Where to get help
Over 700,000 Canadians currently live with dementia, a number projected to reach 1 million by 2030. Research from the Lancet Commission in 2024 shows that addressing 14 modifiable risk factors…
Read more
14 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 14 potentially…
Intergenerational Learning Program
Seniors are taught by youth volunteers how to use various applications on iPads and tablets. In turn, seniors share their life experiences with youth volunteers, while working on creative projects…
Healthy Food. Healthy Brain.
What we eat plays a big role in our physical and mental health. If you’re worried about dementia or want to support a loved one who is, paying attention to…
MOVE FOR A HEALTHY MIND
The Move for a Healthy Mind program was developed by Hope for Dementia in 2024 with the aim of providing physical activity to autonomous seniors who are physically inactive or…
Blueprint for smart eating in your golden years
Blueprint for smart eating in your golden years is an interesting and very useful book that clarifies the benefits of adding certain foods into your day to day lifestyle…
MINDFUL EATING. HEALTHY MINDS.
A growing body of research identifies 14 potentially modifiable risk factors. Physical inactivity Smoking Excessive alcohol consumption Air pollution Head injury Infrequent social contact Less education Obesity Diabetes Hypertension Depression Hearing…
BUSY BOX. BETTER BRAIN. PROGRAM
The current trend of increasing numbers of people living with dementia has been likened to a tsunami that affects all aspects of life, everywhere in the world, in Canada and…
Being outdoors in nature is good for your brain’s health!
Lack of physical activity is one of 14 potentially modifiable risk factors for the prevention of dementia. If all of the risk factors could be modified, up to 45% of…
Traumatic brain injury is a modifiable risk of dementia
Did you know that traumatic brain injury (TBI) may increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia? The good news is that TBI is a modifiable risk…
Practical ways to help our seniors
As the population ages, it is predicted that more seniors will experience cognitive impairment. It is possible to reverse this trend if we all encourage our seniors to put into…
Tackling gendered ageism
Gendered ageism refers to discrimination due to both age and sex/gender. Dementia disproportionately affects women. Women comprise over 60% of persons living with dementia. Nearly two-thirds of caregivers are women.…
Anticipatory Grief – What it is, and how do you cope?
You or your loved one has just been diagnosed with an illness – Alzheimer’s’, Parkinson’s, cancer or any number of degenerative conditions. You start experiencing a range of emotions –…
Dementia, smart homes, and caregivers
We live in an age where everything seems smart. Our phones are smart, our televisions are smart and even our appliances are now becoming smart. Our communications are smart as…
WHITE PAPER
Altering the Forecast on the Tsunami of Dementia – A Framework for Prevention, Symptom Deceleration and Reversal Hope For Dementia published a framework advocating for dementia prevention to be a…