Experience offers inside view of dementia

Brooklyn Community Estates will host an opportunity for family and professional caregivers to experience the challenges and struggles of a person living with dementia. This event will be held at Brooklyn Community Estates, 406 North Street, Brooklyn, on Monday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m.

Dementia Live is an innovative program designed by a team of dementia, sensitivity and awareness, and professional development experts from the nationally recognized AGE-u-cate Training Institute headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

Using specialized gear within a safe, experiential setting, Dementia Live™ provides gives participants a real-life simulation of what it must be like to live with dementia. Participants gain greater awareness and understanding of the constant struggles (24/7) affecting persons with dementia. Greater understanding leads to more sensitive care partnering.

The Dementia Live program is the newest tool in the powerful arena of sensitivity awareness training being used for the booming number of direct care staff, family caregivers, health care professionals, and college and university students.

“We are at the crossroads of understanding aging and dementia; this understanding is not an option but a necessity for every member of our society. It is a worldwide phenomenon affecting every level of our society,” states Pam Brandon, President and Founder of the AGE-u-cate Training Institute. “We must equip those who are caring for and serving our aging population to better understand their challenges. We are living in a fast-aging world.”

To preregister for the Dementia Live™ experience, contact Brooklyn Community Estates, Cathy Essick, email: cathy.essick@bcecares.com or phone (641)522-9263. To best serve participants, preregistration is required. Information about Dementia Live™ and other training programs offered by AGE-u-cate® Training Institute is available at www.AGEucate.com.