Raising awareness about Alzheimer’s

An Alzheimer’s Community Forum will be taking place in Glen Cove. The event, implemented by the Long Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, is open to the general public. It aims at raising awareness around “Alzheimer, dementia and memory loss in this brief community-focused listening session,” according to the organization website.

The speakers at this forum will review the basics of the condition, services offered by the Alzheimer’s Association with suggestions on how to expand the association’s reach at local programs and services. Information will be exchanged, and concerns of participants discussed, especially on the way the association can help those affected.

The association, through its Long Island Chapter, covers Nassau and Suffolk counties. Its goal is to assist those living with the disease, their families as well as caregivers and health care professionals.

The Alzheimer’s Community Forum is on March 19 at the Glen Cove Senior Center, 130 Glen St., Glen Cove, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.