Our History
In 1980, a small group of visionary community leaders who wanted to make life better for elders with Alzheimer's disease founded Alzheimer's Family Services Center. Committed to stopping the practice of leaving confused elders to pace alone or confined in wheelchairs along hospital halls, the founders, including a young psychologist named Dan Sands, welcomed a handful of elders to a parish hall to enjoy days filled with meaningful, pleasurable activities.
What began twenty-six years ago in a church as an all-volunteer effort is now a state-of-the-art, dementia-specific facility where individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia receive compassionate care, and their families can access needed support and education.
