Dementia Friendly Lancaster County

CONTACT:
Lancaster County Dementia Friendly Co-Directors
Joseph Burchill
Gerontologist and Dementia Educator
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717-682-1661
dementiafriendlylancaster.org

Jodi Lefever
Director of Volunteer Services, Garden Spot Village
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717-355-6204
dementiafriendlylancaster.org

In 2015, several businesses in eastern Lancaster County saw the need for better care of their customers who had some degree of confusion and/or memory problems. The New Holland Business Association and Garden Spot Village worked together to achieve Dementia Friendly recognition. Our outreach now extends to the whole county by hosting a day of dementia care seminars, offering Dementia Friendly Introductory sessions, and providing customized training for businesses and organizations in Lancaster County.

Community Leads:

Melody Karick

Dementia Friends Pennsylvania Champion; Dementia Program Director at Garden Spot Village

Joseph Burchill

Gerontologist and Dementia Educator

Jodi Lefever

Director of Volunteer Services, Garden Spot Village

Action Team Members:

Janie Martin

Dementia Friends Pennsylvania Champion, Clinical Care Coordinator

Jeffrey Goss

Attorney

Sharon Sparkes

Communications & Design, Garden Spot Village

Lori Bennett

Presence Bank; President of New Holland Business Association

Antonette DeMaddis

PC Meadow VIew Memory Care Clinical Coordinator

April Criswell

Program Coordinator/Admissions Meadow View Memory Care

Eliza Brown

Resilient Living Coordinator Meadow View Memory Care

Laura Feiser

Personal Care Administrator Meadow View Memory Care

Beth Tesfay

RN Alzheimer’s Memory Clinic

Carol Ann Frees

Senior Helpers

Harry Urban

Community Member

Hazel Urban

Care Partner

Connie Metzler

Penn Heath/ Lancaster General Health Dementia Care Program

Michelle Stoner

Legacy Companion Garden Spot Village

Samantha Parry

Director of DayBreak at Garden Spot Village

Yvonne Stoltzfoos

Med Tech/Resident Assistant Garden Spot Village

Tom Martin

Lancaster County Office of Aging

Mary Schrieber

Memory Support Resource Coordinator at Willow Valley

Annette Kroeck

Home Care Consultant at Home Instead

Dr Kristen Nebel

Peace of Mind Aging