BOUGEBOUGE 5KM MONTREAL UNDERGROUND 2023
Hope for Dementia supports the Montreal Underground 5K, which promotes physical activity, a modifiable risk factor that may prevent dementia.
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month 2023
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. This month we take the time to learn more about dementia. Hope for Dementia is dedicated to the prevention and early detection of dementia.
THANK YOU for making a difference!
If you made a donation on Giving Tuesday, please accept our heartfelt thanks for your generosity! Your support will make it possible for more vulnerable seniors to mitigate the risks of dementia, through Hope for Dementia’s services. Hope for Dementia will be able to increase the number of families who will receive baskets with food…
2022 Gala was a resounding success
Our Hope for Dementia gala on November 5, 2022 was a resounding success!
A big THANK YOU to all our speakers, ambassadors and volunteers.
Reduce the modifiable risks of dementia
Aging and genetics are two known risk factors of developing dementia. Although aging and genetics cannot be prevented, a growing body of research evidence exists that identifies 12 potentially modifiable risk factors. Physical inactivity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, air pollution, head injury, infrequent social contact, less education, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, depression and hearing impairment are…
Press Release | Communiqué de presse
Press Release Hope for Dementia has just launched a petition to the Federal Minister of Health asking for dementia prevention to be declared a national health priority. This can be achieved through the adoption of strategies and services that aim to prevent, decelerate, and reverse the symptoms of dementia, as part of the National Dementia…
Press Release | Communiqué de presse
Hope For Dementia Publishes Framework Advocating Dementia Prevention To Be A National Health Care Priority Read full press release here: https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/hope-for-dementia-publishes-framework-advocating-dementia-prevention-to-be-a-national-health-care-priority-833699380.html Espoir pour la démence publie un cadre de recommandations pour faire de la prévention de la démence une priorité nationale en matière de soins de santé. Lire le communiqué de presse complet ici :…
WHITE PAPER: Altering the Forecast on the Tsunami of Dementia – A Framework for Prevention, Symptom Deceleration and Reversal
Altering the Forecast on the Tsunami of Dementia – A Framework for Prevention, Symptom Deceleration and Reversal In Canada more than half a million persons live with dementia. It is predicted that this number will rise to nearly one million by 2033.[i] The cost of dementia care in Canada was estimated at $12 billion in…
Hope for Dementia on CJAD 800 on September 11th @ 3:00 P.M.
In Canada, more than half a million persons live with dementia and it is predicted that this number will rise to nearly 1 million by 2033. The cost of dementia care was estimated at $12 billion in 2020 and is projected to be $16.6 billion by 2031. This clearly is an unsustainable situation. At Hope…
Another 100 Food Donations to Families in Need
On April 10th 2021, Hope for Dementia donated 100 bags of food donations to families in need in Saint-Laurent, QC. Our goal throughout this pandemic has been to ensure our most vulnerable community members are looked after during these difficult times. We are able to continue that mission with your help! To date we have donated…