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dfamerica on September 17, 2025

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What is/ are your personal experiences with dementia: (check all that apply)
  • I know someone who is living with dementia.
HTML BlockPlease select true or false for the follow statements below:
Dementia is a typical/ normal part of aging.False
Dementia is caused by diseases of the brain.True
Dementia is not just about having memory problems. It may affect thinking, communication, and ability to carry out everyday tasks.True
There are healthy habits you can adopt to reduce your risk of dementia.True
HTML BlockAfter this Dementia Friends session, on a scale from Strongly Disagree to Strongly Agree, please select the response you feel reflects your feelings about each statement.
I am confident interacting and communicating with people living with dementia.Strongly Agree
It is possible to live well and be engaged with your community with a dementia diagnosis.Agree
People living with dementia need to feel safe, respected, and included, just like anyone else.Strongly Agree
I am motivated to connect with people living with dementia.Strongly Agree
I am aware of tools and resources in my community to support people living with dementia.Agree
Which of the following personal actions will you take to create a more dementia friendly and welcoming community for people living with dementia and their care partners? Place a check next to each action you will take. Select as many as you like.
  • Offer support to people living with dementia in your community.
  • Offer support to care partners of people living with dementia in your community.
  • Connect with someone I know who is living with dementia.
  • Encourage my friends and family to become Dementia Friends/ become more dementia friendly.
  • Incorporate dementia friendly practices into my next interaction with a person living with dementia.
  • Educate others on effective communication strategies for interacting with people living with dementia.
  • Get more information about dementia.
  • Incorporate more brain healthy activities into my daily life.
Please list three words that you associate with the word “dementia.”memory loss, difficulty with everyday tasks, confusion as to time/place
Please list any comments or feedback about the Dementia Friends Session that you would like to share.

This was very helpful. Another issue I'm coming across is the family of the person feels a lot of shame. I was told of the diagnosis in confidence, but even if I hadn't, the behavioral changes were obvious. Family said the person themselves doesn't want anyone to know about their diagnosis, and it seems likely they've forgotten it. He couldn't talk like the volunteers who shared their experience in these videos, and so there is no way to discuss what its like to forget things. I know other people know, but the wife has sworn people to secrecy, so I don't feel I can talk freely with other relatives, etc. I don't know if this is shame, but I'd love to support them in being more open about this. Same person had cancer 6 years ago and never even told his siblings; a very private person. I've just followed the lead of the wife, but other than that, have implemented many of the communication tips you suggested, and I learned a few more here. Thank you.

Do we have permission to contact you for a 3-month follow-up survey?Yes