Hope for Dementia team is expanding
Hope for Dementia warmly welcomes Jill Mathieu! Miss Mathieu joined the team on May 1st as Coordinator, Projects and Community Outreach.
Phase 1 of Intergenerational Program completed
With pandemic restrictions lifted, Hope for Dementia resumed its Intergenerational Learning Program in 2023. In the first phase in 2023, twelve student volunteers from the St-Laurent Secondary School – Émile Legault Pavilion, were paired with residents at Place St-Moritz Residence during the months of March and April.
A Healthy Eating Program to Mitigate the Risks of Dementia
Hope for Dementia in partnership with People Before Patients and St. Laurent Volunteer and Community Centre (ABC Centre) is providing a series of healthy eating activities through the Mindful Eating. Healthy Minds. Program
A New Program Launched for Seniors in Québec
Hope for Dementia is pleased to announce the launch of the Busy Box. Better Brain. Program. that supports the cognitive health of English-speaking seniors in Québec. The program combines education and recreation to promote dementia prevention.
Impact Report 2022
Looking at the period July 2021 to December 2022, we have accomplished a lot despite a very difficult context! Our public relations campaign launched in September 2021, has greatly increased the visibility of our organization and the relevance of our mission to support the prevention, early diagnosis and treatment of dementia and other cognitive disorders. …
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…
World Alzheimer’s Day 2022: Life Unrehearsed Interview
On this World Alzheimer’s Day, let’s raise awareness and take action to reduce the risks of dementia. There are 12 potentially modifiable risk factors for developing dementia. If all of the risk factors could be modified, up to 40% of cases of dementia could be delayed or prevented. Listen to Hope for Dementia’s interview on…
Research: Exploration of the capacity of Cognitive screening test data to anticipate future cognitive decline in the elderly
Martin Arguin, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Montreal Start date: June 1st, 2022 A major goal of current research on dementia is to discover early markers that are predictive of future cognitive decline due to progressive neurological disease, such as Alzheimer’s. This purpose of early detection is to enable the early deployment of…
Impact Report 2020-2021: Altering the Dementia Forecast
Hope for Dementia is fulfilling its mission to to support the cause of safeguarding healthy brains in our aging population. Read more about our initiatives and involvement in our impact report for 2020-2021.
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…