The program includes activities in schools and care centers, open days, stimulation workshops, and a central day of training and debate.
Fraga will host the Alzheimer's Conference from September 21 to 26 , an initiative that will bring together different awareness, training and participation activities related to Alzheimer's disease and the care of affected people and their families.
Under the slogan "If time erased your memory, what would you like to keep forever?" , the program will take place in different spaces throughout the city and will include the participation of educational centers, residences, care professionals, social services and family associations.
The conference is organized by the Jaime Vera Monclús Foundation (Sacred Heart of Jesus Residence) , with the collaboration of AFEDAF, Cinca Residence, IASS, the Public Social Services System, the Fraga City Council, the Bajo/Baix Cinca Region and Cajamar.
Activities from September 21st to 24th
The program will begin on Monday, September 21 , coinciding with World Alzheimer's Day.
At 11:00 a.m., a simultaneous activity will take place in the Santa Ana, San José de Calasanz, Miguel Servet and María Moliner schools.
In the afternoon, at 19:00 p.m. , the headquarters of the Bajo/Baix Cinca region will host the reading of the manifesto for World Alzheimer's Day 2026. At 19:30 p.m. , in the same venue, AFEDAF and the Home Help Service of the Social Services will hold an open house.
On Tuesday, September 22 , at 10:30 a.m. , the Sacred Heart Residence will host a sensory stimulation workshop , accompanied by an open house.
On Wednesday the 23rd , also at 10:30 a.m. , it will be the turn of the IASS Day Center , located next to the IES Ramón J. Sender, where another open house will take place.
The program prior to the main event will continue on Thursday, September 24 , at 10:30 a.m. , at the Cinca Residence , with a cognitive stimulation workshop and another open house.
Main day: training and debate
The program will have its main event on Saturday, September 26 , in the Multipurpose Hall of the Home and Day Center for the Elderly , with a morning dedicated to training, debate and participation.
The day will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the institutional opening, which will include greetings from the mayor of Fraga and the president of the Bajo Cinca region.
At 10:00 a.m. , the presentation "Alzheimer's disease: guidelines and recommendations" will take place , given by José Galindo Ortiz, head of the Geriatrics Unit of the Provincial Hospital of Huesca.
At 11:15 a.m. there will be a coffee break and networking session between attendees and professionals.
The program will continue at 12:00 with the round table "The day-to-day life of the caregiver and the professional" , together with care professionals and with Jaume Casas as moderator.
A collective mural created in conjunction with the schools
The second part of the main day will feature the project "If time erased my memory…" , a collective mural created in collaboration with the local schools.
The mural will remain on display throughout the morning and poses a question to participants: "What memory would you like to keep forever? "
The project involves the Santa Ana School together with the Sagrado Corazón Residence; the San José de Calasanz School together with the Home/Day Center; the Miguel Servet School together with the Cinca Residence; and the María Moliner School together with the Association of Relatives of Alzheimer's Patients and other dementias.
In this way, the Alzheimer's Days combine awareness and participation activities throughout the week with spaces for the training of professionals and caregivers, as well as initiatives that involve new generations around memory and Alzheimer's disease.
The program will take place in different centers and spaces in Fraga between September 21 and 26 , with the aim of bringing together families, professionals, service users and citizens around a problem that affects both the people diagnosed and their environment.
