{"id":2589,"date":"2020-02-10T08:14:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T12:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T17:00:39","slug":"dementia-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/bostonnw\/massachusetts\/blog\/dementia-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Dementia Friends: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-2590 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/02\/unnamed.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/02\/unnamed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27304%27%20height%3D%27130%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20304%20130%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27304%27%20height%3D%27130%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/unnamed-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/unnamed.jpg 304w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>How do I become\u00a0a\u00a0Dementia\u00a0Friend?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will become a Dementia Friend by attending this one-hour information session to learn five key messages about living with dementia, and the simple things you can do to make a difference in your community.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>What\u00a0Happens\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Information\u00a0Session?\u00a0<\/strong>This free information session is a discussion led by a volunteer Dementia Friends Champion. You\u2019ll learn what dementia is, what it\u2019s like to live with it, and some tips for communicating with people who have dementia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-full wp-image-2592\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1589\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271589%27%20height%3D%272048%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201589%202048%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271589%27%20height%3D%272048%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-600x773.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-768x990.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-795x1024.jpg 795w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-1192x1536.jpg 1192w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/68\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2020\/02\/Dementia-Friends-Flyer-Info-session-Assisting-Hands-scaled.jpg 1589w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1589px) 100vw, 1589px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Please <a href=\"tel:7813156700\">CALL US at (781) 315-6700<\/a> to register.<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How do I become\u00a0a\u00a0Dementia\u00a0Friend? 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