Respect

Awareness

Inclusion

Let's Be Dementia Friendly

Dementia Friendly Billings is a collaborative effort.

Dementia Friendly Billings works to raise dementia awareness and develop respect and inclusion for persons with dementia, their care partners, and their families. Our presentations are designed to raise understanding of dementia, define dementia, educate about warning signs, and share tips on compassionate communication.

Our partners include Allies in Aging, Alzheimer's Association - Montana Chapter, Riverstone Health, Intermountain Health, Highgate Senior Living, Billings Clinic, and community volunteers.

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Why become Dementia Friendly?

To build understanding, respect, and inclusion for persons with dementia, their care partners and families.

To help organizations learn practices for healthy interactions and support people with dementia to have a higher quality of life.

To support people with dementia, their care partners and families from very early stages through disease progression.

Age is the greatest risk factor for Dementia.

The greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer's is increasing age, but Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging.

By 2030, Montana is projected to have the fifth highest population of elders in the nation.
1 in 10 individuals over the age of 65 and 1 in 3 over the age of 85 are living with Alzheimer's disease.
5.8 million individuals are living with Alzheimer's disease in the United States, including 22,000 in Montana and over 4,000 in Billings.