ReiMAgine Aging

Shaping Compassionate Communities

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When communities support people living with dementia, we all benefit. In this episode, we’ll hear about programs to create communities that value and support people living with dementia and their caregivers. Learn more about cities and towns that are creating a dementia friendly culture.


Learn more about resources discussed in this episode:

  • Dementia Friendly Massachusetts
  • Dementia Friends Massachusetts
  • Massachusetts Councils on Aging
  • Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Family Support Program
  • Alzheimer’s Association – Massachusetts/New Hampshire
  • Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
  • Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA)


    • Guests:

    • Rachael Cordella | Dementia Friends

    • Phillip González | Point32Health Foundation

    • Kara Showers | Dementia Friends

    • Beth Solzberg | Jewish Family and Children’s Service

    • Patty Sullivan | Massachusetts Council on Aging

    • Participants in the Melrose, Massachusetts, Dementia Friends workshop

    For more information on this episode visit reimagineaging.net.

    To learn how your community can become more age- and dementia-friendly, visit mass.gov/reimagineaging.

    This story was produced with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative. Funding was provided by Point32Health Foundation.

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    ReiMAgine AgingBy Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs