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Memory Ball is Fundraising with Style

by COURTNEY SHEA

You know your event is a success when it has its own hashtag. Which is exactly what happened during…

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Virtual Senior Center takes the sting out of being stuck at home

by RICHIE ASSALY

Despite the advantages of remaining at home, for a senior who has Alzheimer’s or dementia, it can…

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Clinical trial gives hope for soothing agitation

by ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CANADA

One in five people with Alzheimer's disease experience severe agitation. While extreme restlessness…

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Are all these emergency room visits necessary?

by KATRINA CLARKE

When Alies Maybee’s abdominal pain became so severe she started weeping, her first instinct was to…

Canada

The philosopher of care

by RICHIE ASSALY

Dr. Sholom Glouberman is the philosopher-in-residence at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care in North…

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Did Robin Williams have Lewy Body?

by TEAM ALZLIVE

According to the New York Daily News, a study of his brain tissue suggested Robin Williams "suffered…