Sector Guides

Every part of the community has a unique role in meaningfully supporting people living with dementia and their family and friend care partners. Dementia Friendly America uses an all-sector approach to educate, raise awareness and reduce stigma while promoting inclusion and engagement of people living with dementia. The following sector guides provide information, resources and specific actions sectors can take to become more dementia friendly.

Airports: Air travel is a common form of transportation for people living with dementia and their care partners. 

Check out this traveling with dementia video by Teepa Snow!

Banks and Financial Services: Dementia educated and responsive banks and financial services are equipped to support people living with dementia and their care partners.

Check out this sector video about dementia friendly banks.

Dementia Friends USA Banks

Legal and Advance Planning Services: Dementia education and responsiveness is crucial to being able to effectively provide these important services to people living with dementia and their care partners.

Local Government: Transportation, housing, and public spaces enable people living with dementia to navigate their community safely and effectively. 

Health care throughout the Continuum: Health care throughout the continuum promotes early detection and specialized care. 

Libraries: Libraries provide access to resources, services, and programs for people living with dementia and their families.

Check out the corresponding sector video on dementia friendly libraries.

Dementia Friends USA Library

Faith Communities: People living with dementia and their care partners often look to their faith communities for welcoming engagement and support.

Check out the corresponding sector video on dementia friendly faith communities.

DFA Faith Communities

Businesses: Fostering dementia friendly customer service practices and environments as well as supporting employee care partners is an important role of the business sector. 

Check out these corresponding sector videos on dementia friendly restaurants and retailers.

Dementia Friends USA Restaurant

Dementia Friends USA Retail

Community-based Services and Supports: Independent living options maximize quality of life for people living with dementia and their care partners through meaningful engagement and community supports.

Residential and Specialty Care: Residential and Specialty Care play an important role in providing memory loss supports and services through specialized dementia friendly options.

Neighbors and Community Members: Understanding and supportive neighbors and community members create dementia friendly communities.

Check out the corresponding sector video on dementia friendly communities.

DFA In Your Community

Hospitals:  Dementia friendly practices in acute care settings improves care for people living with dementia

First Responders: First responders who are aware, trained, and educated on dementia friendly practices are vital to people living with dementia and their care partners in the community. 

Check out the corresponding sector video on dementia friendly First Responders.

Dementia Friends USA First Responders