The Wright Center for Community Health hosted its inaugural Symposium on Aging on Jan. 28 in Scranton. The program focused on bringing stakeholders together to build a Dementia-Friendly Lackawanna County. Experts and local representatives joined the conversation on supporting dementia patients and their families, preventing isolation, avoiding financial scams and strengthening resources for aging services professionals. Participating in the program are, from left, first row: Sara McDonald, director, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging; Kristina Fiore, program administrator, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging; Jennifer Zarcone, program administrator, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging; and Cathy Fitzpatrick, director of grants and scholarships, Scranton Area Community Foundation. Second row: Christine Marcos, senior program officer, Moses Taylor Foundation; Philip Yevics, secretary, Scranton Area Ministerium; Stephanie Miller, senior program manager, United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties; Nicole Flynn, director, geriatrics service line, The Wright Center; Rhonda Fallk, Cafe Connections facilitator, JCC of Scranton; Helen Schmid, president and CEO, Telespond Senior Services; and Kari Machelli, associate vice president, Integrated Primary Health Services, The Wright Center for Community Health.
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The Wright Center for Community Health hosted its inaugural Symposium on Aging on Jan. 28 in Scranton. The program focused on bringing stakeholders together to build a Dementia-Friendly Lackawanna County. Experts and local representatives joined the conversation on supporting dementia patients and their families, preventing isolation, avoiding financial scams and strengthening resources for aging services professionals. Participating in the program are, from left, first row: Sara McDonald, director, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging; Kristina Fiore, program administrator, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging; Jennifer Zarcone, program administrator, Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging; and Cathy Fitzpatrick, director of grants and scholarships, Scranton Area Community Foundation. Second row: Christine Marcos, senior program officer, Moses Taylor Foundation; Philip Yevics, secretary, Scranton Area Ministerium; Stephanie Miller, senior program manager, United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne, and Pike Counties; Nicole Flynn, director, geriatrics service line, The Wright Center; Rhonda Fallk, Cafe Connections facilitator, JCC of Scranton; Helen Schmid, president and CEO, Telespond Senior Services; and Kari Machelli, associate vice president, Integrated Primary Health Services, The Wright Center for Community Health.
