Learn about dementia friendly strategies

As of today, there are over half a million Canadians living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia – and about 25,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. By 2031, this number will nearly double. That’s less than 11 years away.

Learn Strategies to Make a Difference

Hear from those who have taken the training, from caregivers and from people living with dementia:

Joan Regan - Caregiver - Shoes

Gilbert Arial - Living with dementia

Wayne Markell ACP, Cornwall SDG Paramedic Services

Staff Sergeant George Knezevic - Cornwall Community Police Services

Joan Regan - Caregiver - At the cash

Deniz Bokesoy - Ottawa Public Library

Suzie Pilon, Owner-Pharmacist, Medical Arts Pharmacy

(in French) Louise et François Lussier - La quincaillerie

(in French) Louise et François Lussier - L' aéroport

Guy Lauzon, Member of Parliament - Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry

Kelly Burgess, Manager, Scotiabank, Deep River

Sabiha - Caregiver - Respecting Cultural Differences

Bruce Henbest, Upper Canada Village

(in French) Louise et François Lussier

Mayor Leslie O'Shaughnessy - Cornwall

Joan Regan, Caregiver - A tire story

Laurie Hagan & Charlene Upper - RBC Cornwall

(in French) Suzie Pilon - Pharmacienne - Propriétaire - Pharmacie Medical Arts

Bernadette Clement - Roy McMurtry (SDG) Legal Clinic

(in French) Bernadette Clement - Roy McMurtry (SDG) Legal Clinic

Laurie Kennedy - Dignity Memorial

Our Supporters

Thank you to all of the dementia friendly community supporters throughout Ontario!

The Alzheimer Society recognizes the following municipalities, businesses, service providers and community leaders who have completed dementia friendly community training throughout Ontario:

Cornwall & District

Bayshore Home Health - Cornwall
Board of Directors JW Seniors' Support Centre Williamsburg
Carefor Community Services - Cornwall
Carefor Community Services - Alexandria
Carefor Community Services - Finch
Carefor Community Services - Winchester
Cornwall 911 Police Dispatchers
Cornwall Public Library
Cornwall Crisis Team
Dignity Memorial Pre-planning team
Dundas County Hospice
Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Health Links for 5 Eastern Counties
LongSault and Ingleside Pharmasave stores
National Bank Ontario team
North Glengarry Fire Service
Prescott Russell Paramedics
RBC Bank - Cornwall Branch
Records department of Cornwall City Police
Roy McMurtry Legal Clinic staff
Service Communautaire de Prescott-Russell
Shoppers Drug Mart Cornwall Square
St. Peter’s Church
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Legal Aid Clinic
Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry Library staff team
Vankleek Hill Fire Department