UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education

May 13, 2026

UAMS Opens New Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center in Springdale

David Wise

Doug Thompson, a reporter with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, tries out a virtual reality headset that simulates the dementia experience.

The UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging’s Centers on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association, Arkansas Chapter, have opened the state’s first Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center, a new collaboration located at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale.