THE IMPORTANCE OF ART IN DEMENTIA CARE

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Join us for a documentary viewing of ALZHEIMERÔÇÖS: A LOVE STORY, a nationally and internationally award winning documentary created by students at the Dodge School of Media Arts, Chapman University, Orange California. This documentary follows the journey of Gregory Maire, a retired architect and interior designer diagnosed with Dementia / AlzheimerÔÇÖs Disease, and his husband Michael Horvich as they discover the importance of art in Dementia / AlzheimerÔÇÖs care.

Presentations by local art therapists will follow the documentary viewing. Presenters include Michael Horvich, Educator / Writer / Speaker / AlzheimerÔÇÖs Consultant; Grace Pelzer, Dance / Movement Therapist at the House of Welcome; Amanda Ziemba, Programs Manager and Training Coordinator, and Neurologic Music Therapist at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts.

1:30pm: Introduction by Michael Horvich

1:45pm: AlzheimerÔÇÖs: A Love Story Documentary Viewing

2pm: Presentations followed by Q & A