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The Western New York chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present a conference on Saturday focusing on the challenges of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Alzheimer’s Association Western New York chapter is hosting a free forum called Empowering Aging the in the Black community on Saturday in Buffalo.
Here’s a fact you may not know: Black Americans are twice as likely as older white Americans to develop Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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Claire Corwin, the community engagement program manager said the event will provide information and show how the brain and body are connected as we age.
The most common question is what to do?
“How do I take the knowledge of this diagnosis, or the knowledge of what they are going through, and then find the community resources to to help them? Do I help? How do I help myself as a caregiver?” Corwin said. “When we have these conversations, a common theme that I find is that folks qualify for a lot of services, but they don’t know about them. So one of the most important things is finding out what services we qualify for and how do I get them? Can I get them?”
Empowered Aging in the Black Community will take place from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Frank E. Merriweather Library, 1324 Jefferson Ave. in Buffalo. People also can participate via Zoom.
“We want to make sure that folks know about the resources that are available if they’re living with a form of dementia, if they are a caregiver, or if they’re just, you know, someone in the community who wants to help,” Corwin said. “So the the event is is really meant to give people the information and to put some tools in that toolbox so that they can do the best job they possibly can.”
To learn more about Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, call 800-272-3900 or visit alz.org.
