Featured Resources
What is Dementia?
Understand the many forms of the disease
Dementia Friendly Communities
Steps to becoming a more Dementia Friendly Community
Sample DFM Materials
Find mock-up materials that you can easily download and use in your community
Memory Café’s
Create a wonderfully welcoming place for individuals with Dementia
The DFM Pledge
Sign the DFM Pledge to become more dementia friendly
Resources by Sector
Links to Dementia Friendly resources by Sector
Better Together
Better Together: Dementia Friendly and Age Friendly Communities
Partners
Links to DFM Partners
Funding
Funding Opportunities and Clever Ideas to fund your DF Activities
News
Reducing holiday stress for families navigating Alzheimer’s and other dementias
The holidays are often filled with opportunities for togetherness, sharing, laughter and meaningful moments. But they can also bring stress, disappointment and sadness. A person with Alzheimer's may feel a special sense of loss during the holidays because of the...
Congratulations to the Most Recent Dementia Friendly Communities !
At the June 2022 MCOA Annual Meeting, Assistant Secretary Carole Malone officially recognized the latest round of communities that are working to become dementia friendly. Across the Commonwealth, 86 communities have been certified! Three communities received their...
East Longmeadow Working to Make Town a Dementia Friendly Community – Video
See the video here: https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2022/04/14/east-longmeadow-working-to-make-town-a--dementia-friendly--community