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SUMMARY:Briefing on Dementia Support and Healthy Aging
DESCRIPTION:**CareGiverCare Hosts Briefing on Replicable Community Model for Dementia Support and Healthy Aging\nSt. Thomas More Church Rectory\, Manhattan — December 10\, 2025**\nNEW YORK\, November 26\, 2025 — CareGiverCare\, a non-profit organization founded by\nhealth sociologist Gianni Perilli\, will host a public briefing on a pioneering\, community-\nbased model that supports older adults at risk of cognitive decline and families caring at home\nfor a loved one living with dementia.\nThe event will take place on Wednesday\, December 10 at 6:00 PM in the Rochester\nRoom of the St. Thomas More Rectory (65 East 89th Street\, Manhattan).\nA Model Communities Can Replicate\nThe program being presented is already active in the parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel–St.\nThomas More and is designed to be easily adapted by any church\, synagogue\,\ncongregation\, or community organization seeking to:\n• support caregivers looking after a person with dementia at home;\n• prevent or delay cognitive decline among older adults through evidence-based\nlifestyle interventions;\n• reduce isolation and strengthen the social fabric of their community.\nAttendees will leave with practical tools they can bring back to their own congregations and\norganizations to launch similar initiatives — even with limited resources.\nBook Launch + Case Study: “Community Geriatric Care”\nThe evening will also mark the presentation of Perilli’s new book\, Community Geriatric\nCare\, which documents the real-world case history of the Our Lady of Good Counsel–St.\nThomas More project and offers a blueprint for replication in other community settings.\nWith dementia affecting 1 in 10 Americans aged 65+\, and far more at risk for cognitive\ndecline\, Perilli argues that faith communities and neighborhood organizations can\nplay a decisive role in aging\, memory\, and family support.\nThe book outlines how small\, consistent\, community-based actions — classes\, engagement\,\nconversations\, routine stimulation\, and structured support — can dramatically improve the\nwellbeing of older adults and their caregivers.\nSpeakers\nThe forum will feature:\n• Gianni Perilli\, Founder of CareGiverCare and author of Community Geriatric Care\n• Father Kevin Madigan\, Pastor of the Our Lady of Good Counsel–St. Thomas More\nparish\, where the program has been implemented and expanded\n“Dementia is a thief\, but it cannot steal everything\,” said Father Madigan\, reflecting the\ncommitment of the parish to the project and the volunteerism that sustains it.\nWhy Congregations and Community Leaders\nParticipants — clergy\, lay leaders\, pastoral teams\, volunteer coordinators\, community\norganizations — will gain:\n• a step-by-step framework for launching or expanding aging-support programs;\n• the scientific background on lifestyle and community factors that protect memory;\n• guidance on supporting families caring at home for a person with dementia;\n• examples of activities and low-cost interventions that reduce social and cognitive\ndecline.\nEvent Details\nLocation:\nSt. Thomas More Rectory — Rochester Room\n65 East 89th Street (between Park and Madison Avenues)\nNew York\, NY\nDate & Time:\nWednesday\, December 10\, 2025 — 6:00 PM\nThe event is free and open to all congregations\, parishes\, synagogues\, community agencies\, and\nneighborhood leaders interested in community-centered healthy aging.
URL:https://catholicgatherings.org/event/briefing-on-dementia-support-and-healthy-aging/
LOCATION:St. Thomas More Church Rectory\, 65 East 89th Street (between Park and Madison)\, New York\, 10128\, United States
CATEGORIES:Senior Adults: Social, Education, Spiritual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Rose Anello":MAILTO:media@caregivercare.org
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