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette counties), there are 50 businesses and organizations that have participated in the training and are committed to being dementia aware. These organizations include a wide range of sectors such as restaurants, libraries, veterinary clinics, banks, churches and first responders.
For a business to become dementia-friendly, its employees and managers need to participate in a 20- to 30-minute training session to discuss signs of dementia, communication tips and local resources. The training is about good customer service for individuals impacted by dementia. Some sectors, including first responders, participate in a more in-depth training.
Businesses or organizations in Green County that have participated in training are: Brodhead Optimists; Behring Senior Center; Culver's of Monroe; Green County Health Department; Kiwanis Club of Monroe; Maple Leaf - New Glarus; Morning Optimist Club in Monroe; Monroe Public Library; Monroe United Methodist Church; Paul Mitchell The School; United Chiropractic in Brodhead; Union Presbyterian Church in Monroe; Walgreens in Monroe; Wisconsin Bank & Trust in Monroe; and Woodford State Bank.
If interested in joining the dementia-friendly community initiative, want to learn more about becoming dementia-friendly or are impacted by dementia and looking for more education and support, contact the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Green County to get connected to the dementia care specialist by calling 608-328-9499.
In southwest Wisconsin (Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette counties), there are 50 businesses and organizations that have participated in the training and are committed to being dementia aware. These organizations include a wide range of sectors such as restaurants, libraries, veterinary clinics, banks, churches and first responders.
For a business to become dementia-friendly, its employees and managers need to participate in a 20- to 30-minute training session to discuss signs of dementia, communication tips and local resources. The training is about good customer service for individuals impacted by dementia. Some sectors, including first responders, participate in a more in-depth training.
Businesses or organizations in Green County that have participated in training are: Brodhead Optimists; Behring Senior Center; Culver's of Monroe; Green County Health Department; Kiwanis Club of Monroe; Maple Leaf - New Glarus; Morning Optimist Club in Monroe; Monroe Public Library; Monroe United Methodist Church; Paul Mitchell The School; United Chiropractic in Brodhead; Union Presbyterian Church in Monroe; Walgreens in Monroe; Wisconsin Bank & Trust in Monroe; and Woodford State Bank.
If interested in joining the dementia-friendly community initiative, want to learn more about becoming dementia-friendly or are impacted by dementia and looking for more education and support, contact the Aging and Disability Resource Center in Green County to get connected to the dementia care specialist by calling 608-328-9499.