Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible to participate if you:
- Speak English
- A person with memory problems experiencing eating challenges or swallowing problems in the community
- OR if you are or were a caregiver to a person with memory problems with eating challenges or swallowing problems.

Eligibility Criteria

- are a primary family caregiver of a person with dementia or a related neurodegenerative disorder.

- have access to a computer with high-speed internet; and feel comfortable using email and Zoom (a secure online meeting platform).

- have a video camera on your device. To ensure safety of participants during the program sessions, it is important that participants turn on their video camera. Keeping the video camera on is also important to build trust within the group sessions and when interacting with the researchers.

- are willing to be randomised to one of 3 groups, even if it is not your preferred group.

- are able to commit to a synchronous 8-week online group-based program (described below) and complete daily prescribed daily home practices.

- are able to commit to three assessment sessions: one baseline assessment, one post-program assessment, one 12-month follow-up assessment.

- agree to audio recording of interview sessions and portions of the assessment that require accurate verbal data collection.

- are able to provide blood samples, potentially after a 12-hour fast.

- are able to travel to a LifeLabs clinic for biomarker collection.

- agree to refrain from participating in new studies or programs during the 8-week study session.

- meet the screening criteria during the pre-screening interview.

- ability to speak English.

Eligibility Criteria

We are looking for individuals who:

1. Are from the Arab community AND

2. Are a family member who cares or has cared for a person living with dementia OR Are a family member who cares or has cared for a person with memory challenges

Interviews can be conducted in Arabic or English based on the participants' preference

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible to complete this survey if you are 18 years of age or older and are either:

(1) A caregiver, currently providing care or have provided care recently, within the past year, to a person with a diagnosis of FTD and related disorders. This does not include formal caregivers that provide paid-care, private care services, community funded care services.

(2) A healthcare provider currently working in a primary care clinic and/or in a specialized clinic (e.g., cognitive and movement disorders clinics, memory clinic, etc.) where patients with a diagnosis of FTD and related disorders are assessed and followed clinically. This includes: physicians, nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists, physiotherapist, etc.

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible to participate if you...

Live in Canada

Are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident

Have a diagnosis of dementia, are a family member or a bereaved family member (within the last year) of a person living with dementia, or are a professional who works directly with people living with dementia or in palliative care

Are able to speak English

*We are primarily looking for people living with dementia and family members living in the community, especially from different cultural backgrounds.

Eligibility Criteria

-Are between the age of 65-85

-Are concerned about your memory and other thinking abilities

-Have access to internet at home

-Are a resident of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, or Quebec

Eligibility Criteria

Live in Saskatchewan (priority will be given to participants living in communities within a 150 km radius of Yorkton,SK)

- Are either 55 or over OR a care partner of a person living with dementia

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible to participate if you…

- Are 55-85 years old

- Have no major medical or psychiatric diagnoses

- Are comfortable speaking and reading English

- Are able to undergo an MRI scan

-Speak English

Eligibility is dependent on an additional conversation with the study team.

Eligibility Criteria

Meet the following criteria for Phase 1:

Person living with dementia:

(a) aged 40 years or older with a diagnosis of dementia; and

(b) currently living in Canada.

Or

Family or friend caregiver:

(a) aged 18 years or older and with experience in the last five years providing physical, emotional, and/or psychological support for a family member or friend living with dementia at home or in long-term care;

and

(b) currently living in Canada

Meet the following criteria for Phase 2:

Family or friend caregiver:

(a) aged 18 years or older and currently providing physical, emotional, and/or psychological support for a family member or friend with dementia at home or in long-term care;

(b) currently providing at least four hours of support a week for a person living with dementia; and

(c) currently living in Canada.

(d) must speak English