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We offer several educational programs for families and individuals facing Alzheimer’s, as well as community members. Most of these programs, described below, are free of charge. Click here to see a complete list of our Programs.
Memories in the Making® A unique program of creative expression for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, Memories in the Making® was introduced in 1988 at the Alzheimer’s Association Orange County Chapter in Southern California by a family caregiver and chapter volunteer who wanted to find a way to bring some pleasure to her mother who loved art and was suffering with Alzheimer’s.
Memories in the Making® bypasses the dominant verbal aspects of brain function and taps directly into the inner world of the person with dementia. Overwhelmed by an inability to articulate, a person with dementia can give voice to this inner world by creating art. Through the use of facilitators—trained by our staff and national Memories in the Making® trainer, Angel Duncan—the symbolic language of art can open up a new channel for communication with caregiving staff and family. Memories in the Making® celebrates remaining strengths and promotes well-being. The Memories in the Making® program asserts that everyone is an artist, and art is an avenue for creativity and communication that can be travelled by anyone. The purpose—and real value of the program—can be found not in the product, the art, but in the process of creation and the pleasure of self-expression. Art created by Memories in the Making® participants will be displayed in local galleries, used to create calendars and note cards, even sold at auction to raise funds for Alzheimer’s research and to fund the delivery of Chapter programs and services. Current facility partners for Memories in the Making® include: Allied Services
Associated Family Services  Brookmont Frey Village Jewish Home of NEPA Magnolias of Lancaster Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Menno Haven Village Mennonite Home Communities Messiah Village Adult Day Care Centers Mountain View Nursing & Rehabilitation Penn Hall @ Menno Haven The Bridges @ Bent Creek The Woods @ Cedar Run Williamsport Home For More Information regarding the Memories in the Making Program®, please contact Estella Parker Killian at 570-822-9915 or estella.killian@alz.org In the Moment
The goal of In the Moment is to make art accessible to people living with dementia by exploring what they see in the art and what memories the art may evoke in them. While many won’t remember their visit to the gallery, most will find joy in the moment of viewing the art.
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