Nicole Brogden, Carie Flores, Matt Blomstrom and Katie Lyle, YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga staff, with Lori Hoeger, director of the Morning Pointe Foundation, Kathy Dew, Health and Wellness director at Hamilton Family YMCA, Amy Collett, BrightStar Care corporate sponsor and Carla Guthrie, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Program specialist.
The Morning Pointe Foundation hosted an educational training through its REC-FAST aging care partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga. More than 70 personal trainers, program experts, customer service representatives and leadership from five area YMCAs attended the training in Chattanooga.
The foundation established the REC-FAST partnership with a mission to lead the conversation about aging-friendly and memory care communities. The seminar addresses the right for people living with dementia to have care providers that are adequately trained in dementia care.
The "Aging and Dementia Friendly Community" training was led by Lori Hoeger, director of the Morning Pointe Foundation. Carla Guthrie, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Program specialist, Best Friends Master Trainer, and Certified Teepa Snow's Positive Approach Trainer, followed with the "Best Friends Approach to Aging and Dementia Care" presentation.
"The Morning Pointe Foundation is committed to creating partnerships that help expand senior services and serving as a resource in each community we operate in by providing continued education for families and caregivers," said Greg A. Vital, president and CEO of Independent Healthcare Properties and Morning Pointe Senior Living.
To learn about community partnership opportunities, contact Lori at (423) 278-9738. To learn more about the Morning Pointe Foundation, visit www.morningpointefoundation.com.