Page 2 - Miles for Memories Dementia Booklet 2022

Enjoy this snapshot of the Miles for Memories leadership team. They, along with many others not available for
the photo, are the driving force behind the successful programs that seek to identify and meet community needs for those impacted by dementia. We could not do it without them all. Together, we are making a difference in Calhoun County and beyond.
Contents
This Miles for Memories guide offers an overview of dementia, screening options, and a host of solutions that support those impacted by dementia.
3 Miles for Memories is Creating Solutions
4-5 Explaining Dementia – More than Memory Loss 6-7 A Case for Screening and Diagnosis
8-9 Technology Supports for the Wanderer
10-11 Programs Designed with the Caregiver in Mind
12 Responding to Repeated Questions
13 Responding to “I Want to go Home.”
14 Teaching Youth About Dementia
15 Resources
Thank you to the volunteer leadership team for Miles for Memories, event volunteers, event participants, sponsors, and donors. For a complete list of sponsors please visit our website at milesformemories.org. Miles for Memories is a community project fund of the Battle Creek Community Foundation. To make a donation visit bccfoundation.fcsuite.com/erp/ donate/create/fund?funit_id=1560.
Thank you to the Michigan Health Endowment Fund for their support of the MI-TECH program. To order technology supplies visit m3-tech.org.
Funding provided by With support from
For additional copies: Sherii@milesformemories.org • (269) 979-1412 Mailing address: P.O. Box 2257, Battle Creek, MI, 49016
Designed by Scene Publications • November 2022
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