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Dementia Friendly Baker outlines local services, seeks county support for Oct. 11 community forum
Summary
Volunteers with Dementia Friendly Baker told commissioners the county’s aging population and rising dementia diagnoses mean more local supports are needed; the group asked commissioners to note an Oct. 11 community forum and said volunteers provide caregiver support groups, education and local programming.
Beth Maskell Smith, a local Dementia Friendly Baker organizer, told the Baker County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 that the county’s older population and the prevalence of dementia create a growing need for community supports. “Our mission is to reduce the stigma associated with a dementia diagnosis… and to create an environment where people living with dementia can be as independent as possible,” Maskell Smith said.
Maskell Smith, who said Baker County’s share of residents age 65 and older…
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