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LIFE offers help for anyone thropic and voluntary partnerships with local businesses,
Due to rich community support--a variety of philan-
touched by Dementia churches, health-care professionals, and other community
organizations--LIFE offers educational sessions on respite
LIFE, a Dementia Friendly Foundation, is a 501(c)3 care, elder law, occupational therapy, Medicare, and assisted
living options. We also provide a free congregated luncheon
grassroots organization created in 2016. LIFE’s mission meal. We offer weekly programs of four-hour sessions in
of faith is to partner with anyone touched by Dementia to each location.
offer resources, education, and engaging activities which LIFE always offers our services at no cost to participants
promote and improve the life quality for the participants and or caregivers. Our in-kind services such as space, lunches,
caregivers. activities, speakers, exercise programs, and more far out-
LIFE is an acronym for Linking Individuals and Families weigh our costs.
through Education and Engagement. LIFE focuses educa-
tion on the caregiver while providing engaging activities for
their loved one living with Dementia. Did you know?
Prior to LIFE’s establishment, a newly diagnosed person
facing a type of Dementia was often sent to many different
Linking Individuals and Families
places in our county to receive help. Their caregiver was According to Mental through Education and Engagement
given a lot of information to absorb, leaving them to decide Health America, individu-
if going to these places were worth the effort, and not know- als’ reactions to the death of Memory Cafe Locations
ing if they could bring their Dementia-afflicted loved one or a loved one can elicit unique Around Lorain County!
if doing so would actually help them. emotions linked to their re-
LIFE brings services and supports to one convenient lo- lationship to the deceased. 10AM-2PM
cation. What we find is people living with Dementia become For example, MHA, a com-
familiar with the environment and are so comfortable with munity-based nonprofit fo- Monday - Lorain
the staff and volunteers that their caregivers can step out of cused on promoting mental House Of Praise Church 4321 Elyria Avenue • Lorain, OH 44055
sight without distressing them. The caregivers will come health, notes that a child’s Bilingual Memory Café LUNES Memory Café Espa~nol
anytime between 10am-2pm and feel it is worth the effort death could inspire different Monday - Wellington
to come, even if they must arrive late or leave early. The feelings than the loss of an
caregivers also develop an ongoing support group and con- elderly spouse. When par- New Life assembly of God • 108 West St. • Wellington, OH 44090
tact one another during the week. We have witnessed the ents lose a child, that death Lunch sponsored by The Elms
person living with Dementia remaining active and engaged may arouse a sense of in- Tuesday - Elyria
until the end of their life. justice that can overwhelm
LIFE has helped to improve the quality of daily life of the child’s parents as they Church of the Nazarene • 1107 Clemens • Elyria, OH 44035
more than 180 participants with the help of dozens of volun- contemplate lost potential, Wednesday - Amherst
teers, many of which are high school and nursing students. unfulfilled dreams and, in Faith Baptist Church • 440 North Lake St. • Amherst OH 44001
LIFE breaks down social isolation and builds a community certain instances, the child’s
for those facing similar life situations and challenges. Par- suffering. Elderly individu- Lunch sponsored by Amherst Manor
ticipants and caregivers are encouraged to engage in activ- als who lose a spouse may Thursday - North Ridgeville
ities geared toward their interests and abilities at any one be overcome by feelings Fields United Methodist Church • 34077 Lorain Rd. • North Ridgeville
of five Memory Cafés which offer physical exercise, music of loneliness. Recognition
therapy, and arts and crafts for participants, as well as edu- of these different reactions Lunch sponsored by Danbury and North Ridge Health Center
cational training sessions for their caregivers. is important because it can
LIFE has focused on expanding services to the Hispan- help individuals and their • student engagement • experienced community support • activity ideas, games, triva
ic neighborhoods in our community in 2022. We recently support networks more ef- • best practice sharing • experienced peer caregiver support • exercise
hired a Bilingual Services Director and established a new fectively cope with their • art/music • intergenerational • pet therapy • and more!
location inside House of Praise in Lorain for this new Mem- grief. To register, please call us at: 440-935-3506 or email: life.dementia@gmail.com
ory Café.

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