Silver Solutions Show: Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community
Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community
This week We Discuss Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community
Considerations When Planning for A Dementia Friendly Community
- Worship
- Communication
- Assess Environment
- Innovative Techniques
- Be Informed
- Ministry Tools
Dementia Statistics in US in 2018
- EVERY 65 SECONDS someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease
- Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and as many as 16 million will have the disease in 2050
- Frontotemporal disorders are 2nd most common cause of dementia, after Alzheimer’s
- Lewy Body Dementia affects 1 million Americans
- Between 2000 & 2015, deaths from heart disease fell 11%, while deaths from Alzheimer’s increased 123%
- 1 in 3 seniors die from Alzheimer’s or another dementia which is more than breast and prostate cancers combined
- The lifetime cost of care for an individual with dementia is $341,840
- Average length of time between when symptoms appear and diagnosis for Alzheimer’s is 2.8 years
- Average life expectancy for Alzheimer’s after diagnosis is 8 to 10 years, range is 3 to 20 years
Infographic - Plan for a Dementia Friendly Faith Community
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Infographic
Creating a Dementia Friendly Faith Community
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