Dementia Care and Cure Initiative (DCCI) Task Force
The DCCI Task Force is composed of local Broward community leaders charged with developing dementia caring communities in Broward County. Florida has the second-highest incidence of Alzheimer’s disease in the nation – only behind California. There are approximately 580,000 individuals currently living with Alzheimer’s disease in the state of Florida with projections that more than 720,000 individuals will be living with the disease by 2025. These figures do not include other forms of dementia or the millions who serve as caregivers.
The DCCI Task Force is charged with developing dementia caring communities in Broward County. The Goals of the Task Force are to:
1. Increase awareness of dementia, services, and supports Accomplished through educational events, the media, and joint efforts with community leaders and stakeholders, including partnering state agencies.
2. Provide assistance to dementia caring communities. Each participating community is supported by the Department of Elder Affairs to produce and implement community-specific action-oriented plans.
3. Continue advocacy for care and cure programs. Advocating for the funding of programs that care for both those diagnosed with dementia.
If you are interested in joining the Task Force, please contact Chief Executive Officer Charlotte Mather-Taylor at mathertaylorc@adrcbroward.org or by calling 954-745-9567.
DEMENTIA CARE AND CURE INITIATIVE (DCCI) TASK FORCE
Charlotte Mather-Taylor, Chair
Area Agency on Aging of Broward County
Cari Eyre, Dementia Director
Department of Elder Affairs
Amber Ladd, DCCI Coordinator
Department of Elder Affairs
Dr. Naushira Pandya, M.D.
Nova Southeastern College
Dr. Murray H. Todd
Community Advocate
Shelly Greenberg
Community Advocate
Jennifer Braisted
Alzheimer’s Association of SE Florida
Timothy G. Curtin
Memorial Healthcare System
Renee Podolsky
Department of Health
Commissioner Anthony Caggiano
City of Margate
Diann Geronemus, LCSW, CCM
Community Advocate
Andrea Busada, Director
Broward County Elderly & Veterans Services
Deborah Golden
Florida Department of Children & Families
Maggie R. de Cambre Borges, M.Sc.
Florida Department of Children & Families
Stephanie Scott, MSSW, PhD
United Way of Broward
Philip Solomon
Philip Solomon and Associates
Karen Herr, RN
Memory Center Research Facility
Heidi Friedman, Esquire
Friedman Elder Law Department
Darlene Brown-Ponder
Tender Loving Care Adult Day Health Center
Irma M. Diaz
Homewatch CareGivers of SW Broward
Lymari Rivera
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Katrina Davenport, Director
SouthCentral/SouthEast Focal Point
Lessep Duncan
Broward County Elderly & Veterans Services
Lieutenant Edward N. Rafailovitc, Ph.D.
Broward Sheriff's Office
Steven Strumpf
Oakmont Village of Davie
Antoinette Buckham-Charles
Broward Health North Memory Disorder Center
Cynthia S. Peterson
Broward County Medical Association
Caryn Blair, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
Sweta Tewardy, PhD, MSW, MS
Nova Southeastern University