Welcome to the December newsletter!
Culturally relevant dementia care system's missing piece, advocates say
Zeba Taj would often come home sobbing after a shift at the long-term care home in Ottawa where she worked for three years.
Many of the residents there had dementia, and many were from diverse cultural backgrounds. What upset Taj was that the elderly men and women had virtually no access to the languages, food or religious customs they'd been used to their whole lives.
5 Tips to Prevent Dementia-related Wandering
Wandering is a serious threat to the health and safety of anyone with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Did you know 6 out of 10 people with these illnesses wander? It is important for family and caregivers to plan ahead.
The Stages of Dementia: How Dementia Progresses
Dementia progresses differently in everyone. Many people will experience the symptoms associated with the following stages of Alzheimer’s disease: