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I am not a primary caregiver—can I still attend a memory café with someone living with dementia? Yes! Family members and friends are welcome to attend. Can people living with dementia attend if they do not have caregivers? Yes, unless someone has needs that require assistance from a caregiver. Will I be asked about my diagnosis? No. Where are memory cafés held? Anywhere! Memory cafés are held in any handicapped accessible place. Examples include libraries, businesses, and museums. Is there a fee to attend a memory café? No. We do not charge for attendance.
Rancho Mirage Estates at-risk grading and drainage permit to move dirt from parcel 12 to parcel 9 at Bowlin and Hartman Roads for Meritage Homes . New Dawn Behavioral Health tenant improvement permit for minor improvements at 18860 N. Maricopa Road. DBG Properties detached structure permits for 708-sqaure-foot pool house and clubhouse; multiple multiplex permits for 3 buildings at Reinsman Commons . Overland Flats Apartments retaining wall permit at Reinsman Commons valued at $500,000. RESIDENTIAL CastleRock Communities to construct 1 home in El Rancho Santa Rosa. Century Communities to construct 3 homes in The Lakes at Rancho El Dorado and 1 in The Trails at Tortosa. DF Construction to construct 5 homes in Rancho Mirage. D.R. Horton to construct 13 homes in Sorrento. Forestar USA to construct 5 homes in Moonlight.
KB Home to construct 13 homes in Desert Passage. Lennar Arizona to construct 12 homes in Anderson Farms. Meritage Homes to construct 12 homes in Rancho Mirage.
What is a memory café? A memory café is a safe, welcoming, non-judgmental environment where people living with dementia and their care partners can connect with each other and with others in similar situations. A memory café is designed so people living with dementia and their care partners can be involved in their communities without the stigma typically associated with dementia. Why are memory cafés important? Often, people experiencing cognitive impairment and their care partners become socially isolated. Social isolation can negatively impact the physical and mental health of people living with dementia and their care partners. Memory cafés help to reduce social isolation by allowing care partners and people living with dementia to form meaningful connections with other people and create new friendships. Memory cafés also allow care partners and their loved ones to engage in activities together and can help improve the quality of life for both the person living with dementia and their care partner. Why is attending memory cafés important for care partners as well as people with dementia? Memory cafés benefit a care partner just as much as the person with dementia. Memory cafés can help reduce care partner stress, provide informal support, and improve their mental and physical health. What do you do at a memory café? Memory café activities include anything that gets people living with dementia and their care partners engaged in their communities. Do I need to register in advance? Yes. Just know that we recognize that the needs of someone living with dementia can vary day-to-day. Information on how to register will be included with each memory café. Are memory cafés appropriate for all forms and stages of dementia? Yes! Memory cafés are accessible for all stages of dementia. Activities are designed to be meaningful for those in earlier stages and can be modified to accommodate people in later stages. Are memory cafés respite care for caregivers? No. Memory cafés are for the care partner as much as they are for the person living with dementia. Care partners should not use memory cafés to “drop off” their loved one. However, like respite care, memory cafés can alleviate caregiver stress, as a memory café provides a time when the care partner does not have to worry about finding an activity for their loved one. Are memory cafés support groups? No. While the connections made may serve as an informal support group, a memory café is not a formal support group.
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Permits June 11 – July 10
COMMERCIAL 7 Plus Water tenant improvement permit at 44360 W. Edison Road, Suite 110, valued at $50,000. D.R. Horton commercial shade structure permit for Elena Trails . Gunsmoke Ranch Apartments multiple at- risk commercial foundation-only permits for 102 units at 19550 N. Gunsmoke Road; shade structure permit for playground canopy and other structure at 19550 N. Gunsmoke Road; and 5 solar installation permits for panels at Gunsmoke at Hancock. Ironwood Ranch Apartments 2 commercial solar installation permits for modules and panels at 39695 W. Lococo St. Maricopa Unified School District at- risk commercial foundation only permit for an elementary school in Sorrento.
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