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Image caption: Hartwell Place residents, team members and neighbors will come together for a Neighborhood Memory Walk on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 1:30 p.m., to raise awareness of community members living with dementia.<\/em><\/p>\n
The Memory Walk raises awareness of memory loss and strengthens connections between people living with dementia and the neighborhoods they call home.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe created the Memory Walk to raise awareness in a way that our residents could also participate,\u201d said Jennifer Vernoski, Hartwell Place executive director. \u201cOne of our goals is to help people living with dementia continue participating in community life with dignity and purpose. By walking together in the neighborhood, our residents and their families see friendly and familiar faces and feel their support.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hartwell Place and CMSS are helping lead the neighborhood Dementia Friendly initiative, which brings together businesses, libraries, health care providers, nonprofits and residents to make everyday places more welcoming and accessible for people living with dementia and their care partners. The effort also includes Dementia Friends education and the monthly Memory Caf\u00e9 at the Edgewater Library.<\/p>\n
The Memory Walk is open to the public and builds on Hartwell Place\u2019s work to make Chicago\u2019s Uptown, Andersonville, Rogers Park and Edgewater \u201cDementia-Friendly Neighborhoods,\u201d with welcoming and accessible spaces for people living with dementia and their care partners.<\/p>\n
EVENT DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n What:<\/strong> Neighborhood Memory Walk<\/p>\n When:<\/strong> Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n Where:<\/strong> Hartwell Place, 5520 N. Paulina St., Chicago<\/p>\n Who:<\/strong> Hartwell Place residents, team members and neighbors<\/p>\n Walk Course:<\/strong> Around the block surrounding Hartwell Place.<\/p>\n Additional Activities:<\/strong> A reception will be held in the Hartwell Place courtyard following the walk<\/p>\n Registration:<\/strong> RSVP at https:\/\/hartwellplace.org\/event\/2026-hartwell-place-memory-walk\/<\/a><\/p>\n or call 773-275-2400<\/a><\/p>\n