The Barbara Rabinowitz Education & Resource Center in Amityville is a dedicated facility for Alzheimer's patients and their families. It includes a unique transit room designed to train families on traveling with loved ones. The center supports about 60,000 Long Islanders affected by dementia, offering memory screenings and engaging activities for patients. The programming promotes enjoyable experiences, helping families manage challenges associated with dementia. Rabinowitz, whose mother battled Alzheimer's, emphasizes the emotional struggles faced by families impacted by the disease.
Amityville's new Barbara Rabinowitz Education & Resource Center includes even a special transit-focused room to teach families how to travel with their affected loved ones - using items such as real LIRR train seats and an airplane row.
The site is designed for professionals to aid the families of the estimated 60,000 Long Islanders battling dementia on how to better manage their circumstances, as well as create a more calm environment for the patients themselves.
Helping families who need it most, Rabinowitz said, "We didn't even know how to approach it. The family suffers the most. ... It's a real struggle, and people who haven't gone through it really wouldn't know. It's hard to explain."
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