![]() ![]() Skip over related stories to continue reading article ![]() Through this process, Conner Prairie has achieved certification and designation as a Dementia Friendly Museum by Dementia Friends USA, which is part of a global movement that is changing the way people think, act, and talk about dementia. Our journey to becoming dementia-friendly started in July of 2018, when CICOA and Dementia Friends Indiana helped us train five staff members to be “Dementia Champions, ” who now lead trainings for our internal staff at Conner Prairie to be “Dementia Friends.” So far we have trained sixty people for this role. The program is an extension of our diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion promise that “Conner Prairie is a place where the doors are always open to a diversity of voices and limitless experiences,” our aspiration that “Conner Prairie will be a national leader in reimagining museums and how people view and use them,” and our core values of being an organization with “a heart for the past, a head for the present, and an eye to the future.” In partnership with the Central Indiana Council on Aging (CICOA) and Dementia Friends Indiana, we’re hosting “Memory Cafés,” which give people living with dementia and their caregivers the opportunity to spend more time out and about in the community and to meet others living through the same experience. Norman Burns, President and CEO, Conner PrairieĪt Conner Prairie-a Smithsonian Affiliate living history museum in Fishers, Indiana-we recently debuted a program for people with Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Ethics, Standards, and Professional Practices.Ethics, Standards and Professional Practices. ![]()
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