In 2009 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did a study and found that nearly 5.3 millions people suffer each year from Dementia. One of the greatest tools in fighting Dementia is understanding the effects. In this episode Nicole Wolfson Director of Community Relations for Sunrise Senior Living facilitates a tour to help individuals understand these effects of Dementia. When participants take the tour their sense of touch, vision and hearing is impaired and simulates the effects of dementia.
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SecondWind.org
Living with Alzheimers
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