Dementia resources in Waterloo Wellington
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Check out our resource packages for people living with dementia, their family members and care partners.

Information Pack
Resource packages for family members and care partners
- Education sessions
- First Steps for Families brochure
- What to Expect brochure
- Dispelling the Myths brochure
- Heads Up for Healthier Brains brochure
- Communication Brochure
- Living Safely in the Community
- Dementia Videos
- Tips for visiting a person living with dementia
Resource packages for persons with dementia
Helpful Links
Advance Care Planning
Advocacy
Alzheimer’s Associations
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Alzheimer Society of Ontario
- Alzheimer’s Disease International
- Alzheimer Association (USA site)
- Alzheimer Society (UK site)
- Alzheimer Scotland
- Alzheimer’s Australia
Care Partner Support
Education Programs
- Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA)
- U-First!
- Teepa Snow, Positive Approach to Brain Change™
- Dementiability
Health Services in Your Community
- Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)
- Health Services for Waterloo Wellington; Waterloo Wellington Healthline
- Connect with Care; Caredove
Government Resources
- Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
- Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Ontario Seniors Secretariat
- Government of Canada; Information for Seniors
Information about Dementia
- BrainXchange (formerly CDRAKE and AKE)
- The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD)
- AFTD Kids and Teens
- Lewy Body Dementia Association
- Baycrest
- Other types of dementia
- Shifting Focus: Resources for behaviours
- National Institute on Aging; Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Centre
- Film clips about memory and dementia, Trinity College, Ireland
- Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Dementia in My Family
Legal Supports
- Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE)
- Community Legal Education Ontario
- Government of Ontario, Ministry of the Attorney General
Music and Arts
- Music and Memory Foundation
- iPod Music Project
- Room 217 Foundation
- The Society for the Arts in Dementia Care
Organizations
- Parkinson Society Canada
- Heart and Stroke Foundation
- Huntington Society of Canada
- Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Research
- Murray Alzheimer Research Education Program (MAREP)
- Alzheimer Society of Canada, Research
- Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance
Safety
- Victim Services Waterloo Region
- Victim Services Wellington
- Here 24/7; Addictions, Mental Health & Crisis Services
- Medic Alert Safely Home
- Project Lifesaver
- Government of Canada, Elder Abuse resources by province
- Elder Abuse Ontario, Senior Safety Line
- The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Accessible and Adaptable Housing Tip
- Safe Pathways: Supporting Dementia in the Justice System