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Watch the inaugural Dementia-Friendly Communities Awards!
On Sunday, January 15, 2023, the first inaugural Dementia-Friendly Communities Awards took place. On this page, watch the show’s recording and learn more about our amazing nominees and winners!
Your questions, answered: What should Canadians know about lecanemab’s U.S. FDA approval?
On January 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the new drug Leqembi (also known as lecanemab) for treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what people in Canada might want to know about it.
A few tips on art, creativity and dementia
Focus on fun. Don’t judge. Reduce distractions. Reach out to your local Alzheimer Society. All these tips can bring more art into your life.
Dementia Talks! Canada – A new online webinar series
A new digital discussion series that centres the conversation on dementia, with researchers and people with lived experience sharing their stories, tips and insights.
Learn more about itWatch our past Talks
Video: How to improve dementia support in Canada in 2023
In the first discussion of Dementia Talks! Canada of 2023, we have an important conversation on how we can all work to improve dementia support nationwide this year.
Video: Let's talk about family and dementia
In this Dementia Talks! Canada conversation, we explore a range of realities around family and dementia, touching on genetics, family dynamics, holiday gatherings and more.
Video: On Art & Dementia
In this edition of Dementia Talks! Canada, we talk with a professional artist about their work on dementia, discuss the power of art in dispelling dementia stigma, and chat about how creative approaches can improve the lives of people with dementia today.
By 2050, nearly 2 million people living in Canada could be living with dementia
In September, during World Alzheimer’s Month, we launched this report to explore what can we do to change Canada’s dementia future.
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Communicating with people living with dementia
Understand how dementia affects communication and learn some useful tips and strategies for your conversations with people living with dementia as they progress through the stages of the disease.
Dementia information in Hindi, Chinese and more languages
Hindi, Mandarin and Cantonese are some of the most-spoken languages in Canada. Find essential facts about dementia in multiple languages here.
Our Advisory Group of People with Lived Experience of Dementia
Our Advisory Group of People with Lived Experience of Dementia is a community of people who guide the Alzheimer Society of Canada. By drawing on their personal stories of living with or supporting people with dementia, our members can share their voices to change how dementia is understood and treated in Canada.
Managing through COVID-19
Dementia doesn’t stop and neither do we. To get you through these difficult times, we have developed these helpful resources.
Find your area’s Alzheimer Society
No matter where you live in Canada, there is an Alzheimer Society that you can be involved in. Your region’s group can help you with programs, services, education and resources tailored to your needs.
Newsletter
Sign up to Remember Me, news for supporters and friends of the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
The Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia
As a person living with dementia, the Charter can help you assert your rights to live free of stigma, benefit from all of Canada's civic and legal rights, participate in policies that affect you and more.
National resource library
Through our resource library, you can find a broad range of helpful and informational documents, videos and links related to dementia. We have resources for people living with dementia, families, caregivers, healthcare providers and more.
Reports on dementia
Understand dementia and its impact in Canada and around the world.
