Our Mission
To create a community that accepts, understands, supports and engages persons with dementia, their families and caregivers.
Components of a Dementia Friendly Community
- Dementia Awareness Presentation
- Multiple presentations have been offered in the Pewaukee community for various civic and social organizations
- Dementia Friendly Business Training
- Business trainings have been provided for the businesses listed below
- Early Detection
- Community Memory Screen Events held annually at the Pewaukee Public Library
- Dementia Caregiver Support Groups
- Early Stage Support Group at Pewaukee Public Library
- Engagement activities for Individuals with Dementia and the Caregivers/Families
- Lake Country Memory Café at Pewaukee Public Library
- Dementia Crisis Training for First Responders
- Some Pewaukee Police, Fire and Paramedics have attended Crisis Intervention Team training provided through the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with NAMI of Waukesha County.
- Additional training specific to being dementia capable is being discussed
- Dementia Education in the Schools
- The State of Wisconsin DPI has an established curriculum on dementia that schools can elect to teach as a part of the health classes in middle and high school
- Dementia Resources
- In Waukesha County, individuals with dementia, their caregivers and families can contact the ADRC at (262)548-7848 or the Alzheimer’s Association at 800-272-3900