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The Wright Center for Community Health offers free sessions to educate families, caregivers about dementia
The Wright Center for Community Health, in collaboration with Age Friendly Lackawanna, is offering free, informative sessions to help people better understand and support loved ones with dementia.
Nicole Flynn, director of The Wright Center’s geriatrics service line
Led by a specially trained Dementia Champion, these one-hour sessions focus on increasing knowledge about dementia and small, practical, everyday ways to support people who have it. Participants can attend a session in person or virtually.
“We know that receiving a diagnosis of dementia can be overwhelming,” said Nicole Flynn, the director of The Wright Center’s geriatrics service line. “These sessions are a great way to learn more and become more familiar with how to help your loved ones with dementia.”
Dementia Champion sessions will be available on:
- Feb. 17 from 3-4 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave.
- March 13 from 2-3 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley, 5 S. Washington Ave.
- April 15 from 3-4 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre, 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
- May 15 from 2-3 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley, 5 S. Washington Ave.
- June 23 from3-4 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave.
- July 15 from 3-4 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre, 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
- Sept. 22 from 3-4 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave.
- Oct. 23 from 2-3 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley, 5 S. Washington Ave.
- Nov. 18 from 3-4 p.m. at The Wright Center for Community Health Wilkes-Barre, 169 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
For more information, including how to join a session virtually, contact Flynn at [email protected].
