MemoryCare is now a nationally recognized program for dementia care! Our community-based, nonprofit, charitable organization is uniquely focused on serving the whole family. In 2022, we served over 1,100 people living with dementia and 3,400 of their family caregivers. We reached over 2,000 individuals with dementia-specific education. Our peer support groups met three times per month, and our Caregiver Consultant met families throughout the year.
There is a reason we are here. With age being the greatest risk factor for cognitive impairment, the disease is already a significant issue in Western North Carolina where, on average, 25.2% of our population is of this age as compared to the 16.8% in the rest of the country. We are also here because the community supports our work. Over the years, we have noticed that the majority of our supporters have been touched in some way by dementia. Those whose lives have been impacted by the disease have a unique understanding of the need for a program like MemoryCare. Said one MemoryCare caregiver, “There will never be adequate words to thank you and your organization for your constant support and wisdom.”
