As museums have become more inclusive places, they’ve welcomed patrons with dementia. Many, including the Frist, took cues from the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which started its Alzheimer’s Project in 2007.
Dementia caregivers in Tennessee are asking, again, for state funding to give them a brief respite
Tennessee lawmakers are renewing their push to provide dementia caregivers some state help. Tennessee would join at least a dozen states, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, in expanding respite programs to families coping with the disease.