Senior Care Center-Brunswick Goes Purple to Help Raise Awareness About Alzheimer's

Sept. 26, 2017 – Residents and team members of Southeast Georgia Health System Senior Care Center-Brunswick rolled out a purple parade on Thursday, Sept. 21, World Alzheimer’s Day, to help raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. It was a display of purple with a purpose, featuring purple hair, purple balloons, purple shirts and purple signs. According to the Alzheimer’s Association more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, and another 15 million are providing unpaid care for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.