(speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) - [Narrator] It's an art project unlike any you've ever seen.

(speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language continues) - [Narrator] Grafted by hands that are trying to hold onto something precious.

Fleeting memories.

(speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language continues) - [Narrator] Marcela Alejandra Fioramonti spent nearly a decade diving into the topic of dementia.

(speaking foreign language) - [Narrator] as president of Mentes Activas, she and other volunteers have a common goal of informing Utah's Hispanic community about dementia.

The Outreach program set up shop inside the Kerns Library for three years and this year expanded to the Granite Library.

(speaking foreign language) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) (speaking foreign language continues) - [Narrator] But members of believe that bringing the Hispanic community together can disrupt that decline.

(speaking foreign language) - [Narrator] The Alzheimer's Association says it's unknown why Hispanic Americans are one and a half times more likely than white Americans to have dementia.

And that one third of Hispanic Americans seeking healthcare say they've experienced discrimination.

Mario says in Utah alone, some of the patients he interacts with don't have access to resources or have been denied service.

He also shared that some people are uncomfortable visiting healthcare offices where English is spoken, and so they don't go.

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