A UCLA club is partnering with local senior living homes and engaging in research to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Brain-Health Education and Advocacy Movement at UCLA works with the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care at UCLA, which allows club members to learn from medical professionals and give back to the community, said Charlize Yip, BEAM’s current education director and incoming president.

Yip, a third-year physiological science student, added that BEAM allows students to shadow remote support groups for caregivers.

“A big part of healthcare is the caregivers who are involved, especially when it comes to Alzheimer’s and dementia,” she said. “It was always a really good experience to see the caregiver’s perspective, and then really understand what they’re going through and how – even though they don’t have the disease – they are heavily impacted.”

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