San Antonio Recognized as 'Dementia Friendly City'
Author: internet - Published 2019-06-20 07:00:00 PM - (330 Reads)University of Texas (UT) Health San Antonio's School of Nursing announced this week that San Antonio has been officially designated a dementia friendly city, reports Spectrum News . The designation recognizes San Antonio for having a grassroots effort in place, led by an advisory board of dedicated stakeholders. Texas comes in fourth place nationally in terms of residents with Alzheimer's, and second place in the number of Alzheimer's-related deaths, with a 180 percent gain between 2000 and 2015. The UT Health School of Nursing's Caring for the Caregiver program supports the Dementia Friendly initiative, along with University Health System and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.