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Dementia Related Resources

This page includes a variety of resources for families experiencing dementia.  The Norwell Council on Aging does not endorse specific businesses, but offers a list of available resource information.  Individuals are encouraged to do their due diligence before conducting business with a specific individual or organization.  We will continue to add content, so please check back.  

Join us for our 7-part "Navigating Dementia" education series.  Click HERE for the schedule and presentation descriptions. 

ARE YOU A DEMENTIA CAREGIVER?  WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone living with dementia?  If so, we’d like to hear from you!  Please take a few moments to take our SURVEY.   Responses pare confidential and contact information is optional.  This will help us identify the needs of caregivers for those living with dementia, and assist in planning for future programming and support.  This is part of the "Dementia Friendly Norwell" initiative.  For more information, please contact the Norwell Council on Aging at 781-659-7878.  
 

Education & Support Organizations

Forget Me Not Cafe

Do you or someone you know have a loved one living cognitive impairment? Come check out our ”Forget Me Not Cafe”. Often called a Memory Café, this program offers a safe and welcoming social environment, free of judgement, or explanation.  Our goal is to create a community for individuals living with cognitive impairment and their care-partners, and to connect with others sharing a similar journey.  Our Forget Me Not Cafe offers a variety of music, arts, and movement activities, along with a lot of love and laughter.  Individuals are invited to participate as much or as little as they are able.  Sometimes just being with others is enough.  We don’t focus on a diagnosis, but instead about having fun.

The Forget Me Not Cafe is a 1.5 hour social program, held typically on the 2nd Friday and 4th Tuesday of the a month, at the Norwell Senior Center, located at 293 Pine St.  
 
Click HERE for the current schedule.  Schedules are subject to change.  This program is open to Norwell residents and those from neighboring communities. For more information or to register, please call the center at 781-659-7878. 
 
Click to see a list of other Memory Cafe Programs on the South Shore.

Supportive Day Programs 

Supportive Day Programs are designed to promote and enhance the social, physical and cognitive skills of elders. It is suitable for the memory impaired, those with physical limitations or those who are isolated and homebound.  This is also good respite option for caregivers.  There are two types of day programs, Social Day and Adult Day Health programs.

Social Day programs are for individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia, that offer strictly socialization, activities and stimulation in a safe and supportive environment.  Participants are able to perform activities of daily living independently.  Social Day programs may be available one or more days a week and are typically private pay.

Adult Day Health programs provide an engaging environment that offers socialization, activities, meals, care, and compassion to all adults and aging seniors with various physical and cognitive needs. Centers are typically staffed with healthcare professionals who can provide medical services with a physician’s order and assist with daily living activities, while ensuring proper and personalized care   Adult Day Health programs can be available one or more days a week and may be private pay or sometimes covered by Medicare, MassHealth or other insurances.  Talk to the provider for more information. 

Click HERE for a list of social day and adult day health programs offered on the South Shore. 
 

 

 

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