News in Dementia-Friendly Community

The Garden Discovery Program, a longstanding collaboration between the UW MBWC and Seattle Parks and Recreation, is an opportunity to connect with nature and engage with others living with memory loss and family and friends.

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Categories: Resources and Programs, Dementia-Friendly Community, Nature

In April 2026, the MBWC piloted the Dementia Friends youth curriculum in third-grade classrooms at a Seattle Public School.

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Categories: Community Stories, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community

Jamie Bird is a Social Work Practicum Student at the UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center, working on-site at the Memory Hub community center. Jamie chose to complete her practicum at the Memory Hub to learn more about dementia-friendly communities and how this approach could improve dementia care.

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Categories: Team Spotlights, Dementia-Friendly Community, Memory Hub Spotlight

Bridges Bistro aims to build dementia awareness while providing a meaningful volunteer opportunity for people with memory loss. We hope to be a bridge of connection between our neighbors with memory loss and dementia and the wider community.

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Categories: Community Stories, Dementia-Friendly Community, Memory Hub Spotlight

Over 130 Dementia Friends information sessions were held across the state this year, which has allowed an opportunity to spread awareness about dementia to community members and sector-specific groups, including business and finance groups, transportation services, housing services, colleges and universities, faith communities, senior centers, libraries, and more.

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Categories: Community Stories, Resources and Programs, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community

7th graders visited the Memory Hub for a time of intergenerational connection with individuals living with memory loss.

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Categories: Community Stories, Dementia-Friendly Community

Preserving memories through a conversation game

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Categories: Community Stories, Art, Dementia-Friendly Community

Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington, an agency that covers Ferry, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, and Whitman counties, has been seeing positive growth in the Dementia Friends program, as well as increased volunteer interest.

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Categories: Community Stories, Resources and Programs, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community

Enjoy the latest issue of Dimensions Magazine! Find inside the latest findings in Alzheimer's and brain health research, a faculty spotlight, and a new conversation game meant to preserve memories and legacy, and so much more.

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Categories: Science Updates, Care & Treatment , Team Spotlights, Community Stories, Caregiving, Resources and Programs, Brain Health, Dementia-Friendly Community

Dementia Friends is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. Our latest update focuses on the expansion of Dementia Friends program into Cowlitz County.

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Categories: Community Stories, Resources and Programs, Dementia Friends, Dementia-Friendly Community