World Brain Day 2024

July 22 is World Brain Day 2024 – a good day as any other to start making lifestyle changes to protect and preserve your brain’s health.  Although there is currently no cure for Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia, researchers have identified 12 modifiable risks, which can prevent or delay the symptoms of dementia…

Happy Minority Mental Health Awareness Month!

Picture this: Vibrant seniors, who once immigrated to Canada with boundless dreams, now face social isolation and a heightened risk of dementia. But here’s the good news: we can bridge that gap and empower them! Through Hope for Dementia’s innovative Intergenerational Learning Program, we connect these amazing seniors with culturally diverse youth volunteers. This program…

Save the date! 

An unforgettable night you won’t want to miss Hope for Dementia is thrilled to invite you to our Annual Fundraising and Donor Recognition Gala 2024.  Mark your calendar!  Join us on Saturday 2 November 2024 at the elegant Salon Le Crystal at 6:00 p.m.  All proceeds will support the expansion and sustainability of Hope for…

A bonus celebration of Fathers’ Day!

This weekend 100 families in Saint-Laurent received boxes of brain healthy food, along with a special Fathers’ Day recipe and pamphlet with information on ways to reduce the risks of dementia. Thanks to Saint Laurent Member of Parliament Emmanuella Lambropoulos and IGA extra Famille Duchemin, for their generosity as well as Marco Guarino, Branch Manager…

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!

Research from Cambridge University highlights a concerning increase in dementia rates in Canada, particularly among First Nations populations who have an estimated 34% higher rate of dementia than the general population. Hope for Dementia has projects which aim to provide meaningful support and enhance cognitive health among vulnerable seniors. In collaboration with the Henri Bradet…

Let’s move for a healthy mind!

On the 21st of June we celebrate International Yoga Day. We would like to make special mention of our new project, Move for a Healthy Mind, which was launched on May 24, 2024. This 8-month project was created to encourage elderly people to exercise on a daily basis by attending classes led by a certified…

Walk for the well-being of seniors

To spread awareness about the wellbeing of seniors the organizing committee of the Laurentian Seniors Meetings are holding their first event under project RAL: The Walk for the Well-Being of Seniors, taking place on Saturday June 15, 2024. Departing at 12:30 PM from Raymond Bourque Arena 2345 boul Thimens, Saint-Laurent QUEBEC H4R 1T4, the group…

Move for a Healthy Mind

Hope for Dementia is pleased to announce the launch of their new project Move for a Healthy Mind. This 8-month project was created to encourage elderly people to exercise by attending classes led by a certified trainer and following our at home videos. On May 24, 2024, Hope for Dementia donated 40 bags of exercising…

Bridging the generation gap

Quebec Intergenerational Week runs from May 19 to 25, 2024! It’s an opportunity to reinvent links between generations through activities organized throughout Quebec! During Intergenerational Week, Hope for Dementia will be holding an activity at the Place St-Moritz residence on Tuesday, May 21, from 4 to 5 pm. Students will be on hand to help…

Bending the Demetia Growth Curve

Hope for Dementia’s presentation at the Alzheimer’s Disease International Global Conference 2024 is now live! The theme of the conference is  ‘Dementia: Insights. Innovations. Inspirations.’ Our contribution to this gathering of global experts is to propose specific actions to make dementia a public health priority in healthcare systems worldwide. The rate of growth in dementia…