The
public is invited to attend a community forum on Tuesday January 27 to help
vote on top priorities to make the greater International Falls area more
dementia friendly.
The
forum is the culmination of a six month planning process of the Greater
International Falls ACT on Alzheimer’s initiative, a local effort following a
pioneering statewide model to identify areas of need and then take action to
address them.
The
community meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. in the Commons at Rainy River
Community College. Local team members will anchor discussion topics at the
meeting, working toward consensus about how to ACT on Alzheimer’s locally.
Greater International Falls is one of 33 areas
in Minnesota working to become a “Dementia-friendly Community” where safety,
respect and appropriate services are available to the person who is diagnosed
as well as to their family and friends. It is also an effort to educate community
members about the realities of the disease.
