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Social Connection

Learn how a supportive social network helps to reduce dementia risks, mitigate progression and reduce the effects of stigma.

The Power of Words and Insight

By Australian Government Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission|2023-09-04T14:25:45-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Need to Know, Social Connection|

Music Makes Life Better

By Bev Foster|2023-01-03T11:22:30-08:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection, Sponsored Article|

Music Care Conference coming to BC

By Bev Foster|2022-10-07T11:09:25-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Notice Your Parents Getting Older?

By Vicki de Klerk-Rubin|2022-10-12T10:51:58-07:00|Ask an Expert, Care Partners, Social Connection|

The Moments Café

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-09-09T15:11:52-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Food & Nutrition, Social Connection|

Summertime Tips to Live Well with Dementia

By Frances McInerney|2022-07-18T10:43:00-07:00|At Home, Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Study: How Music Supports Communication

By Jon Parr Vijinski|2022-06-01T13:59:59-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Featured Article, Research, Research Update, Social Connection|

The Brushstrokes of Dementia

By Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka|2022-06-13T09:12:52-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Dementia Dialogue: Behind the Mic

By Rose Ong|2022-06-06T09:06:35-07:00|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Making a Connection

By Pam Osbourne|2022-05-23T12:15:41-07:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Physical Wellness, Social Connection|

What a Difference Relationships Make

By Katia Engell|2022-05-16T09:43:29-07:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Nature as Nurture

By Kerry Brinkerhoff|2022-05-02T09:59:36-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection, Voice of Lived Experience|

Teaching Tenderness

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-04-07T15:35:06-07:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Connected Canadians

By Connected Canadians|2022-03-25T13:31:48-07:00|Living with Dementia, Social Connection, Sponsored Article, Technology|

What is a Death Doula?

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-04-04T11:28:30-07:00|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Sowing Empathy: A Rose for Grandma

By Jennifer Prescott|2022-03-16T08:15:19-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

“It’s Just Something I Do. Am I a Caregiver?”

By Samantha Norberg|2022-02-28T12:55:10-08:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

A Home Away from Home

By Christina Webster|2022-02-28T09:37:46-08:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Physical Wellness, Social Connection|

Sex and Dementia

By Jennifer Prescott|2023-01-16T12:49:42-08:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Featured Article, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Best Practice Guidance Human Interaction with Technology in Dementia

By Marie Sklodowska Curie International Training Network|2022-02-01T09:28:17-08:00|Research, Research Update, Social Connection, Technology|

Using Validation in Care Partnership

By Vicki de Klerk-Rubin|2022-02-03T09:15:30-08:00|Care Partners, Social Connection, Sponsored Article|

Call to Mind

By Dementia Connections|2022-01-31T08:47:28-08:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Feel at Home Gift Box

By Rest & Nest|2022-02-04T09:06:52-08:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection, Sponsored Article|

‘It’s Like Coming Home to a Family that Understands Me’

By Kristian Partington|2022-01-31T12:52:21-08:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Six New Technology Innovations for Dementia Care

By Sean P. Young|2023-03-02T11:23:41-08:00|Social Connection, Technology|

Connecting from Afar

By Sean P. Young|2021-12-06T09:27:46-08:00|Research, Social Connection, Technology|

Turn a Family Memory into a Masterpiece

By Paintillio|2022-01-04T15:04:10-08:00|At Home, Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection, Sponsored Article|

Women Only

By Michelle Lindstrom|2021-11-29T08:53:24-08:00|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Finding Peace by Letting Go

By Lisa Kadane|2022-03-11T10:54:34-08:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Discover Ibasho

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-10-18T09:06:01-07:00|Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

The Sleep Kit

By Eve Baird and Adrienne McNair|2021-10-20T13:36:18-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Research, Social Connection|

Three Ways to Improve Mental Health for Those Living with Dementia

By Christine Chipman|2021-11-30T11:52:59-08:00|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Positioning Elders as Leaders

By Yuki Hayashi|2022-01-07T12:52:36-08:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Raising the Curtain

By Yuki Hayashi|2021-09-27T09:42:42-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Research, Social Connection|

Identifying the Creative-Expressive Abilities of People Living With Dementia

By Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka & Hilary Lee|2021-09-13T14:33:34-07:00|Ask an Expert, Research, Social Connection|

Voices in Motion

By Yuki Hayashi|2021-09-20T09:11:49-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Research, Social Connection|

The Alzheimer’s Poetry Project

By Yuki Hayashi|2021-09-13T12:12:34-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Pedal Power

By Sean P. Young|2021-09-13T12:12:44-07:00|Physical Wellness, Social Connection, Technology|

Music Is Life

By Christine Jonas-Simpson|2021-10-01T13:38:24-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Staying On the Job

By Donna Paris|2021-10-20T13:38:51-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

COVID-19 and Dementia — What Now?

By Heather Palmer & Emma Walsh|2022-02-21T07:59:45-08:00|Care Partners, Social Connection|

Once Upon A Time

By Colleen Biondi|2021-08-25T09:50:49-07:00|Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Exploring Age On Stage

By Meg Braem|2021-08-25T09:47:11-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Bridging the Gap

By Cailynn Kilngbeil|2021-08-25T09:30:43-07:00|Research, Social Connection|

Tips & Tricks for Facilitating Zoom Interactions for Individuals Living with Dementia

By Kate Dupuis|2021-11-04T14:40:59-07:00|At Home, Social Connection, Technology|

Here with Us: A Parish Guide to Serving People with Dementia

By Denée Seaton|2021-08-25T08:05:29-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Food for Thought

By Leigh Hayden|2021-08-25T08:10:13-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Social Relationships are Important

By Encoar Team|2021-08-27T21:28:49-07:00|Research, Social Connection|

Living with Dignity

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-22T08:50:00-07:00|Advocacy, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Caring for Young Caregivers

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-07T14:52:19-07:00|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

To Whom I May Concern

By Fabian Mayer|2021-04-22T09:23:27-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

How Person-Centred Language Can Change Lives

By Colin Gallant|2021-04-07T15:01:26-07:00|Advocacy, Social Connection|

Dementia, Improv and Sharks in the Garden

By Nathan Kunz|2021-04-22T11:58:32-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Small Cooperative Living

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-22T09:48:20-07:00|Advocacy, At Home, Social Connection|

Smart Connections

By Sean P. Young|2021-04-29T08:24:35-07:00|Social Connection, Technology|

The Ride to Better Health

By Kristen Thompson|2021-04-07T15:27:45-07:00|Living with Dementia, Optimizing Brain Health, Physical Wellness, Social Connection|

Have Dementia, Will Still Travel

By Karin Mantyka|2021-04-07T15:29:06-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Designing for Dementia

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-05-02T13:58:15-07:00|Optimizing Brain Health, Physical Wellness, Social Connection, Technology|

A Sympathetic Ear

By Victoria Lessard|2021-04-22T14:06:08-07:00|Prevention, Social Connection|

You’re Welcome

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-07T15:34:01-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Opening Minds Through Art Milestone

By Meredith Bailey|2021-04-13T13:45:30-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

The Power of Performance

By Shannon Cleary|2021-04-07T15:48:48-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Shifting the Culture of Care

By Elizabeth Chorney-Booth|2021-04-28T09:52:26-07:00|Ask an Expert, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Need to Know, Social Connection|

Designing for Compassion

By Lauren Denhartog|2021-04-22T10:40:43-07:00|Advocacy, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Bring On That Loving Feeling

By Christine Foran|2021-04-22T11:32:17-07:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Feeling Connected

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-22T11:33:00-07:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

The Healing Power of Laughter Yoga

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-22T12:01:39-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Inclusive Environments

By Mae Kroeis|2021-04-07T16:13:42-07:00|Advocacy, Physical Wellness, Social Connection|

A Special Place in My Heart

By Colleen Seto|2021-04-22T11:40:14-07:00|Care Partners, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

Supportive Pathways

By Lauren Denhartog|2021-04-07T16:19:17-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Inspiring Art

By Colleen Seto|2021-04-02T15:19:48-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Inclusive Live Theatre

By Sean P. Young|2021-04-02T15:21:24-07:00|Social Connection|

Becoming Dementia Friendly

By Mae Kroeis|2021-04-22T10:50:35-07:00|Advocacy, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Need to Know, Social Connection|

Talking Points

By Jennifer Dorozio|2021-04-02T15:29:40-07:00|Need to Know, Social Connection|

Connecting on a Deeper Level

By Karin Olafson|2021-04-07T16:33:33-07:00|Care Partners, Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way

By Sean P. Young|2021-04-22T11:48:04-07:00|Care Partners, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Welcome to the Conversation Café

By Jill Petrovic|2021-04-02T15:33:42-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Social Connection|

Try Imagination

By Julia Williams|2021-04-22T12:06:22-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Nurturing Creativity

By Jennifer Friesen|2021-04-02T15:37:49-07:00|Emotional & Spiritual Health, Optimizing Brain Health, Social Connection|

Give to Get

By Lauren Denhartog|2021-04-29T08:19:26-07:00|Prevention, Social Connection|

Let Me Re-Introduce Myself

By Lauren Denhartog|2021-04-02T15:41:08-07:00|Social Connection|

Welcoming Spaces

By Sean P. Young and Meredith Bailey|2021-04-07T16:41:56-07:00|Advocacy, Living with Dementia, Social Connection|

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