Golf Classic event raises over $100,000 to support Swank Memory Care Center

The 26th annual Christiana Care Golf Classic raised more than $100,000 to support the Swank Memory Care Center. Approximately 200 players and observers attended the annual golf outing, presented by the Cerner Corporation, May 25 at the DuPont Country Club Wilmington.

In Delaware, where more than 26,000 people have a memory disorder, the number of people age 65 years and older with Alzheimer’s disease is expected to grow more than 33 percent by 2025. The Swank Memory Care Center, led by Swank Foundation Endowed Chair in Memory Care and Geriatrics James M. Ellison, M.D., MPH, provides support, education and guidance for patients and families, from diagnosis through treatment.