Alzheimer's Association to Hold Town Hall Meeting
Please join us Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Central Illinois
Chapter office, 606 W. Glen Ave., for a town hall-style meeting about the need
for safety services for those with Alzheimer’s disease, children with autism,
and other individuals who wander from home.
The program starts at 1 p.m. and is being held in
conjunction with World Alzheimer’s Month. Area legislators and members of the
Peoria County Sheriff’s Department’s search and rescue team will be among those
in attendance.
Sixty percent of people with Alzheimer's disease will
wander. Preparing communities for the mounting Alzheimer's crisis is one of the
10 key challenges the National Alzheimer's Plan must address, according to a
nationwide survey. Chief among the topics to be discussed Thursday is the need
for families to have more information on, and access to, safety tracking
devices.
“The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to working with
lawmakers, law enforcement and first responders to ensure they are equipped to
manage the unique safety challenges of individuals with Alzheimer’s,” said
Nikki Vulgaris-Rodriguez, executive director of the Central Illinois Chapter.
In the Peoria area, more than 12,500 people are living with
the disease. Statewide, there are 210,000.
Experts say the number of people living with Alzheimer’s will more than triple by mid century. The stigma attached to the disease keeps many of these people and their families from purchasing or registering for safety devices.
Experts say the number of people living with Alzheimer’s will more than triple by mid century. The stigma attached to the disease keeps many of these people and their families from purchasing or registering for safety devices.
Friday, Sept. 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. Please help the
Chapter increase awareness of the safety options available to the community and
open up those doors that the stigma of the disease may have previously kept
shut.
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WHAT:
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Town-hall
style meeting on the need for families to have access to safety tracking
devices, such as transmitter systems, for those who wander
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WHEN:
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1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
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WHERE:
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Central Illinois
Chapter, 606 W. Glen Ave., Peoria (Sheridan and Glen, by Davis Bros. Pizza)
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WHO:
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Nikki Vulgaris, executive director of the Central Illinois
Chapter; Peoria County Sheriff’s Department search and rescue team; Tom
Liessen, Quincy Police Department; Mike Chylewski, Care Trak Systems
International
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The Alzheimer's Association – Central Illinois Chapter is
a donor-supported, not-for-profit health organization serving 20 counties in
Illinois. For additional information or for help, please visit the website at www.alz.org/illinoiscentral or
call 800.272.3900.
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