The city of Glendale will lead a free, informational event to help tackle the alarming rate of dementia in Arizona and arm residents with the tools and support they need to offer compassionate assistance to loved ones.

The public is welcome at the fourth annual Dementia Friendly Glendale Awareness Event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 at the GESD System of Care Center, 7677 W. Bethany Home Road. City staff members, healthcare organizations, memory care providers and non-profit organizations will share information and resources, as well as provide free brain health assessments.

Arizona has the nation’s fastest-growing rate of people with Alzheimer’s disease, which is the most common cause of dementia, a loss of cognitive functioning that interferes with people’s daily lives and ac

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