**CareGiverCare Hosts Briefing on Replicable Community Model for Dementia Support and Healthy Aging
St. Thomas More Church Rectory, Manhattan — December 10, 2025**
NEW YORK, November 26, 2025 — CareGiverCare, a non-profit organization founded by
health sociologist Gianni Perilli, will host a public briefing on a pioneering, community-
based model that supports older adults at risk of cognitive decline and families caring at home
for a loved one living with dementia.
The event will take place on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00 PM in the Rochester
Room of the St. Thomas More Rectory (65 East 89th Street, Manhattan).
A Model Communities Can Replicate
The program being presented is already active in the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel–St.
Thomas More and is designed to be easily adapted by any church, synagogue,
congregation, or community organization seeking to:
• support caregivers looking after a person with dementia at home;
• prevent or delay cognitive decline among older adults through evidence-based
lifestyle interventions;
• reduce isolation and strengthen the social fabric of their community.
Attendees will leave with practical tools they can bring back to their own congregations and
organizations to launch similar initiatives — even with limited resources.
Book Launch + Case Study: “Community Geriatric Care”
The evening will also mark the presentation of Perilli’s new book, Community Geriatric
Care, which documents the real-world case history of the Our Lady of Good Counsel–St.
Thomas More project and offers a blueprint for replication in other community settings.
With dementia affecting 1 in 10 Americans aged 65+, and far more at risk for cognitive
decline, Perilli argues that faith communities and neighborhood organizations can
play a decisive role in aging, memory, and family support.
The book outlines how small, consistent, community-based actions — classes, engagement,
conversations, routine stimulation, and structured support — can dramatically improve the
wellbeing of older adults and their caregivers.
Speakers
The forum will feature:
• Gianni Perilli, Founder of CareGiverCare and author of Community Geriatric Care
• Father Kevin Madigan, Pastor of the Our Lady of Good Counsel–St. Thomas More
parish, where the program has been implemented and expanded
“Dementia is a thief, but it cannot steal everything,” said Father Madigan, reflecting the
commitment of the parish to the project and the volunteerism that sustains it.
Why Congregations and Community Leaders
Participants — clergy, lay leaders, pastoral teams, volunteer coordinators, community
organizations — will gain:
• a step-by-step framework for launching or expanding aging-support programs;
• the scientific background on lifestyle and community factors that protect memory;
• guidance on supporting families caring at home for a person with dementia;
• examples of activities and low-cost interventions that reduce social and cognitive
decline.
Event Details
Location:
St. Thomas More Rectory — Rochester Room
65 East 89th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues)
New York, NY
Date & Time:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 — 6:00 PM
The event is free and open to all congregations, parishes, synagogues, community agencies, and
neighborhood leaders interested in community-centered healthy aging.
**CareGiverCare Hosts Briefing on Replicable Community Model for Dementia Support and Healthy Aging
St. Thomas More Church Rectory, Manhattan — December 10, 2025**
NEW YORK, November 26, 2025 — CareGiverCare, a non-profit organization founded by
health sociologist Gianni Perilli, will host a public briefing on a pioneering, community-
based model that supports older adults at risk of cognitive decline and families caring at home
for a loved one living with dementia.
The event will take place on Wednesday, December 10 at 6:00 PM in the Rochester
Room of the St. Thomas More Rectory (65 East 89th Street, Manhattan).
A Model Communities Can Replicate
The program being presented is already active in the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel–St.
Thomas More and is designed to be easily adapted by any church, synagogue,
congregation, or community organization seeking to:
• support caregivers looking after a person with dementia at home;
• prevent or delay cognitive decline among older adults through evidence-based
lifestyle interventions;
• reduce isolation and strengthen the social fabric of their community.
Attendees will leave with practical tools they can bring back to their own congregations and
organizations to launch similar initiatives — even with limited resources.
Book Launch + Case Study: “Community Geriatric Care”
The evening will also mark the presentation of Perilli’s new book, Community Geriatric
Care, which documents the real-world case history of the Our Lady of Good Counsel–St.
Thomas More project and offers a blueprint for replication in other community settings.
With dementia affecting 1 in 10 Americans aged 65+, and far more at risk for cognitive
decline, Perilli argues that faith communities and neighborhood organizations can
play a decisive role in aging, memory, and family support.
The book outlines how small, consistent, community-based actions — classes, engagement,
conversations, routine stimulation, and structured support — can dramatically improve the
wellbeing of older adults and their caregivers.
Speakers
The forum will feature:
• Gianni Perilli, Founder of CareGiverCare and author of Community Geriatric Care
• Father Kevin Madigan, Pastor of the Our Lady of Good Counsel–St. Thomas More
parish, where the program has been implemented and expanded
“Dementia is a thief, but it cannot steal everything,” said Father Madigan, reflecting the
commitment of the parish to the project and the volunteerism that sustains it.
Why Congregations and Community Leaders
Participants — clergy, lay leaders, pastoral teams, volunteer coordinators, community
organizations — will gain:
• a step-by-step framework for launching or expanding aging-support programs;
• the scientific background on lifestyle and community factors that protect memory;
• guidance on supporting families caring at home for a person with dementia;
• examples of activities and low-cost interventions that reduce social and cognitive
decline.
Event Details
Location:
St. Thomas More Rectory — Rochester Room
65 East 89th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues)
New York, NY
Date & Time:
Wednesday, December 10, 2025 — 6:00 PM
The event is free and open to all congregations, parishes, synagogues, community agencies, and
neighborhood leaders interested in community-centered healthy aging.
