Dementia 101, followed by Memory Screens – Pinney Library

Event Dates

  • Tuesday, 04/16/2024 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Event Description

Are you concerned about your memory? Some change can be normal as we age, but significant memory loss is not a normal part of aging. Annual memory screens provide early detection of possible changes in memory and better treatments - just as blood pressure, cancer, diabetes, and stroke screenings do. It creates a baseline so future changes can be monitored. Some types of dementia are reversible, like those from nutritional and vitamin deficiencies, depression, thyroid issues, and more. At this event, a Dementia Care Specialist from the Aging & Disability Resource Center will provide an hour-long education session about dementia, followed by these free 15-minute, confidential memory screenings.

Sign up for memory screens is required.

What to know/bring:  Specialists from the Aging & Disability Resource Center will provide these free 15-minute, confidential memory screenings and will have information about memory, memory clinics, brain health and local resources that are available.

Location

Madison Public Library - Pinney, 516 Cottage Grove Rd. Madison, WI 53716

Contact

To schedule an appointment, contact the Pinney Public Library at (608) 224-7100.

For program questions, contact Kayla Olson at (608) 240-7400olson.kayla@danecounty.gov.