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Power of attorney: Tips for choosing the right attorney for property (and what to do if you’re appointed)

November 7, 2019

It’s important for Canadians to include plans for a power of attorney in their future and financial planning. In today’s guest blog from RBC Wealth Management, Royal Trust, learn more about choosing the right attorney for property, as well as what to do if you are chosen as one. Did you know that who you choose to be your attorney(s) for property and for personal care is just as important as the decision to create these important documents? To protect…

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Falls and Dementia: What You Need to Know

October 31, 2018

As the weather gets colder and the ground freezes over, we all start to feel a little unsteady in our footing. But for people living with dementia, the fear of falling can be more than an occasional thought in the wintertime. November is Fall Prevention Month, and we want to discuss why, for older adults and people living with dementia, falls are an everyday worry. In fact, falls can be dangerous, if not deadly. The concern of falling isn’t one…

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Can meditation slow down cognitive decline? Neuropsychologist Dr. Carol Hudon and Psychologist Dr. Sonia Goulet aim to find out

March 1, 2018

Memory lapses in early stage Alzheimer’s disease have been linked to depression, anxiety, and stress. As recipients of a Quality of Life research grant through the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP), Hudon and Goulet want to know if mindfulness meditation cannot only relieve those symptoms, but if it might actually slow down cognitive decline. This year, the ASRP celebrates 29 years of funding Canadian researchers in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Through the results of their research,…

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This February, put your brain health first

February 1, 2018

February is National Heart Health month, and did you know your heart and brain health are directly related? As part of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), researcher Dr. Carol Greenwood and her team have been studying how lifestyle can become a risk factor for dementia, and whether changes to lifestyle – even later in life – can lower that risk. “Thankfully, we can say that lifestyle, which includes activity and diet, absolutely impacts both the heart and…

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“People living with Alzheimer’s disease are still people”

January 8, 2018

Two Alzheimer’s diagnoses, decades apart, show how much has changed—and how much stays the same—when a family navigates dementia. Sharon and her mother, Esther, were very close. “My mother and I used to talk three times each day. One of the first signs that my mother might have dementia was when I noticed she would forget to call me.” The warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease were well-known to Sharon; it wasn’t the first time that her family had received the…

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What would you ask a researcher?

August 31, 2015

These people have told us what they would say to a researcher. Here’s a sneak peak of what they asked to get you thinking: what would you say? Stay tuned for more in September. How is the work you are doing connecting to all the other work going on? Everyone shouldn’t be working in silos. Julie Foley, caregiver …

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Introducing the 2015 Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) Community Representatives / Des représentants de la collectivité participent au Programme de recherche de la Société Alzheimer (PRSA)

July 30, 2015

This year the Alzheimer Society celebrates 27 years of funding research through the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP). The peer review panel meetings were held in February 2015 in Toronto, Ontario, and included the role of Community Representatives. Community Representatives are members of the general public who are not currently involved with research who are given the opportunity to comment on the intent, purpose and on the clarity of the language used within the lay summaries of research applications that…

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Photos from #SeedsofHope day

May 22, 2015

On May 16th, over 1200 people across Ontario planted #SeedsofHope for a world without Alzheimer’s disease. Here are some photos from the day.

Lynn volunteers as a Support Group Facilitator

April 8, 2014

After Lynn Silver’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Lynn wanted to get involved with the Alzheimer Society in some way. She sought out a volunteer opportunity and has now been a Support Group Facilitator with the Alzheimer Society for the past three years. Lynn facilitates a Support Group at St Basil’s Ukrainian Catholic Church on Harcourt St in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The group meets the fourth Thursday of every month. “I continue to volunteer because I know how challenging of…

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Introducing the 2014 Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) Community Representatives / Des représentants de la collectivité participent au Programme de recherche de la Société Alzheimer (PRSA)

April 3, 2014

This year, for the very first time, the Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP) invited Community Representatives to participate in the peer review process. Community Representatives are members of the general public who are not currently involved with research. They comment on the intent, purpose and on the clarity of the language used within the lay summaries of the research applications. Their involvement in peer review serves as a mechanism for public accountability by providing feedback on the ASRP peer review process.