Resource Listing
Every part of a community can help people living with dementia feel supported and connected. The Dementia Friendly America Resource Listing provides practical checklists, guides and tools that organizations, professionals and community members can use to build awareness, adapt environments, and strengthen community support.
To view specific sector guides, visit our Sector Guides page.
Airports
Assessing Airport Programs for Travelers with Disabilities and Older Adults, National Academies
Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group
Delivering Dementia-Friendly Customer Service, Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group
Dementia Basics for Air Travel Industry Workers, Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group
Designing Airport Terminals to be Dementia-Friendly, International Airport Review
Enhancing Airport Wayfinding, National Academies
Flying with Dementia, Heathrow/University of Plymouth
Dementia-Friendly Air Travel – YouTube Webinar, Alzheimer’s BC
Open to All: Improving Air Travel for Passengers Who Require Support, Heathrow
TSA: Screening Passengers with Dementia, Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group
Training Videos for Airport Staff, Dementia-Friendly Airports Working Group and Teepa Snow
Wayfinding and Signing Guidelines for Airport Terminals and Landside, National Academies
Arts, Culture and Entertainment Venues
Dementia Friendly Arts Venue Guide, Alzheimer’s Society UK
Dementia Friendly Performances, Leeds Playhouse, UK
Dementia Friendly Screenings Guide, UK Cinema Association
Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling, Scotland
House of Memories, National Museums Liverpool, UK
Lincoln Center Moments, New York
Meet Me at MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Singing for the Brain, Alzheimer’s Society UK
National Portrait Gallery: See Me Program
Banks and Financial Services
A Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Dementia Australia
Dementia Community Guide: A Universal Design Approach, Health Service Executive
Dementia-Friendly Banking Initiative, Santander UK
Dementia-Friendly Banking Overview, National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Dementia-Friendly Environment Checklist, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia-Friendly Financial Services, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Friendly Toolkit, Center for Aging Research and Education, UW-Madison School of Nursing
The Future of Banking for Those with Dementia | American Bankers Association
Businesses
A Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Dementia Australia
Becoming a Dementia-Friendly Retailer: A Practical Guide, Alzheimer’s Society
City of Boston, How to Be an Age and Dementia Friendly Business Website Checklist
Creating Dementia-Friendly Communities: Business and Organisation Toolkit, Dementia Australia
Dementia Community Guide: A Universal Design Approach, Health Service Executive
Dementia-Friendly Business Guide, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Western Sydney Dementia Alliance
Dementia-Friendly Environment Checklist, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia-Friendly Retail Guide, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Friendly Toolkit, Center for Aging Research and Education, UW-Madison School of Nursing
Community and Recreation Centers
A Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Dementia Australia
Activities for People with Dementia, Dementia Australia
Dementia Community Guide: A Universal Design Approach, Health Service Executive
Dementia-Friendly Activities Toolkit, Live Well San Diego
Dementia-Friendly Environment Checklist, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia-Friendly Sport and Physical Activity Guide, Alzheimer’s Society
Making It Dementia Friendly – Venue Audit Tool, Dementia Australia
Parks & Recreation: A Dementia Friendly Sector Guide, Dementia Friendly Iowa
Dental
Dental Provider Practice Tool, ACT on Alzheimer’s
Caring for People with Dementia in a Dental Setting, Care Quality Commission
Dementia-Friendly Dentistry: Good Practice Guidelines, College of General Dentistry
Dementia-Friendly Dentistry Toolkit, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Dementia-Friendly Dentists, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Dental Care for People Living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, Alzheimer’s Association
Faith Communities
Becoming a Dementia-Friendly Church, Church of England
Chapel Toolkit, Vol. 1, Dementia Friendly Fort Worth
Dementia and Faith Communities, FaithAction
Dementia-Friendly Worship Quicksheet, Presbyterian Church
Faith United Against Alzheimer’s, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Growing Dementia-Friendly Churches, Diocese of Sheffield
Guide for Faith Organisations, Dementia Action Liverpool
Loving Through Dementia, Faith United Partner
Memory Sunday Toolkit, The Balm in Gilead
Program Volunteers Support Group Facilitator Training, Alzheimer’s Association
Tips to Make Your Organisation More Dementia Friendly, Alzheimer’s Society
Hospitals
Age-Friendly Health Systems: 4Ms Framework Toolkit, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Dementia Care Best Practices, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Dementia Care Practice Recommendations, Alzheimer’s Association
Dementia Friendly Health and Social Care Environments, NHS England
Dementia Friendly Hospital Toolkit, University of Wisconsin–Madison, School of Nursing
Dementia Friendly Hospitals from a Universal Design Approach, Global Design Initiative for Dementia
Dementia Friendly Toolkit, Center for Aging Research and Education, UW-Madison School of Nursing
Dementia Inclusive Design Community Guide, Health Service Executive
Developing Supportive Design for People with Dementia, The King’s Fund
Libraries
Community Resources and Public Education Materials, Alzheimer’s Association
Dementia and Brain Health Resources, National Institute on Aging
Dementia Friendly Public Library Guide, Ohio Council for Cognitive Health
Dementia-Friendly Environment Checklist, Alzheimer’s Society
Developing a Dementia Friendly Partnership with Your Public Library
Environmental Design Resources, Dementia Training Australia
Health Literacy and Aging Resources, Public Library Association
Library Services for People with Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias, American Library Association
Making Dementia-Friendly Libraries, American Library Association Public Programs Office
The Memory Room Toolkit, Newcastle Libraries
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, Dementia Friendly Libraries in Wisconsin: A Best Practice Guide
Legal and Advance Planning
A Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Dementia Australia
Center for Excellence in Elder Law and Dementia, American Bar Association
Dementia Community Guide: A Universal Design Approach, Health Service Executive
Dementia-Informed Advocacy, National Center on Law & Elder Rights
Dementia Legal Planning Toolkit, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Planning After a Dementia Diagnosis, National Institute on Aging
Planning Ahead for Legal Matters, Alzheimer’s Association
Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning, American Bar Association
Working Together To Empower and Protect Persons Living with Dementia, Catholic Charities Hawaii
Local Government
Building Dementia-Friendly Communities Toolkit, Wisconsin
Dementia and Transportation Fact Sheet, Shepherd’s Centers of America / Aging Forward
Dementia Community Guide: A Universal Design Approach, Health Service Executive
Dementia-Friendly Communities: Local Government Toolkit, Canada
Dementia-Friendly Communities Local Government Toolkit – Healthy Aging CORE National
Dementia Friendly Driver Strategies – Transportation Training, AgeGuide
Local Government Toolkit, Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Massachusetts “Age- and Dementia Friendly Integration” Toolkit
Municipal Toolkit: Dementia-Friendly Communities, Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
Neighborhoods
Outpatient Clinics
Building Dementia-Friendly Communities Toolkit, Alzheimer’s & Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin
Dementia Care Best Practices, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Dementia Care Practice Recommendations, Alzheimer’s Association
Dementia Friendly Toolkit, Center for Aging Research and Education, UW-Madison School of Nursing
Developing Dementia-Friendly General Practice: A Toolkit, Alzheimer’s Society
Public Safety and Emergency Services
Dementia-Friendly Law Enforcement and First Responders, DHS Wisconsin
Dementia-Friendly Resources for First Responders, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Dementia Resource Toolkit for First Responders, Los Angeles County Public Health
Dementia Toolkit for Law Enforcement & First Responders, M4A – Alabama Department of Senior Services
First Responders resources, Alzheimer’s Association
Public Safety & First Responders Guide (Law Enforcement & EMS), Dementia Friendly Iowa
Restaurants
A Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Dementia Australia
Creating Dementia-Friendly Dining Experiences: Tips and Tricks for Restaurants – JADCOM Media
Dementia-Friendly Business Guide, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia Friendly Toolkit, Center for Aging Research and Education, UW-Madison School of Nursing
Dementia Friendly Dining Program, KLD Alzheimer’s Foundation
Dementia-Friendly Restaurants Guide, Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Salons, Barbershops and Wellness Services
A Dementia Friendly Checklist for Businesses and Organisations, Dementia Australia
Beauty Salons Dementia Friendly Sector Guide, Dementia Friendly Iowa
Creating Dementia-Friendly Communities: Business and Organisation Toolkit, Dementia Australia
Dementia-Friendly Business Guide, Alzheimer’s Society
Dementia-Friendly Environment Checklist, Age UK
Four ways to make your salon or spa dementia-friendly, UK article