8:30 AM
Memory Walk 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Joseph Wilson, Executive Director, 216-321-6331, jwilson3@brookdaleliving.com
Homewood Residence at Rockefeller Gardens Takes Steps to end Alzheimer’s in Local Memory Walk
Tower City, Cleveland, OH October 5, 2008
WHO: Homewood Residence at Rockefeller Gardens, a Brookdale Senior Living assisted, and Alzheimer’s/dementia living community
WHAT: Employees, family members and friends of Homewood Residence at Rockefeller Gardens will be walking in the Memory Walk 2008 to help find a cure for Alzheimer’s.
WHEN: Sunday, October 5, 2008 @ 8:30a.m.
WHERE: Tower City in Cleveland
Homewood Residence at Rockefeller Gardens, a Brookdale Senior Living community, is pleased to announce its commitment to support the Alzheimer’s Association as a Platinum National Team for Memory Walk 2008. The walk helps to raise funds for research, care and support nationwide.
“As caregivers to residents with Alzheimer’s, we experience the impact of this disease first-hand. We see and feel the daily struggle of residents and families,” said Joe Wilson, executive director of Homewood Residence at Rockefeller Gardens. “We are dedicated to the care we provide our residents who have Alzheimer’s, and are proud to be a key contributor in raising awareness and funds to help treat and eradicate this disease.”
According to a 2008 study of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias:
• More than 5.2 million people in the United States are living with Alzheimer’s disease.
• One in eight persons age 65 or more has Alzheimer’s disease.
• Someone in America develops Alzheimer’s disease every 71 seconds.
In 2007, Brookdale communities, with the support of its office teams in Chicago, Milwaukee and Nashville, raised more than $200,000 for Memory Walk. This year, Brookdale is looking to double its contributions over last year’s effort.
The company’s Clare Bridge communities focus solely on Alzheimer’s and dementia care. These and other select communities offer secured environments and programs for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia, in which trained staff provide memory care services and help ensure Daily Moments of Success for residents of Brookdale communities.
Homewood Residence at Rockefeller Gardens is a Brookdale Senior Living community. Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is a leading owner and operator of senior living communities throughout the United States. Currently the company owns and operates more than 550 independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s and dementia-care communities, rehabilitation and skilled nursing centers and continuing care retirement centers in more than 35 states. Brookdale communities serve more than 52,000 residents each day. The Company is committed to providing an exceptional living experience through communities that are designed, purpose-built and operated to provide the highest-quality service, care and living accommodations for residents. Brookdale is a publicly-traded company (NYSE: BKD). For more information, visit http://www.brookdaleliving.com.
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Its mission is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Its vision is a world without Alzheimer’s. For more information, visit www.alz.org.
Location:
Tower City, Cleveland, OH
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