Make a Connection, Take a Break! Dementia can be highly isolating and the recent social distancing requirements haven’t helped. Make a Connection, Take a Break is an opportunity for people living with dementia to enjoy a regular, safe visit with a new friend, and take the pressure off family and caregivers for a welcome break. Follow […]
Make a Connection, Take a Break! Dementia can be highly isolating and the recent social distancing requirements haven’t helped. Make a Connection, Take a Break is an opportunity for people living with dementia to enjoy a regular, safe visit with a new friend, and take the pressure off family and caregivers for a welcome break. Follow […]
Make a Connection, Take a Break! Dementia can be highly isolating and the recent social distancing requirements haven’t helped. Make a Connection, Take a Break is an opportunity for people living with dementia to enjoy a regular, safe visit with a new friend, and take the pressure off family and caregivers for a welcome break. Follow […]
Your Guide to Meaningful Brain Healthy Activities January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month At the Dementia Society, we often talk about the 24,000 people in our region that have a diagnosis. But for each person with a diagnosis, there is a ripple effect that the illness has on those around them. 1 in 5 of us […]
The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County recognizes that people living with dementia and their caregivers are profoundly affected by COVID-19 and social distancing. We continue to respond to the needs of our community with Make a Connection, Take a Break. 22 December 2020 – The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County continues […]
Your Guide to Meaningful Brain Healthy Activities The Dementia Society: No Referral, No Wait List, No Fees The Dementia Society is a community of support for people living with dementia, their caregivers, and families. If you suspect you may have memory troubles, or a family member has recently received a diagnosis, call us. If you […]
Your Guide to Meaningful Brain Healthy Activities The Dementia Society: No Referral, No Wait List, No Fees The Dementia Society is a community of support for people living with dementia, their caregivers, and families. If you suspect you may have memory troubles, or a family member has recently received a diagnosis, call us. If you […]
Your Guide to Meaningful and Brain Healthy Activities The Dementia Society: No Referral, No Wait List, No Fees The Dementia Society is a community of support for people living with dementia, their caregivers, and families. If you suspect you may have memory troubles, or a family member has recently received a diagnosis, call us. If […]
Your Weekly Guide to meaningful and brain healthy activities Help us reach $80,000 by tomorrow! Our BrainyActive Challenge comes to an official close tomorrow November 30th, thank you to all that participated and supported this first-ever major fundraiser of its kind for the Dementia Society. We are hoping to raise another $1,000 in the next […]
Irene’s mom, Gail once paid a single hydro bill six different times in a month. This was not just an unusual level of devotion to Hydro Ottawa, it was very unusual for Gail herself. A former executive secretary who managed a group of more than 20 typists, Gail was preternaturally organized. Even at this point […]