Supporting Hmong Caregivers as They Care for Family Members with Dementia
Dane County’s Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) became one of the recipients of the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Disease Grant. The ADRC and BOLD grant broached connection with Hmong caregivers as an important component to dementia education, especially in the Hmong community where caregiving is a strongly rooted generational expectation within families. Caregivers are the bridge that create substantial impact to the health outcomes, build trust within the community, and eliminate fear of stigma within the culture.
The ADRC debuted a Hmong dementia awareness short film at the Hmong New Year celebration. The film “My Mother ‘Kuv Nam’: A Hmong Story on Dementia” was produced by Nyob Zoo TV LLC, based in Milwaukee, and filmed in Wisconsin Dells. “Dementia impacts thousands of people across the state of Wisconsin, we all probably know someone with dementia or someone managing the care of a loved one,” said Shia Yang, Dane County Human Services’ Bilingual Language Access Coordinator, who helped lead the grant project. “It can be a lonely experience and difficult to know where to turn, we hope that the film will help people feel seen and connected during the difficulties around dementia – and that they’ll learn about where to go for help.”
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