Network and Coalition. The toll extends, of course, to whole families, falling particularly hard on daughters, who leave the workforce, lose years of productivity, and suff er illness and stress as they serve as caretakers. “We all basically went broke,” Resendez quoted one member of a caretaking family. Statistics are equally troubling for Afri-
can-Americans and Alzheimer’s, said Steph- anie Monroe, executive director, UsAgain- stAlzheimer’s African American Network. In addition, only about 40 percent from this community get an accurate diagnosis. Other points of interest to senior living
leaders: African-American people are more likely to own their homes and to want to stay in them; and there’s more need for help in memory care in the South. But obstacles to care in this community include strong impres- sions that memory problems are a normal part of growing old or that it is “shameful” or
“selfi sh” to choose residential memory care. A similar sense that residential memory
care “isn’t part of our culture” prevails in Latino communities, said Carmen Pastor, president of Fuerza Contra Alzheimer’s, who related her own experience in addressing her mother’s isolation as a result of Alzheimer's. “We started a Spanish club, with a fes-
tival,” she said. “My mother became the queen of karaoke,” with songs in Spanish from her own generation. Providing for re- ligious observance (such as a small personal altar) and getting familiar fl avors onto the menu also proved helpful. Presenters also mentioned the importance
of considering inclusiveness for LGBTQ people and couples in residences.
Innovation holds answers The “Memory Care Innovations: From Idea to Implementation” panel featured
times more likely Source: Tang, 1998
2 to 3 5.4 million
African Americans are
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