Last week our summer interns said their official goodbyes to the residents of Demeures Sainte-Croix Inc. Over the past 10 weeks, our youth volunteers sat with residents and helped them learn new skills with their electronic tablets. Residents had varying levels of knowledge, but our interns were able to cater to each of their needs.…
Hope for Dementia is extremely pleased to announce that it has been selected as the charity to benefit from the Echelon Foundation’s Impact Day 2023.
Hope for Dementia warmly welcomes Jill Mathieu! Miss Mathieu joined the team on May 1st as Coordinator, Projects and Community Outreach.
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.
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
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.
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. …
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…
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…
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…