Michaela Fink (PhD) is a research associate at the Institute of Sociology at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen. Her work and research focuses on end-of-life care, volunteering and dementia, as well as studies on sub-Saharan Africa. She was a staff member of the research project on labor turnover and absenteeism in the Ethiopian textile industry.Reimer Gronemeyer is a retired professor of sociology at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, the chairman of »Aktion Demenz«, and the honorary senator at Justus-Liebig-Universität. He researches on the subject of age and the »dementia-friendly community«, and is co-editor of the »Demenz Magazin«.