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Going to the ER with Someone Living with Dementia

By Brittany Lamb|2023-03-01T17:25:40-08:00March 1, 2023|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Featured Article, Need to Know|

Eating Well at Home with Dementia

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2023-03-01T18:35:25-08:00March 1, 2023|Ask an Expert, At Home, Food & Nutrition, Living with Dementia, Research Update|

Is Stress Hijacking Your Brain?

By Andrea Wilkinson|2023-02-01T12:15:54-08:00February 1, 2023|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Physical Wellness|

A Rebellious Spirit

By Dementia Connections|2023-02-01T11:53:02-08:00February 1, 2023|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Considerations When Seeking a Long-term Care Home

By Kate Dupuis|2023-03-01T18:01:17-08:00February 1, 2023|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Need to Know|

Hope and Help to Live Well

By Dementia Connections|2023-02-01T12:11:11-08:00January 11, 2023|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Need to Know, Research, Research Update|

Shining a Light on Frontotemporal Dementia

By Lisa Kadane|2023-01-16T12:49:20-08:00January 3, 2023|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Research|

Shaping the Research Agenda

By Jill Foran|2023-01-03T11:13:28-08:00December 19, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Research, Research Update|

What is a Dementia-Friendly Smart Home?

By Jennifer Prescott|2023-01-03T11:55:40-08:00December 5, 2022|Ask an Expert, At Home, Optimizing Brain Health, Research, Technology|

Support for Employees Facing Dementia

By Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories|2023-01-03T11:57:12-08:00December 1, 2022|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Need to Know, Sponsored Article|

Caregiving from Afar

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2022-12-05T10:32:35-08:00October 31, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Living with Dementia|

Crafting My Own Journey

By Gail Gregory|2022-12-05T10:33:05-08:00October 31, 2022|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Train Your Brain

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-12-05T10:33:26-08:00October 31, 2022|Ask an Expert, Optimizing Brain Health, Prevention, Research|

Support for Employers to Address Dementia at Work

By Alzheimer Society of Alberta and the Northwest Territories|2022-10-27T10:58:31-07:00October 27, 2022|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Featured Article, Need to Know|

PSW Perspectives on Quality Care

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2022-10-31T10:18:32-07:00October 17, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Research|

Improve Air Quality to Avoid Dementia

By Colleen Biondi|2022-10-05T12:45:17-07:00October 5, 2022|Ask an Expert, At Home, Optimizing Brain Health, Prevention|

Advocacy in Action

By Carolyn Brandly|2022-09-01T07:30:34-07:00September 1, 2022|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia, Voice of Lived Experience|

Navigating the System

By Sean P. Young|2022-09-19T09:44:18-07:00September 1, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners|

Finding the ‘Why’ Behind Challenging Behaviours

By Vicki de Klerk-Rubin|2022-09-01T07:34:20-07:00July 14, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Need to Know|

Advance Care Planning: In-the-Moment Decision-Making

By Cari Borenko|2022-09-01T07:34:48-07:00June 13, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Need to Know|

Advance Care Planning: Choose Your Substitute Decision Maker

By Cari Borenko|2022-05-10T10:40:33-07:00April 29, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Need to Know|

Eating Well with Dementia

By Carolyn Brandly|2022-05-02T09:58:06-07:00April 18, 2022|Ask an Expert, Food & Nutrition, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness|

Advance Care Planning: 5 Steps to Your Personal Plan

By Cari Borenko|2022-05-02T09:58:27-07:00April 6, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Need to Know|

Making the Shift from Coping to Self-Care

By Samantha Norberg|2022-05-02T09:58:40-07:00April 4, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health|

Small Steps Toward Brain Vitality

By Andrea Wilkinson|2022-10-12T13:12:03-07:00March 14, 2022|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Optimizing Brain Health|

Finding Support with Therapeutic Recreation

By Christine Chipman|2022-03-21T13:59:05-07:00January 31, 2022|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Need to Know|

The Secrets to Building Resilience in Times of Adversity

By Denée Seaton|2021-11-09T09:29:00-08:00November 1, 2021|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Featured Article|

Identifying and Treating Depression

By John Sloan|2021-11-02T14:03:15-07:00September 30, 2021|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Need to Know|

Supporting a Sense of Belonging

By Dementia Connections|2021-10-13T14:03:17-07:00July 15, 2021|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Research|

14 Ways to Prevent Falls at Home

By Marni Tory|2021-08-25T09:24:01-07:00July 7, 2021|Ask an Expert, At Home|

Nuts & Bolts of Living Well with Dementia

By Roger Marple|2021-09-03T07:04:00-07:00May 5, 2021|Ask an Expert, At Home, Living with Dementia|

A Fully Spectacular Life: Ending Misconceptions of Dementia

By Christine Thelker|2021-08-27T21:26:31-07:00April 6, 2021|Advocacy, Ask an Expert|

Caring with compassion for people living with dementia during COVID-19

By Andrea Iaboni|2021-08-27T21:22:54-07:00April 1, 2021|Ask an Expert, Sponsored Article|

Myrna’s Story

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-13T13:11:21-07:00November 10, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Mary Beth Wighton

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-07T14:48:47-07:00November 10, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Roger Marple

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-07T14:59:36-07:00June 30, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Agnes Houston

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-07T15:11:07-07:00January 10, 2020|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Q+A – Dr. Serge Gauthier

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-07T15:24:16-07:00August 26, 2019|Advocacy, Ask an Expert|

Choosing Respect

By Colleen Biondi|2021-04-07T15:27:23-07:00August 26, 2019|Ask an Expert, Optimizing Brain Health|

Q+A – Dr. Adrian Wagg

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-22T10:58:58-07:00March 26, 2019|Ask an Expert, Physical Wellness|

Speak Openly and Challenge Stigma

By Karin Mantyka|2021-04-22T10:28:10-07:00March 26, 2019|Advocacy, Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia|

Proactive Measures

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-07T13:08:49-07:00September 12, 2018|Ask an Expert, Optimizing Brain Health, Prevention|

Q+A – Dr. David Hogan

By Karen Rudolph Durrie|2021-04-07T15:52:52-07:00September 11, 2018|Ask an Expert, Living with Dementia, Need to Know|

Q+A – Dr. David Hogan

By Karen Rudolph Durrie|2021-05-14T06:15:36-07:00September 11, 2018|Ask an Expert|

Q+A – Dr. Janet Dawson

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-07T16:18:34-07:00June 5, 2018|Ask an Expert, Need to Know|

Q+A – Dr. Lorraine Venturato

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-02T15:31:12-07:00March 1, 2018|Ask an Expert|

Dementia Defined

By Kaitlyn Hanson|2021-04-28T09:54:13-07:00March 1, 2018|Ask an Expert, Need to Know|

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