ALZHEIMER'S RESPITE & RESOURCE
The Alzheimer's Respite & Resource Executive Director, Eddy Hoyle, and Program and Outreach Coordinator, Karen B. Doughtie were the guest speakers at the January 21st, Wednesday morning Bluffton Rotary Club's breakfast meeting.
Alzheimer's Respite & Resource (AR&R) is a non-profit organization committed to helping families who face the challenges of living with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. AR&R offers a social day program for those with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. AR&R's program engages participants in both mental and physical stimulation through music, drama, art, yoga, exercise and mentally stimulating games. The program also breaks down barriers of social isolation by providing camaraderie, fellowship and a sense of belonging.
They also offer support and resources for caregivers. Their support groups are a safe, confidential place to share heartache, grief, frustrations and common experience. AR&R offers links to community resources, a crisis hotline and a lending library. AR&R also offers free presentations to groups and organizations.
MEMORY LANE BUILDING CAMPAIGN.
2009 is the year they will move into a permanent home, a 7,000 square foot building here in the Lowcountry. The time has come, the need is growing.