About the Cognitive Empowerment Program
Through a unique partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Cognitive Empowerment Program aims to provide people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and their Care Partners and families an opportunity to participate in comprehensive lifestyle programs that promote joy, purpose, health, and wellness. Members of the program will receive personalized assessments designed to empower them as they seek to implement healthy brain interventions.
The Cognitive Empowerment Program is supported by a generous investment from the James M. Cox Foundation and Cox Enterprises, Inc., in support of Emory's Brain Health Center and Georgia Institute of Technology
The program is for patients and families in Emory's Cognitive Neurology Clinic who receive a diagnosis of MCI due to presumed Alzheimer’s Disease or other related condition.
There is a growing number of people affected by MCI and limited evidence-based treatment options. Our mission is to empower people with MCI and their Care Partners/families by creating a living lab that promotes joy, purpose, health and wellness through comprehensive lifestyle programs, technologies and physical environments.
Program Information
The program is a unique comprehensive lifestyle program that addresses the following domains via various interventions:
- Physical Activity
- Cognition
- Functional Independence
- Social Engagement
- Wellbeing
- Nutrition
- Education
- Inclusion in Research
- Technology
In addition to these interventions, our service providers work as an interdisciplinary, holistic team. Together, they evaluate the needs, abilities, and challenges of each Member and Care Partner; and work in a coordinated way to help them improve the quality of their lives.
Additionally service providers work together to ensure that our offerings complement each other. For example, cognitive training shows people how to specifically use compensatory strategies which are discussed as coping strategies in Live Well (wellbeing) sessions.