Outdoor spaces and buildings
- DFA's Resource List - Environment
- (AF & DF) Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure
- Physical Environments Checklist (Pages 8-9) (PDF)
- Checklist for Dementia Friendly Environments (England) (PDF)
- Dementia Related Design and the Built Environment
- Dementia Friendly Hospital Design Guidelines (Ireland) (PDF)
- Designing Space for Dementia Care
- Designing Inclusive Outdoor Spaces - Dementia-Friendly Tulsa (PDF)
- DFA - Libraries Sector Guide (Creating a Dementia Friendly Physical Space - Page 3) (PDF)
- Your Library: A Dementia-Friendly Location (video)
Transportation
- Dementia and Driving Resource Center (Alzheimer’s Association)
- Dementia and Transportation (NADTC)
- (AF & DF) Design Considerations for Physical Infrastructure (PDF)
- Safe Mobility for Life (Florida)
- Dementia Friendly Public Transportation Flyer (Oregon) (PDF)
- Transportation Questions for Focus Groups for Dementia Caregivers and Persons with Dementia (PDF)
- A New Journey: Creating a Dementia-Friendly Public Transport System (UK)
- Understanding Dementia and Driving (The Hartford Center for Mature Market Excellence)
- DFA's Resource List - Transportation
- DFA - Local Government Sector Guide (For Mobility, Page 2-3) (PDF)
- DFA Video - Transportation
Housing
Housing policy & planning
Home modifications
- National Institute on Aging - Home Safety and Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer’s Society UK – 10 Ways to Make Your Home More Dementia Friendly
- Alzheimer's Society UK - Making your Home Dementia Friendly
Housing options in Massachusetts
Social participation
https://www.jfcsboston.org/GuiaCafeDeMemoria/General guidance
- Dementia Friends Massachusetts
- DFA - Neighbors & Community Members Sector Guide (PDF)
- DFA's Resource List - Engaging People with Dementia
- DFA Video – Dementia Friendly in Your Community
- Alzheimer’s Society UK – Uniting Care Home and Communities
- MA Memory Café Toolkit and Spanish
- MA Memory Café Directory
- DFA Video – Restaurants
Libraries
Intergenerational activity
Information for faith communities
- DFA - Faith Communities Sector Guide (PDF)
- DFA Video – Faith Communities
- Dementia Friendly Massachusetts - Guide for Faith Communities (PDF)
- DFA's Resource List - Faith Communities
Arts & cultural activity
- Arts Council England - Guidance on Age & Dementia Friendly Arts & Cultural Activities
- DFA's Resource List - Arts & Cultural Activities
- Alzheimer's Society UK - Dementia Friendly Arts Guide
Physical activity
Business support
- City of Boston - Checklist for Businesses (PDF)
- DFA 's Resource List - Business
- DFA - Business Sector Guide (PDF)
- Alzheimer’s Australia – Dementia Friendly Business Toolkit (PDF)
- Alzheimer's Society UK - Dementia Friendly Business Guide (PDF)
- DFA's Dementia Friendly@Work training
- Alzheimer's Association – Sign Up for Free Business Training in Massachusetts
- DFA Video – Bank
- DFA - Banks & Financial Services Sector Guide (PDF)
- Alzheimer's Society UK - Dementia Friendly Finance and Insurance Guide
- DFA's Resource List - Banks and Financial Services
- DFA Video - Retail (PDF)
- Alzheimer’s Society UK – Dementia Friendly Retail Guide
- DFA Video – Pharmacy
- DFA Video – Restaurants
- DFA 's Resource List - Business
- DFA's Dementia Friendly@Work training
Respect and social inclusion
- LGBT and Dementia (PDF)
- LGBTQ Americans Could Be At Higher Risk For Dementia, Study Finds
- Enhancing Cultural Competence
- Connecting w/ Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders about Dementia
- Vietnamese Immigrants Care for Parents with Dementia, Amidst Stigma
- Dementia in Adults with Intellectual Disability (video)
- National Brain Health Center for African Americans
- Down Syndrome & Alzheimer's Programs & Resources
- Mind and Memory Matters Project: Alzheimer's and Down Syndrome Resources
- Dementia Resource Guide Book: For individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers (PDF)
Civic participation and employment
Employment
- Job Accommodations Network - Alzheimer's Disease
- How to Identify, Approach, and Assist Employees with Young Onset Dementia: A Guide for Employers
- Institute for Employment Studies - Dementia Friendly Workplaces (PDF)
- Alzheimer’s Society UK - Supporting Employees Living with Dementia (Pages 36-42) (PDF)
Civic engagement
- Supporting People with Dementia at Conferences & Events (PDF)
- Involving People with Dementia in Steering or Advisory Groups (PDF)
Customer service
- DFA - Business Sector Guide (PDF)
- Alzheimer’s Society UK – Dementia Friendly Business Guide (PDF)
- Alzheimer’s Australia – Dementia Friendly Business Toolkit (PDF)
- Alzheimer's Association – Sign Up for Free Business Training
- DFA's Dementia Friendly@Work training
- Alzheimer’s Society UK – Dementia Friendly Retail Guide (PDF)
- DFA Video – Retail
- DFA Video – Bank
- DFA Video – Pharmacy
- DFA Video – Restaurant
- DFA 's Resource List - Business
Communication and information
- DFA's Resource List - Communication & Customer Service
- Alzheimer's Association - Communication and Alzheimer's
- Alzheimer’s UK – Communicating with Someone with Dementia
- Dementia-friendly Media and Broadcast Guide (PDF)
- DFA - Neighbors & Community Members Sector Guide (PDF)
- DFA's Resource List - Engaging People with Dementia
- Dementia Friends Massachusetts
Community and health services
Community and health services (community strategies)
- DFA's Resource List - Community Based Services & Supports
- The Role of Senior Centers in Mitigating Dementia (PDF)
- DFA - Health Care Throughout the Continuum Sector Guide (PDF)
- DFA's Resource List - Residential & Specialty Care
Community and health services (hospital strategies)
- MA Law - Required Operational Plan in Hospitals around Dementia (ch.220 §8, Acts 2018)
- Guidance for Hospitals on Developing Operational Plan around Dementia (PDF)
- Pain Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia
Community and health services (provider strategies & tools)
- DFA - Provider Practice Tools
- DFA's Resource List - Clinical Tools
- DFA - Provider Training Videos
- MA Law - Sharing Alzheimer’s diagnosis (ch.220 §5, Acts 2018)
- KAER Toolkit for Detecting Cognitive Impairment & Earlier Diagnosis (PDF)
- Dementia Diagnostic and Management Tools
- Massachusetts - Adult Day Health Provider Resources
Community and health services (consumer guides)
Community and health services (caregivers)
- Alzheimer's Association - Caregiving
- DFA's Resource List - Caregivers & Caregiving
- Alzheimer's Los Angeles - Caregiver Tip Sheets
- Alzheimer's Los Angeles - Caregiver Tip Video Series
Community and health services (legal, financial & advanced planning)
- DFA - Legal & Advanced Planning Services Sector Guide (PDF)
- Guide for Financial Planners (PDF)
- DFA's Resource List - Legal Resources and Advanced Planning
Community and health services (public safety)
- DFA Video – First Responders
- A Guide to Law Enforcement on Voluntary Registry Programs (PDF)
- Alzheimer's Association - Training for First Responders
- Disaster Planning Toolkit for People Living with Dementia (PDF)
- MA Law - Required Dementia Training for Protective Services Caseworkers (ch.220 §2, Acts 2018)
- DFA - Local Government Sector Guide (For Public Safety (PDF)
- Disaster Planning and Emergency Response, Page 4 (PDF)
(AF) = Age-Friendly | (DF) = Dementia Friendly