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We recently invited Tralee Pearce from The Globe and Mail to visit and she wrote an amazing article reviewing what we are doing here at Dementia Support. You can find the article on The Globe and Mail website or on the front page of the Life section today, January 25th, 2013. Read what she had…

Everyone becomes forgetful from time to time: forgetting where you placed the car keys, not remembering to pick up an item at the grocery store, forgetting to return a friend’s phone call. And as we age, most of us become increasingly forgetful. But when does an ordinary memory lapse indicate…

While there is still no cure for dementia there are definitely ways to help improve the quality of life of those who suffer from it. The use of music is one such way that has had dramatic results in some patients. Music and memory do seem to go hand in…

We recently hosted an interactive lunch & learn session about the Montessori Methods for Dementia and it was a great success! We had a full house of caregivers, social workers, GEM nurses, PSWs, and other care professionals who were eager to learn about how here at Dementia Support Dov & Zipora Burnstein Senior Centre we are…

Welcome to the brand new Dementia Support – Dov & Zipora Burstein Senior Centre blog! Allow us to introduce ourselves for those that may not know who we are. We are a senior’s day program located in Toronto that provides targeted support for those with dementia. We are the first day program in Toronto…