Prov-Based Dementia Training for Life Wins 2019 Health & Wellness Business Accelerator Impact Award
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Prov-Based Dementia Training for Life Wins 2019 Health & Wellness Business Accelerator Impact Award
“I am honored to have Dementia Training for Life recognized by the Social Enterprise Greenhouse Accelerator Program. We have been training healthcare professionals and first responders for 2 years now offering advanced certification, onsite coaching, and CEUs. We also work directly with people living with dementia and their care partners at RI’s Memory Cafés, currently being held in 9 communities throughout the state,” said Laurie Lantz, founder, and CEO of Dementia Training for Life.
Dementia Training for Life trains healthcare professionals, first responders and individual care partners throughout New England.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"We are thrilled that Dementia Training for Life is a winner of the Impact Award for this Accelerator Cohort and we are thankful to Delta Dental of Rhode Island for sponsoring the award. Training the health professionals to international standards in dementia care is Dementia Training for Life's core competency and we are confident the ripple effect of their work will be felt throughout the state and beyond,” said Meg Wirth, Director of Health and Wellness Venture Development at Social Enterprise Greenhouse.
About Dementia
Dementia is a symptom of over 120 specific diseases that cause the loss of cognitive function.
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia and there are currently 5.8 million Americans living with dementia.
Another person is diagnosed every 65 seconds.
According to the National Institutes of Health, during the last 5 yrs. of life, the cost of healthcare for a person living with dementia will exceed $300,000.
That’s 57% more than any other condition.
PHOTO: Dementia Training for Life, LLC