Orcas Senior Center (OSC) has undertaken a project organized through Dementia Friendly America called Dementia Friendly Communities. OSC is joining a national network of communities, organizations, and individuals seeking to ensure that communities across the U.S. are equipped to support people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Dementia Friendly Orcas (DFO) is a workgroup of cross-community volunteers. DFO hopes to engage all sectors of our community in understanding the scope and impact of memory loss and dementia on Orcas Island. The group will assess our community’s current ability to support people with cognitive difficulties and memory loss.
We’d like to get to know our community’s concerns. As we identify these concerns, we will plan for providing the education, community support, and resources that people living with dementia, their families, and caregivers need to live fully and safely. By taking this survey, you are helping to plan for the challenges that lie ahead and develop policies to help meet those changes.
Anyone can take this survey, even if you aren’t directly affected by cognitive difficulties like memory loss or dementia. We value the lived experiences of all community members and the more voices we hear, the better we can plan. This survey should take about 15-20 minutes to complete, and we expect to have a summary of findings available to the public when this project is complete.
We can be reached via dementiafriendlyorcas@orcaslibrary.org.