“Happy new year and happy new you!” These are the wishes we will be hearing shortly. How about changing these wishes to “Healthy Holidays and a healthy new year!” Staying on course with your meal plan and exercise routine during the holidays and with new year’s resolutions is not always easy. Here’s some motivation to…
Listen in – MIKE FM 105.1 on 12 November 10:30 a.m. Prevention is better than cure. That’s an adage that we’ve all heard and Hope for Dementia puts this into practice. Beyond providing services that aim to mitigate the risks of dementia, Hope for Dementia is investing in research to find ways to predict and…
What would you do if you knew that you could reduce your chance of being diagnosed with dementia by 40% ? Hope for Dementia is taking action to support seniors and youth to deepen their understanding of the modifiable risks of dementia and take concrete action in programs that aim to improve brain health through…
Every day, more than 350 people in Canada develop dementia. This is more than 15 people every hour. While this may be bad news, the good news is that 40% of dementia diagnoses could be prevented or delayed by reducing twelve risk factors. Learn more about Hope for Dementia’s programs that promote mindful eating, brain…
Nobody likes to hear a bad weather report. But there’s a tsunami coming. The unrelenting growth in the number of persons living with dementia has been likened to a tsunami, with 1 million people affected by 2030, a mere 6 years from today. Hope for Dementia is an organization that believes that the tide can…
2023 has been a very busy year for Hope for Dementia. With pandemic restrictions lifted, we have been able to deliver our programs directly to seniors in residences and community centres. Our programs aim to preserve the brain health of our seniors. Our programs provide cognitive stimulation activities, support social interaction and promote physical activity…
This article was written by Joel Goldenberg and published on The Suburban on May 18, 2022. To view the full article, click here. St. Laurent MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos presented a petition for the federal government to declare dementia prevention a national health care priority. The MP said the petition was initiated by Camille Nicola Isaacs…
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…
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 :…
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…