Contact: Carol Hutchison
(608) 265-0407
cshutch@medicine.wisc.edu
(Madison, WI) – The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) will offer a free presentation, “Living Well with Dementia,” Wednesday, November 4.
Speakers will talk about how patients and family caregivers can live well—physically, emotionally, and socially—after receiving a dementia diagnosis. The focus of the National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month event is improving the quality of life for those with dementia.
The event begins at 5 p.m. at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, with a Resource Fair that will include representatives from the Aging & Disability Resource Center, S.A.I.L. (Support for Active Independent Lives), the Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, the Alzheimer’s Association and more.
The public talks begin at 6 p.m. and will feature: Dr. Susan Stark, of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, who will talk about “Home Environmental Supports That Improve Patient Safety and Reduce Caregiver Burden;” Susan Flowers Benton of the ADRC will speak on “Healthy Aging With Chronic Illness;” and Joy Schmidt, dementia-care specialist with the Dane County Aging & Disability Resource Center, will address “Building Dementia-Friendly Communities.”
The event is free and open to the public, and registration is not necessary. Health care professionals can earn continuing education credit through the event. The Middleton Performing Arts Center is located at 2100 Bristol St. in Middleton, and free parking is available.
For more information, please call the Wisconsin ADRC at (608) 263-2582 or email adrc@medicine.wisc.edu.
