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Dementia Friendly Charlton outlines support needs after community survey; plans memory café and business trainings
Summary
A representative of Dementia Friendly Charlton told selectmen a local survey found many residents affected by dementia and outlined planned supports including a memory café, business trainings and a caregiver support group.
CHARLTON, Mass. — Gina Metras, a Charlton resident and representative of Dementia Friendly Charlton who also works at Tri-Valley Elder Services, told the Board of Selectmen on Jan. 28 that the group is working to expand supports for people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Metras said the group conducted a community survey this past summer that drew 81 responses. "Fifty-five percent of respondents had a close family member with dementia," she…
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