{"id":123124,"date":"2026-02-25T14:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/123124\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:49:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:49:14","slug":"wright-center-plans-second-annual-aging-and-dementia-friendly-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/123124\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright Center plans second annual Aging and Dementia-Friendly Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wright Center for Community Health Geriatrics Service\u2019s second annual Aging and Dementia-Friendly Symposium will be held March 26 from noon to 5 p.m. in the auditorium at the Wright Center for Community Health Scranton, 501 S. Washington Ave.<\/p>\n<p>The free event \u2014 which offers education and awareness to help community members recognize aging- and dementia-related issues early and take appropriate action \u2014 is for medical professionals, clinical learners, long-term care providers, social service organizations, patients and family members.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Stevenson, a trainer with the Center for Applied Research in Dementia, will present \u201cMontessori Methods of Dementia Care,\u201d exploring rehabilitation and educational techniques designed to engage individuals living with dementia and support their independence. There will also be remarks from a local caregiver, as well as representatives of a national caregiver support program called Carallel, which offers a variety of resources.<\/p>\n<p>A representative from the state Department of Aging will discuss <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/agencies\/aging\/pa-carekit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PA CareKit<\/a>, a free collection of tools, information and resources designed to help caregivers learn more about their role and plan ahead.<\/p>\n<p>AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania will host an information table to provide details on its Medicaid managed care services, including medical, dental, behavioral health and prescription drug benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Advance registration is required. A virtual attendance option is available. Light refreshments will be provided, courtesy of the Wright Center for Patient &amp; Community Engagement. To register, contact Nicole Flynn, director of the Wright Center for Community Health\u2019s Geriatrics Service Line, at flynnn@TheWrightCenter.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Wright Center for Community Health Geriatrics Service\u2019s second annual Aging and Dementia-Friendly Symposium will be held March&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123125,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1057,182,139,178,180,179,729],"class_list":["post-123124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-health","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123124\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}