Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia affect nearly all families at some point.

Coffey County Hospital brings a free 12-session program for anyone who wants to learn more about memory disorders and caring for a loved one. Experts at the Alzheimer’s Association present the program in partnership with hospitals throughout the state.

“We know that working adults cannot attend daytime sessions, so we are offering the program in the evening,” Coffey Health System Director of Marketing Tracy Campbell said. “In our first series even families who have lived this journey for years learned new and valuable ways to make life easier — or at least understand better what the patient is feeling.”

(Read more: Emporia Gazette)