Dementia Care & Cure Initiative

Dementia Care Cure Initiative

The Dementia Care and Cure Initiative (DCCI) engages communities across Florida to be more dementia caring, promote better care for Floridians affected by dementia, and support research efforts to find a cure. Being a dementia-caring community means there are services and supports in place to make that community hospitable to someone living with dementia, their caregivers, families, and loved ones. DOEA wants those living with dementia to still play a vital role within their communities – with each interaction they have while out will be a positive one, created out of respect and understanding.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, and Florida has the second-highest incidence in the country, with approximately 580,000 individuals living with Alzheimer’s. This number is expected to increase to 720,000 by 2025, and these statistics are not inclusive of other forms of dementia, nor the hundreds of thousands who serve as unpaid care partners.

In collaboration with Florida’s 11 Area Agencies on Aging and 17 Memory Disorder Clinics, participating DCCI communities organize Task Forces consisting of community professionals and stakeholders who work to bring education about, awareness of, and sensitivity regarding the needs of those affected by dementia.

Dcci Task Force Map 2 2021

DCCI Information Sheet

DCCI Information Sheet – Spanish

Florida’s Alzheimer’s Disease Statistics
(Source: Alzheimer’s Association, 2021)

Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative

Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Record Breaking Alzheimer’s Funding and Innovative Florida Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence (FACE)

Scent Evidence K9

For more information, or to set up a dementia sensitivity training in your area, please contact DCCI@elderaffairs.org.