Welcome to EnergizeCare
Supporting care partners. Empowering families.
Caring for a loved one with early-to-moderate Alzheimer’s and other dementias is a journey—one you shouldn’t have to face alone. EnergizeCare provides vital respite services and wellness support so both care partners and their loved ones can thrive.
We’re partnering with local organizations to launch engaging adult outdoor and indoor day programs that give care partners the break they need while enriching the lives of those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Watch Us Grow!
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Participant Sessions Served
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Care Partner Respite Hours Delivered
Upcoming Events
Join us at our upcoming respite care and education events. More details and registration information is available on our events page.
Weekly Respite Care
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Every Saturday in New Albany
10 am -1:30 pm
Lunch is complimentary
Register online
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Every Tuesday and Thursday, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (from April 2-October 29)
11 am – 1:30 pm
Lunch and admission are complimentary
Register online
Dementia Friends Information and EnergizeCare Education Sessions
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First Saturday of each month beginning March 7 at Mellow Mushroom in New Albany
11 am - 12 pm: Dementia Friends Information Session
12 - 1 pm: EnergizeCare Education Session
Register online for in-person or virtual attendance
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Every Wednesday at the Mall at Tuttle Crossing
10:30 am -12:30 pm
Register online
EnergizeCare Public Meetings
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First Saturday of every other month, 2-3 pm, virtual and in person, at Mellow Mushroom in New Albany
Register via our volunteer application
Weekly Virtual Support Group with Amy’s Place
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Virtual support group every Thursday
Complete the contact form and one of Amy’s Place representatives will be in touch
“As a care partner, this journey has shown me that dementia does not take away the humanity of the person we love. At EnergizeCare, we are creating freestanding, non-institutional spaces where care partners can truly trust the care their loved ones receive, and where isolation and loneliness are replaced with connection, dignity, and joy. My mission is to ensure that those who walk this journey with me know they can live well with dementia—because there is always more to the person than the dementia.”
— Dr. Kenneth Vitellas, Founder & President, EnergizeCare
See Our Wonderful People: The Dementia Be Loving & Kind Awareness Symbol
A kindness symbol created by a caregiver to help the world see people living with dementia with patience, dignity, and love.
“See Our Wonderful People” is an awareness concept created from a deeply personal place in a caregiver’s heart — from lived experience, love, and a sincere desire for people living with dementia to be seen first and foremost as whole, valued, and wonderful human beings.
This simple symbol — a forget-me-not flower with the words See Our Wonderful People — is meant to spark curiosity, compassion, and conversation.
When people ask what it means, it opens the door to understanding the dementia journey and reminds us all to respond with patience, kindness, and respect.
Community Sponsors and Collaborators
Professional and Nonprofit Vocalists and Instrumentalists
