Saturday, April 12, 2014, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
“VIOLIN, WINE and ART for THE DEMENTIA DIARY”
SUPPORT A FAMILY CAREGIVER OF A PATIENT WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
The event, organized by GP Dementia Services New York, Inc., will happen at the Kolping House located on 165 East 88th Street between Lexington Avenue and 3rd Avenue on the first floor. The event will feature the launch of the Dementia Diary, a program to improve the home care of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias who are still living at home.
GP Dementia Services New York Inc. Charity Foundation 501C3 presents “Violin, Wine, and Art for DEMENTIA DIARY” to launch a research program to provide better care for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementia at home with their family caregivers. The research program intends to test the Dementia Diary, a psyco-educational support system, developed in 2008 in New York by Gianni Perilli, an Italian sociologist Ph.D. The Dementia Diary contains more than 800 suggestions and tips of how to care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s Disease or other dementias. The Dementia Diary has three main goals:
1) To reduce the incidence of tumors, stroke, and depression associated with family caregivers over the period of taking care of a patient suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease(from 8 to 20 years)
2) To increase patient’s safety at home
3) To reduce healthcare costs associated with the care of Alzheimer’s Disease patients and family caregivers.
Testing the Dementia Diary will involve free assistance to family caregivers in New York. We are currently testing the Dementia Diary in Italy at “School of Medicine” of Bari.
Six reasons to participate at the event:
- Receive a voucher for a family caregiver of a patient with Alzheimer Disease or other dementias to free attend the Seminar “Living with dementia at home” in June (place and date to be determined).
- Enjoy a free glass of Italian Wine and Italian food by Luzzo Restaurant.
- Be a part of a raffle with a chance to win a weeklong stay for 2 people at Villaggio Ripa in Italy during the summer of 2014 (airline ticket not included) http://www.villaggioripa.it
- Help to support the research in an effort to gain IRB approval for the Dementia Diary, the construction of a website, and the completion of the Dementia Diary ‘s software
- Enjoy the music of S. Bach played by Claudia Schaer ‘s violin http://claudiaschaer.com
and the original music from the Sara Galas Band http://www.saragalasband.org/
- Enjoy artwork by
- Gioacchino Loporchio http://www.bebopart.com/it/artista/470-Gioacchino-Loporchio
- Annalisa Iadicicco http://www.annalisaiadicicco.com/AI.html
- Paola Beretti http://www.paolaberetti.com
The event is free and open to the public. Suggested donation $ 20 – $ 60
Doors open 6 p.m. performances begin @ 7 p.m. Reserve you ticket in advance or make a donation to the event gianniperilli@gmail.com (917)628-9964
