NEW BRITAIN, Conn.,
Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Last month, Hospital for Special Care (HSC) kicked off its
new Center for Cognitive Health with a reception at the hospital's
New Britain campus. Kelser
Corporation presented a check for $25,500 to support the new initiative raised at
the 2018 Kelser Charity Challenge golf tournament held in
September.
Lynn Ricci, HSC President and
CEO, described to those in attendance how the nonprofit's
relationship with Kelser Corporation led to the creation of the new
center. Kelser is a technology consulting firm which Ricci said for
years has "helped [HSC] ensure that we would have sophisticated
information technology infrastructure and that we would be able to
continue to support our highly specialized services."
"Last year, in conversations with Kelser," Ricci continued, "we
began to partner about a new way of dedicating the proceeds of
their Kelser Charity Challenge golf tournament. During this time,
we developed the memory disorder services focus." The event has
raised $43,000 since 2017 to help
launch the new program.
During the reception, Dr. Jennifer
Cromer, clinical neuropsychologist, provided an overview of
the uniquely comprehensive suite of services available at the
Center for Cognitive Health, which includes speech and occupational
therapy as well as neuropsychological evaluation and treatment.
Andrew E. Budson, M.D., author of
Seven Steps to Managing Your Memory: What's Normal, What's Not and
What to Do About It, gave an interactive keynote address which
helped attendees differentiate between normal aging and potential
signs of Alzheimer's disease.
In a video recorded at the Kelser Charity Challenge in September
and shown at the reception, Kelser Corporation President and CEO
Barry Kelly spoke about his journey
with his brother, who founded Kelser and is currently living with
Alzheimer's disease. "If I had something like [the Center for
Cognitive Health] available to me and my sister in law," he said,
"it would have been great because she and I went it alone. It is
not easy to figure out the best path for somebody who has a memory
disorder."
The Kelser Charity Challenge will continue to support the Center
for Cognitive Health in 2019.
SOURCE Kelser Charity Challenge