Person-centered care is not a new concept, but the benefits - for the individual, the family, the care team, and your business - are significant enough to warrant our ongoing attention, because...
By 2050, in the U.S., there will be 85 million people over 65, and over 75% will require in-home support. Now more than ever, home care organizations need to implement strategies and practices that...
We have been following the work of the Patient and Family Advisory Council, a formal body that provides advice and recommendations to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario (where we...
Whenever the MemorySparx team has a meeting, we leave a seat at the table to represent the person living with dementia. Everything that we do - from our product design to customer care - is done with...
Our company's mission is to help people who are living with dementia continue to do things on their own, as much as possible and for as long as possible. It preserves the independence and dignity...
In 2012, Anne Hopewell founded the Memory Boosters Social Club in Waterloo, Ontario. The club provides a warm and supportive place for people living with dementia and their care partners to relax and...
A clever sense of humor is Brian’s trademark, and his blog about living well with Alzheimer’s is filled with positive energy while never shying away from the day-to-day realities. Diagnosed at the...
Creating great technology experiences for people living with dementia requires talking to them and getting to know them. Understanding what people with dementia really want and need can lead to...
My mom is 75 and has Alzheimer’s. When she was in her late 50s, she told us she was losing her memory and we all discounted it. In fact, we didn’t notice anything at first. After several years, we...
