Dementia Friendly Lancaster County

Contact:
Melody Karick, CDP, CMDCP, VDTCT, PAC, PCHA
Director
mkarick@dementiafriendlylancaster.org
717-381-8706

Dementia Friendly Lancaster County

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.

Working Group Members

Melody Karick

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

Lori Bennett

Presence Bank; President of New Holland Business Association

Connie Metzler

Penn Heath/ Lancaster General Health Dementia Care Program

Tom Martin

Lancaster County Office of Aging

Action Team Members

Chet Yoder

Dementia Friends Pennsylvania Champion, Chaplain at Garden Spot Village

Janie Martin

Dementia Friends Pennsylvania Champion, Clinical Care Coordinator

Anna D’Agostino

Director of Eastern Lancaster Public Library

Jeffrey Goss

Attorney

Liz Ackerman

Director of Northern Lancaster Chamber of Commerce

Sharon Sparkes

Communications & Design, Garden Spot Village

Marcia Parsons

Community Engagement Coordinator, Garden Spot Village

Jodi Lefever

Volunteer Services Director, Garden Spot Village