WHAT: Belmont Village Fort Lauderdale, a new luxury senior-living community, is hosting a luncheon and panel event in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association Southeast Florida Chapter and FAU’s Comprehensive Center for Brain Health.

The event – Ask the Experts: Whole Brain Fitness: A Guide to a Healthy Brain and Successful Aging – will feature brain health and memory care experts who will share insight on the best ways to maintain a healthy brain at every stage in life, including preventative care and the benefits of a Whole Brain Fitness lifestyle. A panel of experts will also answer questions and provide insight on brain health and dementia including early signs, lifestyle, local resources, and the family journey.

WHO: Panelists include:

Dr. James Galvin, MD, MPH
• Founding Director, Comprehensive Center for Brain Health at FAU
• Dementia prevention and how to maintain a healthy brain

Beverly Sanborn, MSW, LCSW
• Gerontologist and VP of Program Development, Belmont Village Senior Living
• Whole Brain Fitness lifestyle approach and how to age successfully

Alzheimer’s Resource and Education Specialist
• Alzheimer’s Association Southeast Florida
• Recognizing the early signs of Alzheimer’s and local resources available to families

Linda Sheff
• Family Caregiver
• A personal perspective of the family journey with a loved one with dementia

WHERE: Gallery One Doubletree
2670 E. Sunrise Blvd. | Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

PARKING: Complimentary valet parking is available. Space is limited.

WHY: A pioneer in senior-living, Belmont Village prides itself on its proprietary resident programming founded on partnerships with innovative universities and healthcare institutions and maintains a multidisciplinary research approach under the direction of a nationally recognized gerontologist, Beverly Sanborn. The company’s award-winning Circle of Friends program, led by Sanborn, is a specially designed memory enrichment program for residents with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Guided by medical research, the program tackles the effects of MCI through a daily program of activities designed to maintain mental alertness and thwart memory loss, while promoting confidence in social interactions and boosting self-esteem.

RSVP: Belmont Village Fort Lauderdale
Christy Halle/[email protected]
954.524.8500

MEDIA CONTACT: Kreps DeMaria PR + Marketing
Cindi Perantoni / [email protected]
305-663-3543 / 305.962.9206