Student group
Alzheimer's Buddies
Penn students who are paired with a nursing home resident living with dementia and spend about an hour with them each week.
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What they do
Visit your buddy weekly at West Park Nursing Home or at Atria, for about an hour. Members also join reflection meetings, guest lectures, and fundraisers, with breaks during fall and spring break.
Who it is for
- Who can join
- For students at Penn
- Who is there
- Students, Older adults
When and where
Weekly buddy visits of about an hour, plus bimonthly reflection meetings.
We do not have a meeting place for this group yet.
What we know so far
First step: Apply through the Fall 2026 application form linked on the club's Penn Clubs page.
We have not written a first visit guide for this group yet. Not sure what to expect? Contact them before you go.
Cost and commitment
- Cost
- Cost not known yet
- How often
- About once a week
Access and languages
- Wheelchair access
- We do not know yet. Ask the group before you go.
- Languages spoken
- We do not know yet which languages are spoken.
Requirements
We found no special requirements. Ask the group if you are not sure.
How to reach them
We copy contact details as the group or a public source published them. Each one shows where it came from.
- Website: alzbuddies.org Source: pennclubs.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Email: upenn@alzbuddies.org Source: Penn Clubs (Penn Labs student directory, University of Pennsylvania), seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: pennclubs.com, seen October 8, 2026
- Social media: Instagram, Facebook Source: pennclubs.com
Sources and last check
Checked by our research team on October 8, 2026. This was a basic check: we confirmed the group is active and open to join.
- Last checked by our team
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Probably active
- Our confidence in this listing
- Medium
We think this group is probably still active, but the newest sign we found is more than a year old.
- Penn Clubs (Penn Labs student directory, University of Pennsylvania), seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Email
- pennclubs.com, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Summary, What they do, Schedule, Commitment, First step, Contacts, Status
- alzbuddies.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Status
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